The heck with lap dancing. Tara Eivers, owner of Sinbad’s restaurant in Tempe, has the jump on the next hot trend in entertainment. Several nights a week, Sinbad’s features a bevy of belly dancers who ...

For Kristyn Hohimer – better known as Anyanka within her community – belly dancing has always been something she’s chased, even from before she could remember. “Funny story that my dad just told,” ...

What do psychedelics, puppetry and belly dancing have in common? They all come together at the 15th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show. My Silly Um … which premiers at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 and ...

Lavanya Das Manikpuri didn't just dance. She performed with a sword balanced on her body - first on her waist, and then ...

In Arab communities, belly dancing has been form of artistic expression, entertainment and a staple of classic Egyptian cinema — Fayez Nureldine In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...

In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite their enthusiasm, none of them ...

Skyscrapers are seen in the King Abdullah Financial District, in the al-Aqeeq neighbourhood of Riyadh on November 9, 2025. Skyscrapers are seen in the King Abdullah Financial District, in the al-Aqeeq ...