For Kristyn Hohimer – better known as Anyanka within her community – belly dancing has always been something she’s chased, even from before she could remember. “Funny story that my dad just told,” ...

CHICO — Devin “Kaira” McBain was still learning to walk when she started belly dancing in her mother’s footsteps. Now a mother and professional dancer and teacher herself, McBain is also a Belly Dance ...

Sandy Larson’s “America’s Got Talent” audition airs 8 p.m. May 27 on NBC. Larson’s sword dance routine caught the attention of the talent competition show’s scouts. Larson is a dancer from Knoxville ...

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 ...

In Arab communities, belly dancing has been form of artistic expression, entertainment and a staple of classic Egyptian cinema — Fayez Nureldine In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women ...