As a dance that was created by women of color, is amenable to a wide diversity of bodies, and is often described by its disciples as "empowering" and "liberating" one would think that "belly dance" is ...

Today in Pacific Spotlight, Stripes talks with Dianna Olsen, Camp Foster’s resident belly dance instructor: What attracted you to belly dancing? The beautiful movements and mysteriousness of the ...

Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

On a strip of Glendale Boulevard, a small dance studio painted bright purple with accenting orange swirls sits tucked in between a smoke shop and a carpet store. From the outside, Dance Garden LA may ...

SALISBURY — When City Park belly dance instructor Fern Blair was growing up, she didn’t enjoy dancing. “I was actually a little girl and my mom signed me up for ballet. And I walked in the door, and I ...

Frank Farinaro gets his audience’s attention from the minute he dances his way onto the stage. The first thing to catch your eye may be his costuming: “harem”-style pants in muted but luxurious colors ...

Who really knew that belly dancing, spread around the world by a group of gypsies of unknown origin, also drew strong influences from Rajasthan’s Kalbeliya dance – its hip movements and its costumes?

Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Perry, a small dance studio has been a gathering spot for women of all shapes, sizes and ages to learn the art of belly dancing for the past 14 years. The ...