Attention, everyone with a belly: Last call to shimmy into fall. Summer turns to fall, fall to winter, winter to spring and back again. Change is as much a part of nature’s rhythm as its ...

Members of the Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg dance on Saturday at Point Park in Parkersburg to raise awareness for domestic violence and abuse as part of World Belly Dance Day. (Photo by Michelle Dillon ...

CLINTON TWP. — When Jessie Fabian fell out of a tree house as a child, it left her with lingering back pain. She tried a number of remedies for the aches and pains, but nothing helped until she tried ...

KALAMAZOO --The shimmy and shake of Middle Eastern belly dance spread throughout the centuries from Spain to India, caused some heart palpitations in Victorian era Chicago, and was appropriated by ...

From left, Deborah Trippett and Josie Rabatin, co-leaders of Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg WV. The dance squad is soliciting new members and donations to support the Family Crisis Intervention Center in ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - What began as a one-time event in 2011 has grown each year to become a worldwide event with teams of belly dancers participating in a belly dance flashmob. The event ...

An expert in belly dance and its instruction will present two workshops on Sunday in Vienna. Sharp Shimmy and the Whole She-Bang and Combos Opulent will be presented by Joanna Abel of Pittsburgh from ...

Improved core balance and coordination Increased flexibility and strength Enhanced physical appearance and posture Tones the arms, abs, obliques, legs and back Burns up to 400 calories an hour Part ...

Belly dance conjures up images of genies, Shakira and faraway lands — not Seattle. But veteran belly dancer Suzanna Davis hopes to change that. “People think it’s a hoochie-coochie dance, but it’s not ...