Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all ...

Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

Starting in June, Destination Maternity, 16010 W. Bluemound Rd., will offer a funky and fun exercise alternative for moms-to-be: prenatal belly dancing. Don't hide that belly; flaunt it! There are ...

EGYPTIAN MUSIC BOOMS through the amplifier at 6:15 p.m. as instructor Leslie Rosen leads her belly-dance class through what she calls a shimmy warmup. She gives gentle instructions every few seconds ...

Ten years ago, Angela Nation, a mother of three from Springfield, Ill., was looking for a way to get fit. The 43-year-old wanted to get back to being the active athlete she had been in her 30s — but ...