"I love it! It's a sisterhood. I've never really experienced such a family feeling type activity or feeling in my life," said Cat Stappas, an American tribal belly dancer. "I love the confidence and ...

Amira Dabbas of Rohnert Park constantly asks her father, an immigrant from Jordan, when they will go to another Bay Area Arabic gathering. Dark eyes sparkling, the 9-year-old smiles as she explains ...

Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all those things and more. Nelson began dancing as a toddler and around age 15 ...

Eight girls clad in long, black skirts or baggy, colorful bloomers gyrated their bellies and hips in unison to the rhythmic music playing in the background. They did not fit the typical picture of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Parks and Recreation Department invites residents to a free introductory tribal belly dance class Saturday, Feb. 10. The class is from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Auld ...

Come as you are and shake what you’ve got. That’s the mantra at Tribal Dance Long Island & Caravan Connection in Northport, where studio owner Cienna Rizza and her crew are moving more than just their ...

Tamarind is a group of women from various walks of life bonded by the joy of American Tribal Style. Tamarind is a group of dedicated performers and instructors who strive to give you best in class ...

Public performances by 226 acts from 19 countries scheduled May 15-17 at the Sebastopol Community and Cultural Center. Tribal Fest 15 -- billed as the “world’s first and largest tribal-and-alternative ...

Complete with shimmies and hip circle eights, the Fire & Gold Belly Dance troupe will be putting on a free show at Sky Bar on Thursday at 7 p.m. The belly dancing troupe is a collective team that ...

There was no shortage of small-town spectacles at a recent Friday night fair on Center Street in this mountain town: a trio on acoustic guitars belting out REO Speedwagon, a pull-up bar tended by a ...

Though it's the Middle East that put belly dance on the world map, the origin of the form is shrouded in mystery. One of the legends suggests that its complex hip movements have their roots in the ...