It's true of many things, including the art of belly dancing: Perception often does not match reality. The most common misconception portrays belly dancing as a suggestive act performed by women for ...

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 ...

Huell spends the day at the Glendale Civic Auditorium at the RAQS L.A. Carnival of Belly dance. Huell spends the day at the Glendale Civic Auditorium at the RAQS L.A. Carnival of Belly dance. Belly ...

“Scandalous!” the Chicago newspapers proclaimed in reports from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. American impresario Sol Bloom purportedly shocked Victorian America--in order to boost ticket ...

SEQUIM — Laura Samperi-Ferdig has been studying belly dance since she was 8 and teaching since she was 16. “Belly dance is one of the oldest known art forms,” she said. “Its true name is Raks Sharki ...