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I'm now a published author! Is it possible to dance while crying? Indigo Shimmer

So I have this idea for a belt design. I saw a dancer on the Gothic Belly Dance Dvd I have that is wearing this "belt" that's not quite a belt. It goes around her midriff right underneath her ribcage has lots of flashy dangly things and really accents her flutters. I was thinking of crafting...

So my instructor teaches belly dance for all ages. She has a children's class that she has moved one of her students out of and into our adult intermediate class because she felt she was that good. ( Which means the little wipper-snapper is in front of me for our group dance! Think anyone will...

Tonight, with my teacher's help, I started practicing the first few steps of what will be my first solo routine and I'm falling in love with the song all over again. This is gonna be a fun dance! I hope I can nail my stage presence with this one. It would add so much to the whole dance. And it...

Yesterday hubby and I went to a hafla in Enola Pa. I'm so glad my hubby is supportive of this! We came home and somehow he heard an Alan Parsons song and he said, "Hey! You could dance to this!" And then he started demonstrating moves. ( Which looked really funny being as he didn't have a lick...

So you've picked out a song you want to dance to. You've figured out a routine to it and you've practiced and practiced and practiced it until its close to perfect and finally perform it in public. By that time, are you sick of the song???? Just curious. Indigo S.

So I have recently inherited some chickens from a friend who is getting divorced and having to leave her farm. And now in addition to yummy free range eggs, I am getting free feathers whenever they molt. I keep collecting the prettiest ones, disinfecting them and then throw them in a box until I...

So I have been yearning to do a solo of my own choosing. I've flip-flopped between several things, Isis wings ( which I haven't learned yet! That's next semester. ) gypsy skirt....something. A friend mentioned that I need to find my dancing niche. So I think I'm still rattling around, looking...

Hiya gang! I know I haven't posted for a while. But I'm still here and still dancing! We're working on gypsy this semester and I'm LOVING it! Has anyone bought anything from "bellydancedigs.com"? Their stuff seems really affordable. Although I've been told their supplies run on the smaller...

I need a pair of black Isis wings for my next dance project. Where you recommend I look for them??? I need something affordable and good. Thanks! Indigo S.

Okay hubby won't leave me alone until I tell you guys how my first performance on stage went. YOU! The people on this forum! Not my family and friends! I was most happy with my performance during the dress rehersal Tuesday night. I feel that as far as my dancing went, I was more on cue and my...

I do!:D If my manager wasn't such a stick in the mud, I get covered in henna every few weeks in the summer! Our beginner dance group all got dolled up in henna before our very first appearance on stage. I hope it shows up on the video! Indigo S.

This is the week! My first belly dance recital is Friday evening, the dress rehersal is Tuesday night. Am I scared? You bet I am! I'm still going with it though. My mom and dad have cancelled out of attending and so have most my relatives. :mad:They'll just wait for the video. ( Gee! Thanks! )...

So I've been wanting to practice my routine every spare minute but the more I practice the more I notice one thing: No matter how many times I go through the routine, the first run through, the cold run through is always the best. The more I practice, the worse I get! Shouldn't it be the other...

I'm not sure you could classify this dance as belly dance or even Middle Eastern. I guess its more folkloric. But I found this clip on U-Tube and I love it and want to do it, or something like it -------SOMEDAY! ( When I'm halfway good! ) Russian gypsy practice video - YouTube Are different...

Well, my beginner class has been practicing a routine to perform for the public since October. We now have all the steps together for the whole song and we're just working on polishing and tightening up the performance. Date for our first performance is June 15th and I'm starting to get...

Well, I survived my weekend at my first belly dance event at "Art of the Belly" in O.C. Md. and all I can say is WOW! When can I do this again??!!!! What an awesome experience! My workshop with Naimah was great! Even if I did wrench my knee and pull a hamstring warming up. ( My own darn fault...

I'm going to my first belly dance convention later this week, "Art of the Belly" in O.C. Md. and already I'm in event mode! Never gone to one of these before. So what, in your opinion, should I definitely not forget to pack??? ( $$$$Money$$$ check. Camera check.) Indigo S.

Remember that a while ago I posted on here about the lady who inspired me to dance, quit???? Well, I'm so happy to tell you that I'm wrong! My friend got her "mojo" back! She managed to find a very small troupe of belly dancers in her area and they put on their very first recital last night. She...

So my family has noticed that I've been loosing a little weight. And they're curious. Around Christmas, I broke my word to myself and told my family what I was doing to loose weight. I told my mother first. Her reply was, "Oh Hon, we don't dance." Now let me explain. I do not come from a...