KALAMAZOO -- Belly dancing gets a bad rap. "People think of it as burlesque or worse,'' said Na'imah, a belly dancer from Grand Rapids who goes by her stage name. ``My mom is frightened of it.'' But ...

For local Middle Eastern LGBTQs, finding a space where their own culture and music can be enjoyed was limited to the Bibi dance parties. When that event's organizers left town, Ghazwan Alsharif, a gay ...

A husband who wouldn't take her dancing led Judy D. Fox to find the Middle East at the YMCA. The La Crosse woman enrolled in a Middle Eastern dance class. For 30 years, it's kept her hips moving. "I ...

Butte's Sacred Ground, 610 W. Park St., will sponsor a Middle Eastern Dancing Workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18. The workshop is designed to provide a good foundation in the basic ...

Talking about the experience, Krithi Shetty shared her excitement about taking on a completely new challenge. “I was super ...