Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

Violet Kind equates her new style of belly dancing to a language. As the owner of Satori Violet, she’s been teaching variations of belly dance in Mankato since 2011. In 2015 she trademarked her own ...

Belly dance instructor Sherry Ehrich promises that at the very least, her students will feel beautiful about the way they move. And if the ancient fertility rite dance still holds its magical power, ...

Theresa Mahon has been teaching belly dancing in Nyack for 20 years %22You feel so beautiful when you put that costume on%3B there%27s a mix of sensuality and strength in belly dancing.%22 This low ...

As the summer sun sets, warm light passes through a bank of windows and reflects off a mirrored wall to illuminate a trio of dancers. Adorned in colorful garments, the women flow and gyrate in sync to ...

What does this business do? “We offer belly dance classes and studio rental for other movement artists.” What was the impetus for starting this business? “I had been teaching belly dance in a few park ...

Dancing children are adorable, but why should they have all the fun? Dancing is a natural way to express emotion through movement, but many people stop dancing as they age due to self-consciousness or ...

Robin Smith, a tribal belly dance instructor, sees her dream become reality as she prepares to open a new studio in downtown Forest Grove. (Benjamin Brink/Staff Photographer) It never ceases to amaze ...

Raphael Simon here — Rafi, as you may remember me. We last saw each other in 1982 at a magnet school in Los Angeles, where I was your student. You were a terrific teacher, Mr. H — smart, witty, ...