Jennifer Aniston recently shared childhood memories of being made by her parents to belly dance at family gatherings. According to the famous actress, these incidents caused her trauma and have left ...

Local belly dancer Kelley Gilliland wants to call attention to child abuse and prevention. In her dance production, “Out of the Ashes,” Gilliland challenges her audience with poignant performances and ...

As much as belly dance has been caricatured, it’s actually a subtle art. Unlike other styles of dance — say, ballet — it’s not focused on movement of the limbs, but instead undulations of the torso.

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 ...

It's not hard to tell that Emily Boughton-Medina is a dancer. The Wetmore native, who jokes, while holding her hands inches apart, that she has been dancing since she was "yay high," grows animated ...

Belly dance instructor Sherry Ehrich promises that at the very least, her students will feel beautiful about the way they move. And if the ancient fertility rite dance still holds its magical power, ...