Coins or Fringe?

LunaXJJ · 01-28-2010, 06:04 PM

Which do you prefer? Why?

Personally, if I was wearing a hip scarf for practice I'd rather it have coins. If I get a belly dance costume, I'd prefer a little fringe on the top, than nothing hanging off the belt.

Daimona · 01-28-2010, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaXJJ

Which do you prefer? Why?

It depends on my mode and what kind of dance I'm doing at the moment.
Fringes are nice for silent modes and cabaret.
Coins are nice for noisy modes and a folkloric look.

Shanazel · 01-29-2010, 06:38 AM

On dance costumes: coins every time. They aren't as slick-looking and glitzy as fringe, and they work beautifully for old style AmCab (oops- American Oriental. Hope Rocky didn't drop in time for that slip

.) Right now, they are not fashionable, but just wait: what goes around comes around.

Why I read in Vogue Magazine just yesterday that THE BRAID is back and tres, tres fashionable. And my braid is my own hair and not a switch, hee hee hee. My coins are fake, unfortunately.

For practice, I prefer quiet scarves, but those darned noisy coins make some of my students so happy that I would not dream of depriving them!

Farasha Hanem · 01-29-2010, 09:12 AM

*sneaks into Shanazel's class, dripping in coins*

Oops, hard to be sneaky when one is so noisy.

XD

Coin lover here!

But I do have different kinds of costumes for different styles of dance, some with coins, some with fringe, some with both.

Daimona · 01-29-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Shanazel

My coins are fake, unfortunately.

I've got a belt with real coins. If I get really short of cash, I could demount the coins from it, but thinking about the amount of time and effort of making it, I'd rather sell it as it is...

dreamkitaro · 01-29-2010, 12:13 PM

Sarah Skinner's costumes give great examples of both. Personally fringe works better for me. It just seems to sit and form better over my body. Also stays in place better when dancing. Though I do also like the look of coin.

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Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 8,397	On dance costumes: coins every time. They aren't as slick-looking and glitzy as fringe, and they work beautifully for old style AmCab (oops- American Oriental. Hope Rocky didn't drop in time for that slip .) Right now, they are not fashionable, but just wait: what goes around comes around. Why I read in Vogue Magazine just yesterday that THE BRAID is back and tres, tres fashionable. And my braid is my own hair and not a switch, hee hee hee. My coins are fake, unfortunately. For practice, I prefer quiet scarves, but those darned noisy coins make some of my students so happy that I would not dream of depriving them!

01-29-2010, 09:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Farasha Hanem Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the heartland of the USA Posts: 1,819	sneaks into Shanazel's class, dripping in coins Oops, hard to be sneaky when one is so noisy. XD Coin lover here! But I do have different kinds of costumes for different styles of dance, some with coins, some with fringe, some with both.