From left, Deborah Trippett and Josie Rabatin, co-leaders of Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg WV. The dance squad is soliciting new members and donations to support the Family Crisis Intervention Center in ...

“A lot of people put belly dancers in the same category as strippers,” says Melissa Brandhorst of Shimmy Mob, a national organization that raises money for women’s and children’s shelters with ...

PARKERSBURG — The local Shimmy Mob group will be belly dancing for a cause Saturday at Point Park. Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg WV, part of the international Shimmy Mob, will collect donations for the ...

Fans of belly-dance troupe Ultra Gypsy might not get educated about Romany culture, but the troupe's dramatic range will keep purists from nit-picking about the “gypsy” in its name. Ultra Gypsy's ...