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"She's Got Hips" Podcast Episode #7

"She's Got Hips" Podcast Episode #7

LISTEN HERE: SGH Episode 7 (April 2011) Final installment of the interview with “The Costume Fairy” aka Rukshana aka Gail Wolfenden-Steib on costume maintenance, post-show cleaning and storage, caring for silk veils and…..safety pins!  Review of Sadaqah’s self-titled CD, event news and more. SHOW LINKS Episode Sponsor: Fairy Cove Silks “The Costume Fairy” Rukshana Raqs website Daily Bellydance Quickies Jenn Shear at the Grisly Pear April 10th Mahin’s Teacher Feature Night – May 7th MECDA’s Cairo […]

"She's Got Hips" Podcast Episode #6

"She's Got Hips" Podcast Episode #6

Part II of our interview with “The Costume Fairy” aka professional costumer, Gail Wolfenden-Steib on prepping new costumes for long, trouble-free wear and best costume choices for theatrical stages. 3 ways to increase grace and fluidity in your dance – an answer to a “Daily Bellydance Quickies” subscriber question, events, a look at digital dance life online and more! SGH Podcast Episode #6

"She's Got Hips" Podcast – Episode #5

"She's Got Hips" Podcast – Episode #5

          SGH Episode #5 Episode #5: Interview with Rukshana aka “The Costume Fairy” with advice on buying bellydance costumes in person and online – what can be fixed and what’s a deal-breaker. Review of “Looking for Little Egypt” by Donna Carlton, event news, and Greek music from Cosmos. Links from this episode: “Looking for Little Egypt” by Donna Carlton Music from Cosmos – Mediterranean Fusion band The “Daily Bellydance Quickies”  

About That Story They Told You…

About That Story They Told You…

I finished the first book on my 2011 reading list and as promised here’s my review of “Looking for Little Egypt” by Donna Carlton. So, did we find her? No. It turns out that the convenient pocket-sized story so many dancers are  told about how Sol Bloom introduced America to bellydance by presenting Little Egypt at the 1893 Chicago World Fair is, shall we say, a misrepresentation.  The facts are much more convoluted, and in […]

She's Got Hips Podcast – Episode #4

She's Got Hips Podcast – Episode #4

SGH Episode #4 In this episode: Interview with Morgiana on her nearly 40 years teaching and performing bellydance, review of Middle Earth Ensemble’s CD “Passage”, a report from the International Bellydance Conference of Canada in Toronto, and upcoming event news. Show Links Middle Earth Ensemble http://www.middleearthband.net Fat Chance Bellydance Intensive www.plazadeanaya.com Cool Summer Workshops in Flagstaff Fall Festival of Music & Dance www.levantalsonora.com Completely Classics One with the Music www.shes-got-hips.com/Events.html Arab-American Festival http://arabamericanfestival.com/index.php Mahin on […]