This is Week #1 of Your Sparkly Wardrobe, a collaboration with Sparkly Belly. How many costumes does a bellydancer need? Just one more, right? We’d all like a limitless wardrobe of sparkly things, but whether it is our budget or our closest space that constrains us, most of us will never achieve that beautiful dream. We can, however, make the most of what we can afford and store. In fact, if you’re like me, you […]
I love getting questions from DBQ subscribers – especially great ones like this! Recently I was in a bellydance show and performed 2 numbers close together and was a lot slower than some of the other dancers changing. I was wondering if you could offer some tips in a Friday DBQ on quick costume changes. Been there – done that. It’s stressful – and stress is the last thing you need when you want to […]
If you read online discussions with bellydancers talking about makeup, you will find an awful lot of them commenting on how much they sweat when they perform… most seem to think their problem is unusual. For those that give their show their all, I don’t think they sweat any more than any other athlete that puts in the same effort, but nobody expects a runner or soccer player to still look fresh and glamorous at […]