Sciatica drove Bettye Ames to belly dancing. Beset with back problems, and at the behest of a friend, the Dayton resident took up the ancient art 10 years ago to strengthen her abdominal muscles. The ...

KINGSTON — The women wrapped scarves adorned with jangling beads around their hips, slipped tiny cymbals onto their fingers and, at least in their imaginations, traded a cold Pennsylvania winter for ...

St. Louis? The class begins simply enough, with a head roll, first to the left, then to the right. Then, to warm up the shoulders, you roll those, too. Next, you move the arms, then the chest, then ...

While belly dancing is a great way to stay fit and active, the fluid and sensual dance also celebrates the beauty and diversity of the human body. Also known as Middle Eastern or Arabic dance, belly ...

From tap to Irish and more, plenty of dance classes for adults are available in Champaign-Urbana Dance instructor David Lin and his partner Ellen Lin - photographed in the News-Gazette studio on ...

The community is welcome to shake away any lingering midwinter blues during an evening of belly dancing, world music and exotic foods at the Plaza Hotel, 230 Plaza Street, on ...