St. Louis? The class begins simply enough, with a head roll, first to the left, then to the right. Then, to warm up the shoulders, you roll those, too. Next, you move the arms, then the chest, then ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Looking to firm up your belly or dance like the ancients? Tina Elkins is ready to help at the San Clemente Community Center, where she teaches belly dancing. A. I am a belly-dance instructor, ...

Traditional belly dancing arose in Egypt in the early 20th century with the rise of evening cabarets and has been declining a century later owing to the lack of suitable public venues It is a late ...

Sciatica drove Bettye Ames to belly dancing. Beset with back problems, and at the behest of a friend, the Dayton resident took up the ancient art 10 years ago to strengthen her abdominal muscles. The ...