A unique dance performance is coming to Thalia Mara Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 23. But don’t expect eye-catching costumes, a spectacular light show and booming music through a state-of-the-art sound ...

Sema is a popular and fascinating ritual dance which is performed by whirling dervishes. The dance originated in the 13th Century. The originator of Sema was poet and jurist Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi.

KONYA, Turkey: Arms crossed over their hearts, hands resting on their shoulders, the dervishes start their dance. They turn on themselves, slowly sliding their hands along their bodies before raising ...

When the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey dance, nobody applauds. It's not that audiences are unappreciative. On the contrary, the dervishes–from the Istanbul-based Mevlevi Order of Sufis–regularly sell ...

(CNN)-- The dance of the Whirling Dervishes is not only a sight to behold for spectators, it is a sacred ritual for followers of this mystical and philosophical strand of Islam. The Order of Mevlevi, ...