Try flexing one glute muscle at a time. That's right, each individual butt muscle: Left. Right. Left. Right. Now pick it up: left, right, left, right. And faster still, left-right-left-right. Shimmy.

I’ll let you guys in on a little secret: I regularly convince myself that I am totally capable of doing things that I don’t actually know how to do. Sometimes it’s great for conquering fears and ...

LONDON -- The music being played was a famous song by the late Egyptian diva Umm Kalthoum. The dancing costumes were mostly imported from the Middle East, with hip scarves embellished with gold-plated ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Glitzy hip scarves jingle and jangle with each shimmy and shake. Dancers young and old move in sync with swaying hips and confident smiles. It’s a typical evening at Crystal Bindi ...

Amira Dabbas of Rohnert Park constantly asks her father, an immigrant from Jordan, when they will go to another Bay Area Arabic gathering. Dark eyes sparkling, the 9-year-old smiles as she explains ...

In Lacy Dickerson's intro to belly dancing class at Zanzibar Studio at 600 Georgia Ave., students come in all ages and sizes. The students are dressed in different styles. One has a fringed scarf ...

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 ...

With its U-Haul dealer and drab office strips, Columbia’s Red Branch Road may not seem like a likely spot for a boutique specializing in plus-size dance wear. But this past June, the Boutique by ...