Hypnotic music from the Middle East pulsates through the room. Hips covered in sparkly skirts sway to the beat. Naked shoulders move up, then down, caressing the air. Arms gracefully flow in and out ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Christine Dempsey doesn’t insert a jewel into her navel or bare her taut belly to turn men on. It’s not for their carnal pleasure that she sways her hips and moves her torso ...

EAST MANATEE -- Once a week six women gather in the rear of an East Manatee store to learn the seductive and mysterious movements of the belly dance. Wearing scarves threaded with gold coins wrapped ...

Shanaya Kapoor shared a video clip of her belly dance practice session on Instagram, and BFFs Suhana Khan and Navya Naveli Nanda are mighty impressed. “How we learn a choreography. #practicesessions ...

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

Usually considered a tradition of Arab countries, belly dancing has a devoted new group of followers you might not expect: young urban Chinese. A group of women practice belly dance in a gym club in ...

I had a couple of rough patches in grad school. There were a few semesters during which I was in a relationship that'd gone bad and a living situation that'd gone bad, and my coursework wasn't doing ...

Looking to infuse your nightlife with a little culture? Then maybe it’s time to get your Asia After Dark on this Thursday evening, July 28, at the Freer and Sackler Galleries. The “One Thousand and ...