Filmmaker Alicia Dhanifu who appears in director Jamaa Fanakas Emma Mae constructs a rigorous and beautifully rendered history of belly dancing its roots and history forms and meanings The filmmaker ...

Sterling Heights resident Zea Weisenbach was diagnosed with arthritis at age 26. At that time, she knew she wanted to keep moving through some form of exercise, so she started by picking up a belly ...

For Kristyn Hohimer – better known as Anyanka within her community – belly dancing has always been something she’s chased, even from before she could remember. “Funny story that my dad just told,” ...

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

Robin Kaehler clapped to the music’s beat as her fellow dancers in the Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble rehearsed. The 11 members of the troupe lit up the studio. And this weekend, they’ll present ...

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 ...