TAWAS CITY - Treating residents of Tendercare Tawas City to a writhing performance last weekend, the gang of six belly dancers held nothing back, showing up in sultry silken costumes with their ...

Members of the Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg dance on Saturday at Point Park in Parkersburg to raise awareness for domestic violence and abuse as part of World Belly Dance Day. (Photo by Michelle Dillon ...

From left, Deborah Trippett and Josie Rabatin, co-leaders of Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg WV. The dance squad is soliciting new members and donations to support the Family Crisis Intervention Center in ...

Bodysuits and aerobics? They’re as outdated as combs winking out of back pockets and squared-off shoulder pads. But, girls — young and mature — still want to dance and exercise in fun costumes whether ...

KALAMAZOO --The shimmy and shake of Middle Eastern belly dance spread throughout the centuries from Spain to India, caused some heart palpitations in Victorian era Chicago, and was appropriated by ...

Domestic violence isn’t always black eyes and broken arms. Sometimes referred to as intimate-partner violence, it is a systematic pattern of power and control exerted by one person over another, ...

"Lacombe's Oak Studio will be presenting Pandorium Belly Dance Company's Spring Hafla on May 20. Lead by Jacqueline Rhodes (left), the group is well-regarded for their performances each year at the ...

Belly dance conjures up images of genies, Shakira and faraway lands — not Seattle. But veteran belly dancer Suzanna Davis hopes to change that. “People think it’s a hoochie-coochie dance, but it’s not ...

Attention, everyone with a belly: Last call to shimmy into fall. Summer turns to fall, fall to winter, winter to spring and back again. Change is as much a part of nature’s rhythm as its ...