“It is hard to believe and I know it sounds funny, but really, belly dancing saved my life!” says Sandra Catena, the belly dance instructor at the Sol Goldman 14th Street Y. Catena grew up in a rough ...

A little girl stands in the front row as she watches the belly dancers at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. She can’t take her eyes away from the scene before her. A strong, powerful belly dancer glides across ...

In Arab communities, belly dancing has been form of artistic expression, entertainment and a staple of classic Egyptian cinema — Fayez Nureldine In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...

Sterling Heights resident Zea Weisenbach was diagnosed with arthritis at age 26. At that time, she knew she wanted to keep moving through some form of exercise, so she started by picking up a belly ...

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 ...

Introduction -- Egyptian arts and entertainment at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The rise of raqṣ sharqī -- Reconstructing the technique of early raqṣ sharqī -- Reconstructing ...