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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 ...

When Jamila Salimpour created the Bal Anat belly dance company to perform at the 1968 Northern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire in San Rafael, she was already a foundational figure in a style ...

With her own belly dancing studio in Seoul, South Korea, appearances with some of the world’s top dancers and two new instructional DVDs, Ancaster native Eshe makes her living as a professional belly ...

Heather Abrams has been belly dancing on Friday nights at Canton’s Desert Inn since she was 9. Now she’s 31. “My boss Mark Shaheen (the restaurant’s owner) jokingly says I have the longest-running gig ...

A dedicated oriental dance teacher in Paris has recently become an overnight Instagram sensation. She now aims to use her platform to demystify misconceptions about the ancient art form. In the heart ...