Houston, Texas was home to a workshop conducted by professional belly dancer, Sandra. It was nice to spend the weekend with such a talented belly dancer.

Today, a very disturbing message was given to all Americans. "Belly dance is on a rise because of Bin Laden", stated O'Reilly Producer Jesse Waters.

Deciding which workout is never easy. However, more and more workouts are involving dance as a sure way to burn calories, make you healthy, and most of all put fun back into working out.

The story of The Arabian Nights, inspires movies, books, music, and belly dancers. It is not uncommon to hear of belly dance songs inspired by such a magnificent book. However, to become familiar with the story, is well, another story.

The traditional question that seems to make its way once a year, is answered in hundreds of ways. Everyone answers with family and friends. Dancers are no different, but about the art of dance, yes, we are thankful.

Last minute decisions, not finding the right costume, and not having the right size, are all part of every woman's costume panic. Every woman wants to look great and sexy. At times, when a woman feels hopeless, there are always items around the house to consider.

As dancers twirl and shake their hips, their face is also performing. Facials tell everything about the dancer. Just like "hips don't lie", neither does the face.

The weather is finally cooling down, after this long hot summer. However, it is never too late to heat things up. There are many events coming up for October and November. If you like traveling and meeting up with other belly dancers, then check out the events.

I was so thrilled to learn that Gabriela was going to perform at this event. Houston, Texas has talented belly dancers, but Gabriela stands out above the rest.

I've never watched the show, "So You Think You Can Dance", but when the headlines read that the judges were emotional over a performance, I had to find out. After seeing the performance, I could not stop crying. Dance does have that power.