In Arabic, the dance is known as raqs sharqi. The Turks call it oryantal dansi. And the Europeans have known it as the exotic oriental dance. We know it as the "hootchy-kootchy," or belly dancing. And ...

The most heartening article on belly dancing I read this week appeared in an obscure book of collected essays titled Culturally Relevant Arts Education for Social Justice. While abroad in Morocco, the ...

The Garden Nile Belly Dance Troupe will be presenting “Arabian Nights 3” at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Lihu‘e Parish Hall. This belly dance extravaganza will include traditional Middle Eastern dance ...

“Andalee” Nicole Owens, a professional Middle Eastern dance artist from Clovis, will host the Hot Raqs Belly Dancing Competition and Festival in the Clovis Veterans Memorial District on April 22 and ...