Sciatica drove Bettye Ames to belly dancing. Beset with back problems, and at the behest of a friend, the Dayton resident took up the ancient art 10 years ago to strengthen her abdominal muscles. The ...

Women at Monday night's class at the Rhythm and Dance studio in Washington Township ranged from their teens to their 80s, but each one wore the same unofficial uniform: a T-shirt or tank top, comfy ...

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.

That's right. These two workouts have merged at Your Body Center in Montrose. Mix the blast-furnace atmosphere of a 105-degree hot yoga class with the hip shimmying moves of la danse orientale and you ...

If you want to feel good and sensual in your own skin, albeit slightly uncoordinated, you should try belly dancing. We (Angela and Alicia) went to a class for beginners and had a blast trying to learn ...

Every other week, Monitor staff writes about a feature article exploring wellness in the Capital Region. We’d like to thank our Community Partner Concord Hospital. Our Community Partners do not ...

When you think of belly dancing, images of lithe dancers in sultry, gauzy costumes probably come to mind. It’s the stereotype put forth in movies and music videos, in everything from 1950s sitcoms to ...

Belly dance instructor Karen Ferroni teaches a movement during a class Dec. 4 in Augusta. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA — In the world of belly dancing, a traditional Arabic dance, dancers are ...

At the Starlight Academy for Metaphysical Studies in West Pittston, Wednesday evening, Somatic Belly Dance Classes put a ...