Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all ...

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 ...

What do psychedelics, puppetry and belly dancing have in common? They all come together at the 15th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show. My Silly Um … which premiers at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 and ...

Cheers echoed through the audience at the annual “Windfall Cabaret” showcase Sunday at the Switchyard Park Pavilion. Hosted ...

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...

The heck with lap dancing. Tara Eivers, owner of Sinbad’s restaurant in Tempe, has the jump on the next hot trend in entertainment. Several nights a week, Sinbad’s features a bevy of belly dancers who ...

Meet Lebanon’s iconic belly dancers, who transformed traditional dance into theatrical, unforgettable performances in the 80s and 90s.

Raphael Simon here — Rafi, as you may remember me. We last saw each other in 1982 at a magnet school in Los Angeles, where I was your student. You were a terrific teacher, Mr. H — smart, witty, ...