Hollywood version of seductress is out with women seeing dance as freedom Middle Eastern music plays softly as the dancers gracefully raise their hands from their sides and lift them high, ending with ...

Disco lights bounced off the walls in the darkened room. Whimsical music played in the background. People gathered around to choose colorful garments and scarves with sound-making attachments. It ...

With easy precision, Kelly Ferguson mimics her instructor's movements in unison with verbal cues. She bends one knee slightly, then the other, her hands by her side with palms parallel to the floor.

The ancient art of belly dancing is becoming part of gym classes from New York City to Omaha as more and more women realize this exotic dance can help trim their waistlines. Veena and Neena Bidasha ...