"Blood on the Veil" is a mesmerizing theater piece with the commendable mission of dispelling the misconception that the ancient oriental art of belly dancing is nothing but a dance of seduction.

EVERETT — Tiffany Angell, 24, always wanted to learn dancing. But most dancing seemed to require people to start at an early age. Angell recently found a form of dance she could start as an adult: ...

“Scandalous!” the Chicago newspapers proclaimed in reports from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. American impresario Sol Bloom purportedly shocked Victorian America--in order to boost ticket ...

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 ...

Ancient instruments weave a hypnotic foreign melody, bare-midriffed dancers shimmy hips decked with belts of coins, and an appreciative audience claps in unison while sipping from balloon glasses of ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. Her Veils of Arabia belly dancing classes are due to start back up soon at Gladstone and Benaraby. She ...

March is National Women’s History Month — what better place to observe the occasion than a belly-dance show? In “Hathor Unveiled,” named for the ancient Egyptian goddess of music and dance, dancers ...

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 ...