A former flight attendant ditched her day job to become a full-time belly dancer after taking up lessons during Covid. Lizzie ...

Raphael Simon here — Rafi, as you may remember me. We last saw each other in 1982 at a magnet school in Los Angeles, where I was your student. You were a terrific teacher, Mr. H — smart, witty, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...

A video that went viral in 2023 and 2024 showed Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy performing a belly dance. Another X post with the video shared in 2023 read: "Zelensky has really come a long ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dorothy Hannisian has always had a sense of adventure, riding motorcycles, snowmobiling, and traveling across the country. “Just live,” said Hannisian. “Don’t be afraid to live.” ...

Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Perry, a small dance studio has been a gathering spot for women of all shapes, sizes and ages to learn the art of belly dancing for the past 14 years. The ...

A flyer and a simple “Do you like good music?” from a promoter led to an obsession. At the time, Rebecca Williams was 17 or 18 and went to a concert for a band she had never heard of, Beats Antique.

When former East Texas congressman Charlie Wilson approached Carol Shannon about performing a belly dance for Field Marshal Mohammed Abu Ghazala, the defense minister of Egypt, she had no idea of the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville belly dancer will be a part of the season premiere of America's Got Talent on Tuesday night. Sandy Larson, who will be joined by companions Kara Louise and Kippy ...

Morrie Markoff recently celebrated his 109th birthday with a belly dancer. His life has been far from easy, but he tries to get enjoyment out of each day. Markoff's life lessons include being reading ...