There were no hand cymbals or sequined harem pants, and no Middle Eastern music was playing in the background. And yet the rhythmic, wavy movements of an Iraqi woman's abdominal wall muscles resembled ...

America is growing. More than 35 percent of adult Americans are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to some local fitness experts, one of the main causes may ...

Girls just want to have fun. Or at least that?s what one group at Tech lives by. These girls make sure to gather every week for the most fun thing they?ve found at Tech ? belly dance. The Hill and ...

When someone mentions belly dancing, do you imagine Salome with her seven veils, or perhaps a cabaret performance in a Middle Eastern restaurant? Often associated with scantily clad women enticing men ...

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 ...

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 ...

Want to shed a few pounds or burn hundreds of calories? Try belly dancing Besides being one of the oldest and most exotic forms of dancing, belly dancing is an excellent and enjoyable way to shed a ...

Debapriya Das spent her childhood in Kolkata and Mumbai, where her fascination with dance began very early. She started training in Bharatnatyam at the age of eight and went on to study other forms ...

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 ...