Ava Fleming's passion for dancing found her at a young age when her mind embraced thoughts of oceans and science. She says it chose her. Photo by Pauletta Tohonnie As a teenager, Ava Fleming went with ...

Michel Ange Pierre dedicates two days a week to learning traditional dance of Haiti. But during this weekend’s LEAF Festival, Pierre, 22, will instead be the teacher, communicating her culture through ...

LIMA — Lori Naseelah turned to belly dancing after a car wreck when she was younger. “By the time I was 24-25, I was having a lot of mobility issues from soft tissue damage. My chiropractor said you ...

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 ...

Award-winning dancer Jheri St. James will offer an introduction to belly dance in a six-week series of classes through Aliso Viejo Recreation Department starting Thursday, July 11. Classes will ...

Belly dancing is a traditional Middle Eastern dance that is a wonderful form of exercise. It tones and strengthens specific muscle groups without the grind of the every-day gym routine. If you dance ...

1 Francis Patrelle, Choreographer and Founder of Dances Patrelle, Dies at 78 As a dance that was created by women of color, is amenable to a wide diversity of bodies, and is often described by its ...

When Angela Nation of Springfield was a little girl, she loved to watch belly dancers perform on TV. “I’d watch shows just for little glimpses of the belly dancers,” she said. “I never actually had ...

The beat thumps, and an exotic, melodic voice fills the room. The jingle of coins being struck together in time with the music crescendos, and it is a sound Golden Nugget retail supervisor Carol ...