Tina Hobin says that dancing is the "most powerful" form of exercise An 84-year-old belly dancer, whose twisting tummy was once frowned upon during a British midriff crisis, has urged people of all ...

EGYPTIAN MUSIC BOOMS through the amplifier at 6:15 p.m. as instructor Leslie Rosen leads her belly-dance class through what she calls a shimmy warmup. She gives gentle instructions every few seconds ...

A new study contributes to the scant literature available on belly dancing. Belly dancers have fewer hang-ups about their bodies. Most women who participate in this torso-driven dance do so because it ...

Eman Zaki is often called the Coco Chanel of belly dance. If you need a tiger-print mesh ensemble with a diamante halter top encrusted with fake pearls, she can make it. Same goes for a gold and ...

Exponents of the art of belly dancing - a unique element of Egypt's national cultural heritage - believe it is undergoing a crisis and is in danger of being driven underground. Two years ago, the ...