I stood in the studio with my classmates this past spring.  My teacher was talking about clothing on the body and how placement of the...

As a child, it was not uncommon for me to hear people tell my mother that I was pretty. Its something that I heard a lot. Even as I...

“Move your legs a bit closer together,” she said.  I did as I was instructed and the choppy movement as I did a large circle with my hips...

“Come try bellydance with me,” I said.  She looked at me as if I was the wicked witch enticing her with a poison apple.  “I can’t do...

With all the hoopla around body image in marketing and entertainment plus women becoming famous because of their beauty (I know an over...

If you havent guessed by the title,  I was back in bellydance class this Saturday.  It was just us 3 newbies as everyone else was getting...

“Faster,” she said, “you want to bring that jiggle all the way up so your belly button moves.” “Noooo!” I shouted back. Then I laughed...