If you want to feel good and sensual in your own skin, albeit slightly uncoordinated, you should try belly dancing. We (Angela and Alicia) went to a class for beginners and had a blast trying to learn ...

St. Louis? The class begins simply enough, with a head roll, first to the left, then to the right. Then, to warm up the shoulders, you roll those, too. Next, you move the arms, then the chest, then ...

Redwood City-based Red Desert Dance Company’s repertoire includes traditional belly dancing forms such as sword, poi, veil and Tunisian. But this troupe also adds relevance by incorporating rock and ...

ST. LOUIS — The class begins simply enough, with a head roll, first to the left, then to the right. Then, to warm up the shoulders, you roll those, too. Next, you move the arms, then the chest, then ...

If you're thinking that belly dancing is too hoochie-coochie, you're not thinking about the kind of belly dancing Carolyn Weinand teaches. Weinand's belly dancing is based on Egyptian-style belly ...

It's true of many things, including the art of belly dancing: Perception often does not match reality. The most common misconception portrays belly dancing as a suggestive act performed by women for ...

Tonight, it's believed to be the oldest form of dancing and the exotic movements and bright colors have helped belly dancing grow in popularity all over the world. Karen Meyers catches up with a local ...

Sterling Heights resident Zea Weisenbach was diagnosed with arthritis at age 26. At that time, she knew she wanted to keep moving through some form of exercise, so she started by picking up a belly ...

Complete with shimmies and hip circle eights, the Fire & Gold Belly Dance troupe will be putting on a free show at Sky Bar on Thursday at 7 p.m. The belly dancing troupe is a collective team that ...

Belly dancing originated in the Middle East as an exercise to prepare women for childbirth. While most of the attendees in the Oct. 8 night’s belly dancing short course weren’t preparing for ...