Laura Samperi-Ferdig has been studying belly dance since she was 8 and teaching since she was 16. “Belly dance is one of the ...

“Belly dance,” Samperi-Ferdig stated, “is one of the oldest known art forms. Its true name is Raks Sharki meaning ‘Oriental ...

Women-only clubs are now a trend in morris dance, the 500-year-old English pastime that was once mostly male. And men in Turkey are performing as belly dancers, as they did in the Ottoman Empire.