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In my dance class we are doing a type of sidewinder where the figure 8 of the chest flows into a full side bend which is accentuated by the pushing out of the arm which becomes parallel with the torso? Does anybody know the movement I mean, and does anybody have much on it? (ie videos which...

Hallo lovelies: I wondered if any of you have tips for making a wig stay on through some really intense head rolls and backwards bending... I'm just growing out my hair but I have a show soon and I want to go up there in a bit of a wig seeing as my 9-months-grown-out pixie is fine for everyday...

Hi all! I've been miffed for a long time over my asymmetrical shoulder technique. I posted a few months ago asking for advice and I received a very kind reply from a lady in traditional bellydance who said not to get hung up on my shoulders. I respect that, when I do Egyptian I'm much more...

Hello, After I've been drilling a movement for a while (I have the most trouble with omis/ pelvic circles and ribcage circles), I can't tell whether or not it really is symmetrical or if I'm drilling an asymmetrical movement into my muscle memory. I also know that my right shoulder is more...

Hello lovelies- You know the sort I mean, all the lovely fringe? I've never beaded before, and instructions and tips would be wonderful. Thanks so much, Mina Mayhemme

Well... Ayyy vey my breasts are a pain when it comes to costuming. Sometimes I wonder if I'd prefer to have wombats strapped to my chest but that would a pain when it comes to costuming too. Because I've got school I'm not having very much of the time for the making of the costumes, or else...

Hello lovely people, Soooooo... I have no idea how tribal headdress works. I have seen elaborate turbans and flowers and earrings and AAAAH! I don't know how these things are done! So if anybody has any tips on turbans, flowers... that would be great. Thanks!

I've seen tribal dancers seamlessly drop to the floor while in a backbend, like Rachel Brice does at about 1:13 in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGsVqyIo_vs I cannot figure out the trick to this; I've attempted such a drop on a thick gymnastics mat and all it's yielded are a a...

Hi! My name is Lucie, my dance pseudonym is Yasmina. I live near Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. I'm a freshman in high school. I've been dancing for about a year and a half. Although I've generally only done Egyptian Oriental and American Cabaret, I'm very interested in other forms of dance...

I attend a boarding school at the moment, and the school is nice enough to let me use their dance studio, which is heaven, let me tell you. Such a lovely space, perfect acoustics, lots of mirrors. I am expected to perform in return for this. Normally, I would don a choli and several layers of...