“Andalee” Nicole Owens, a professional Middle Eastern dance artist from Clovis, will host the Hot Raqs Belly Dancing Competition and Festival in the Clovis Veterans Memorial District on April 22 and ...

When Jamila Salimpour created the Bal Anat belly dance company to perform at the 1968 Northern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire in San Rafael, she was already a foundational figure in a style ...

Regulars at Mykonos Taverna in Gahanna know what to expect on Friday and Saturday evenings: belly dancing and Greek music. This past Friday, though, few — if any — diners at the Greek restaurant ...

If you're thinking that belly dancing is too hoochie-coochie, you're not thinking about the kind of belly dancing Carolyn Weinand teaches. Weinand's belly dancing is based on Egyptian-style belly ...

It has to be the longest-running show in Canton. The belly dancer Sherena has been performing Friday nights at the Desert Inn for 18 years and counting. And — surprise! — she’s only 27. “I’ve been ...

The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of innovative technological development and a crucible for the growth of performance arts. One art that thrives in the progressive creative environment of the ...

Lavanya Das Manikpuri didn't just dance. She performed with a sword balanced on her body - first on her waist, and then ...