When I turned 17, I wanted just one thing for my birthday: belly-dancing classes. The dance's beauty, grace and creative costumes, along with its strong connection to Arabic music, made it a natural ...

The New York Belly Dance Festival will gather international dance stars and instructors in Manhattan from March 20-22, 2026, featuring workshops, performances, and cultural showcases.

A few shimmies and hip drops can empower even the timidest woman to come — or dance — out of her shell. The trick to belly dancing is "all in the torso," said Garnett Kepler, longtime artistic ...

Kalyani Priyadarshan and Krithi Shetty set the dance floor ablaze with their sizzling belly dance in the music video of Abdi Abdi, the first song from their upcoming Tamil film Genie. Dropped by Vels ...

It was a night like Don't Tell Mama had never seen before. Burlesque is a big part of the cabaret and concert community. A tried, true, and respected art form, all kinds of burlesque can be found in ...