That is all I am doing, since there is no class until the fall, I have one instructional DVD, but loads of music. I started with BD specific music, but have now moved into Arabian club music, which is mostly Egyptian and Turkish, and some Lebanese. The BD beats are still there in this music, the darbuka being the underlying instrument that drives the rhythm.
Finding that modern club music is so so similar to BD specific music, reinforces my understanding that the music and the dance of the region is intertwined, the dance being an expression of the music and the music is to dance and enjoy oneself too.
I listen to ME music most of the time now and even when I am out and about via a personal minidisc player. The odd thing is, my friends are into the music now.
Costumes, well, that for me is a long way into the future, I did think about something involving chain mail, but now that idea is going in a different direction, a friend has an interest in it as club wear. But really, I will stick with my t-shirt and shorts, and tracksters for classes in the fall.
I agree with Zorba, neckties should be banned, a totally useless item of clothing.
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