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 ...

Belly dancers from across the United States will arrive in Coos County for the Belly Dancer USA competition, taking place at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15. Originally called the ...

In early June, news surfaced in the Yakima Symphony Orchestra office that patron and volunteer Heather Wayman had just won a first place Judge’s and People’s Choice award for her performance of the ...

It has to be the longest-running show in Canton. The belly dancer Sherena has been performing Friday nights at the Desert Inn for 18 years and counting. And — surprise! — she’s only 27. “I’ve been ...

This lesson examines belly dance music, performed by Lebanese-American musician George Abdo, an example of music in Arab American communities during the 1970s. Students will learn about Middle Eastern ...

I took the coin belt and wrapped it around my waist. A sky-blue, silky scarflike garment with silver coins dangling from it, the coin belt clashed with my forest green T-shirt. As I lined up with 20 ...

Sedona Ruiz, Miss Belly Dance USA in 2008, starts teaching a 12-week belly dancing class on Mondays starting Sept. 8 at Sachi Wellness Center, 2008 Willamette Falls Drive, Suite 200A, in West Linn.