I had not traveled alone, much less for pleasure, in more than six years, and my decision to attend folk music and dance camp, a.k.a. belly-dance camp, was not an easy one. The last time I left the ...

Troupe Benat Serat translates to “a group of pretty girls.” Beauties, indeed, they perform interpretative belly dancing while colorfully beaded, belted and veiled with scarves flowing and torsos ...

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Just as the Greek god Eros wanted to spread love, Jennifer Carpenter-Peak wants to share her passion for music and dance. “Sort of my whole life led to this,” Carpenter-Peak ...

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 ...