Alvin Community College instructor Miriam Garcia moves her toned bare midriff to Middle Eastern music with a heavy drumbeat as she teaches the art of belly dance to her continuing education students. ...

A blur of indigo swirled with shimmering gold descends from the second floor of the Athenian Corner. The whirlwind of color floats across the dimly lit dining room, trailed by the ringing of exotic ...

ALL OVER THE WORLD. KAREN MEYERS CATCHES UP WITH A LOCAL DANCE TROUPE THAT HAS BEEN SHIMMYING INTO THE HEARTS OF AUDIENCES. ♪ KAREN: BELLY DANCING IS EXOTIC, HYPNOTIC, COMPLEX MOVEMENTS WITH DRAMATIC ...

Passionate about all things Eastern, Sharon Cully from Dollingstown has been lighting up social media with footage of her exotic belly dance performances under the Egyptian moniker Sharon Shakeelah.

Who really knew that belly dancing, spread around the world by a group of gypsies of unknown origin, also drew strong influences from Rajasthan’s Kalbeliya dance – its hip movements and its costumes?

Redwood City-based Red Desert Dance Company’s repertoire includes traditional belly dancing forms such as sword, poi, veil and Tunisian. But this troupe also adds relevance by incorporating rock and ...