Ava Fleming's passion for dancing found her at a young age when her mind embraced thoughts of oceans and science. She says it chose her. Photo by Pauletta Tohonnie As a teenager, Ava Fleming went with ...

ONE BY one they showed up wearing full, gorgeous skirts, some tie-dyed, some edged in ribbon, with sparkly scarfs tied around their waists. Crop tops revealed belly and back tattoos. My tiered white ...

We'll be participating in the class “Tribal Nouveau Bellydance” with instructor Tiare Tashnick. It’s part of a six-week instructional series that kicks off tonight!

Singers like Britney Spears, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez have made midriff-baring gyrations all the rage, but the root of that kind of dancing has been around for thousands of years in belly dancing.

GRANVILLE – Anastasia Kakias has been immersed in the world of belly dancing ever since she could walk. Raised in a family of musicians, she learned all her moves from her mother, Noura. On the Greek ...

SEQUIM — Laura Samperi-Ferdig has been studying belly dance since she was 8 and teaching since she was 16. “Belly dance is one of the oldest known art forms,” she said. “Its true name is Raks Sharki ...

On a strip of Glendale Boulevard, a small dance studio painted bright purple with accenting orange swirls sits tucked in between a smoke shop and a carpet store. From the outside, Dance Garden LA may ...