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

An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested in her native country for "using seductive techniques," according to media reports. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian citizen ...

A famed belly dancer with legions of followers on social media finds herself behind bars in Egypt, accused of "violating public morals" for plying her craft. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, who dances ...

Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

Dance has morphed its way into the area. It’s almost inescapable. Maybe you haven’t made it to a show that you saw posted on a Facebook events page, but you’ve definitely seen that they’re everywhere.

There were no hand cymbals or sequined harem pants, and no Middle Eastern music was playing in the background. And yet the rhythmic, wavy movements of an Iraqi woman's abdominal wall muscles resembled ...