Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

Violet Kind equates her new style of belly dancing to a language. As the owner of Satori Violet, she’s been teaching variations of belly dance in Mankato since 2011. In 2015 she trademarked her own ...

CHICO — Devin “Kaira” McBain was still learning to walk when she started belly dancing in her mother’s footsteps. Now a mother and professional dancer and teacher herself, McBain is also a Belly Dance ...

When Teresa Tomb’s belly dance teacher, Suzanne Armetta, unexpectedly passed away in 1998, she wanted to continue dancing while honoring Armetta’s legacy. Even though Tomb was just a “baby dancer” as ...

Chapel Hill Bellydance Studio has been offering belly dancing and samba courses since spring 2023 to the Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham area. The studio holds beginner, intermediate and advanced ...

Lizzie Abou Chedid began training during the Covid lockdown while living in Dubai ...

Sciatica drove Bettye Ames to belly dancing. Beset with back problems, and at the behest of a friend, the Dayton resident took up the ancient art 10 years ago to strengthen her abdominal muscles. The ...

Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Perry, a small dance studio has been a gathering spot for women of all shapes, sizes and ages to learn the art of belly dancing for the past 14 years. The ...