Looking to firm up your belly or dance like the ancients? Tina Elkins is ready to help at the San Clemente Community Center, where she teaches belly dancing. A. I am a belly-dance instructor, ...

With easy precision, Kelly Ferguson mimics her instructor's movements in unison with verbal cues. She bends one knee slightly, then the other, her hands by her side with palms parallel to the floor.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Disco lights bounced off the walls in the darkened room. Whimsical music played in the background.

“We’re going to rattle the branches of the trees,” belly dancer Liz Slaterbeck said. She shimmied arms over her head and then leaned down, fingertips dangling, “and shake the waters.” Her waving ...

A new study contributes to the scant literature available on belly dancing. Belly dancers have fewer hang-ups about their bodies. Most women who participate in this torso-driven dance do so because it ...

If you're looking for a fun, low impact workout that improves your posture and helps with toning, belly dancing may be for you. Salit, founder of the Sheba Belly Dance School in New York City, joins ...

Hypnotic music from the Middle East pulsates through the room. Hips covered in sparkly skirts sway to the beat. Naked shoulders move up, then down, caressing the air. Arms gracefully flow in and out ...

Looking for a cardiovascular exercise that burns between 200 and 400 calories an hour, increases flexibility, wards off osteoporosis and is fun? Why not try belly dancing? Norma Schmidt did. Schmidt, ...

If you’re looking for a fun way to stay fit without putting too much strain on your joints, low-impact dance workouts are the perfect solution. They not only help improve cardiovascular health and ...