Stephanie Rogness practices a dance move as Bianca Boll teaches belly dancing at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Journal staff) Bianca Boll, 2nd from ...

When you think of belly dancing, images of lithe dancers in sultry, gauzy costumes probably come to mind. It’s the stereotype put forth in movies and music videos, in everything from 1950s sitcoms to ...

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Just as the Greek god Eros wanted to spread love, Jennifer Carpenter-Peak wants to share her passion for music and dance. “Sort of my whole life led to this,” Carpenter-Peak ...

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 ...

SALISBURY — When City Park belly dance instructor Fern Blair was growing up, she didn’t enjoy dancing. “I was actually a little girl and my mom signed me up for ballet. And I walked in the door, and I ...

Michelle Leigh, one of the Big Island’s professional belly dance instructors, offers a monthly evening of Middle Eastern-inspired dance entertainment featuring local belly dance talent in Kailua-Kona.