Articles

Here you'll find information on many belly dance related topics such as,

Costuming:

. Tailoring an Off-The-Shelf-Costume

. The Art of Making Tassels

. How to Wrap Your Turban

. The Care and Feeding of Costumes

. How Much Should You Pay for a Costume? Or, Wear Your Costume, Don't Let It Wear You!

. How to Sew Elastic in Your Zils

. Collecting Your Belly Dance Dowery

. How to Make a Tribal Skirt

Dance:

. How To Choreograph

. To Choreograph or Not to Choreograph

. How to Dance to the Music

. How to Dance to the Music: Part Two

. How to Dance to Drum Solos

. What is Fusion?

. What Elements To Include In Your Belly Dance Performance

. How to Dance to Live Drummers

. Happy Hips: Techniques for great hip work

. Overcoming Stage Fright

Reviews:

. Hossam Ramzy's "Silver" music CD

. Workshop Review of Michelle's Tribal Fusion

. "Qanun el Tarab" music CD

. "Taiko to Tabla" music CD

. Hossam Ramzy Presents "Master of the Arabian Flute", Mohamed Naiem music CD

. "Mama Africa" music CD

. Kats Travels...reviews on everything belly dance from around the USA

. Emad Sayyah's "Best Songs" music CD

. A Review of Technique at Ya Halla, Y’All

. Zein al-Jundi: "Traditional Songs from Syria" music CD

. Saturn Return: music from Nathan Zavalney

Preparation:

. Belly Dance Hair

. What to Pack in Your Performance Bag

. Producing a Performance Show

Reference:

. Arabic Names for Belly Dancers

. How to Dye Silk

Miscellaneous:

. Troupe Travels: Eight of Us Attend Ya Halla

. Finding Your Niche in the Belly Dance Community

. A Dance Teachers Journey

. Girlfriend Quotes

. The Quest for a New Studio

. Michelle and the Art of Joyous Laughter

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