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 ...

It has to be the longest-running show in Canton. The belly dancer Sherena has been performing Friday nights at the Desert Inn for 18 years and counting. And — surprise! — she’s only 27. “I’ve been ...

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, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A doctor turned dancer? Sounds like it could be a sitcom right? But for Cassandra Shore, it was her real life decision. While pre-med, she traveled to Chicago and saw belly ...

In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret.

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A famed belly dancer is feeling sick to her stomach after a crook busted into her car in Brooklyn and stole thousands of dollars in heirloom costumes and a sword, cops said. Layla Isis was unpacking ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- She's been dancing for more than 70 years and she has no plans to quit. Catherine Furst of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida celebrated her 100th birthday this past weekend by ...

A BELLY dancer influencer has been arrested for "using seduction techniques" and "exposing sensitive areas" in her viral online videos. Online sensation Linda Martino, originally from Italy, was ...

She is likely to remain in jail for at least two more weeks. A belly dancer was detained in Egypt for "using seductive techniques" in her dance videos posted to Instagram. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, ...

In some circles, talk of a cougar sighting conjures up an image of a giant wild cat with sharp claws and a deadly chomp. But in the East Bay, there’s a new queen of the cats on the prowl who has a ...