Swaying hips, jangling jewelry and bare midriffs - is there a belly dancer in the house? Come Saturday night, there will be dozens of belly dancers from throughout the state sharing the stage at ...

The roots of belly dancing run deep, but also far and wide. Steps and techniques differ in Egypt and Turkey, in Lebanon, Morocco and Algeria. But even with the overwhelming popularity of belly dance ...

Five years ago, Sue Libey thought that she and her daughter, Ashley, could put a new twist on their relationship by taking belly dance lessons together. “She had to convince me,” Ashley said. “But ...