Amber Proctor, local belly dancer, performs Thursday at the Jazzhaus. Princess Farhana, a.k.a Pleasant Gehman, on the poster for filmmaker Steve Balderson's movie Underbelly. First of all, belly ...

The city is witnessing the eighth edition of the International Belly Dance Festival — a comeback after six years. Today marks the closing gala of the event which started on September 26. The festival ...

A new study contributes to the scant literature available on belly dancing. Belly dancers have fewer hang-ups about their bodies. Most women who participate in this torso-driven dance do so because it ...

Belly dancing in Indianapolis is no longer only about one woman providing entertainment at a Middle Eastern restaurant. It can be a group of women dancing to electronica, Elvis or even hip-hop. It can ...

Egyptian belly-dancers Amie Sultan (C), Safaa Said (L), and Menna Emmam (C), full-time instructors at the Taksim Belly-dance Institute, take part in a rehearsal in Cairo. (Image credit: AFP) As belly ...

With its focus on shimmying hips and undulating abs, many people might think belly dancing is a male-oriented performance. It’s actually for and about women, say the members of Troupe Hayati, who are ...