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And note that I finally started spelling it hafla, instead of halfa. :) I think one of my main problems in garnering interest in my area and surrounding areas is that no one understands exactly what belly dance is. There are perhaps a total of five to seven girls and women who have listened to...

And how to break them. Because I play guitar and have for far longer than I have been dancing... when I belly dance and hear a guitar in the music, I often start air fretting with my fret hand. For those who don't know, the fret board is the neck of the guitar, where the strings lay, and the...

Not sure if this should go here or in the instructors section... but since expression and energy are a major part of performing, I thought here was the better sub-forum. Mods, feel free to move if you feel it should be elsewhere (which you would anyway, but you know...). I recently discovered a...

Hello dears! I thought it might be fun if we discussed some nifty thrifty places we find cossie materials - such as beads, fabrics etc. I'll start. Shirts. You can find some beautifully patterned shirts and there is almost always enough material to make at least a bra and belt set, sometimes...

A friend of mine suffered severe back injury at work a few years ago. Several of her vertebrae were broken and crushed. She still suffers pain and has many days and nights when she can barely do anything. She's interested in belly dance. I am NOT asking for medical advice. I've already told...

Hello all! I've been working on floor work for a good while now, and while I can see my progress coming along - and slowly at that - I have trouble with one particular aspect of it. Getting back up off the darned floor LOL! I'm not saying I can't get back up, because I can. But doing so with...

Okay ladies. I have a problem that I don't think is unique to me, at least I hope not. I have a wide rib cage... a very wide rib cage. When I was around 180 pounds, my ribs still stuck out a good little bit. Now that I'm down to 130 or so, they stick out even more. Even though I'm only slightly...

Ladies, I have a problem with red. Normally, a girl with dark hair and pale skin can pull off red with no problem. I can, but I can't wear something red in my clothing AND wear red lip stick. It looks awful on me. Not costume pics, but color pics (trying to show you guys how bad red looks on me...

Hello lovelies! I have a question about skirt lengths and such. Well, more than one question, but they are all related. I have some skirts that I wear just to practice in - they're just your normal cotton (or other fabric) full length skirts. I bought my first belly dance costume (just a...

OFFICIAL Ahh Bra - Discover comfort, discover great looks! - As Seen on TV If this bra does what it says it does, I think buying several and layering them with a single decorated one on top might be a very cool idea for tribal dancers. Trimming two and decorating the front/cup area of one with...

This is about the levels of belly dancing. Beginner, intermediate, advanced, and pro, right? Generally, what does one learn at each level? How long does a dancer stay at one level? What does it take for a dancer to advance levels? I know these things vary from teacher to teacher.... that's why...

Ladies... I can belly dance. I never really thought I could before...and even while I thought the way body moved would be perfect for belly dance, I thought I looked terrible. But I got dressed up today. I'll take a picture tomorrow and show you what I wore. And I danced in my mix-n-match...

Personal question ladies. When you dance in a skirt, what do you wear over your underwear? I bought a few shorts style bikini bottoms in classic colors (black, white, red and blue) to wear over my underwear and under my skirt. They sit as nicely as dance hot shorts. They don't ride at all. And...

I know I could use google and get the basics of what a halfa is. That isn't what I want to know. When one attends a halfa, what goes on? Is it general merriment, networking with other dancers, vendor browsing? I want to go to one that will be happening near (well, nearish) WV within the next...

I'm wondering if any of you find yourself doing something unintentionally... and I mean something that you totally do not realize you are doing until you're almost done with it or someone mentions it to you. I have a bad habit of editing stuff... other people's forum posts on all the forums I'm...

I finally did it. I layered a shimmy with a hip figure 8. And was able to repeat multiple times. Thank you. *bows*

So. For two weeks, I've been having major problems with one shoulder, as I mentioned in another thread. I thought I was doing something wrong, and decided to retrain on certain movements to make sure I had the technique correct. Well... after a little hair tossing and a little zaar... not a...

So, we discuss these things a lot on here, but I just don't "get" it. I know Tribal and Tribal Fusion when I see it, I know Egyptian when I see it. The others... not so much. I can't glean much from watching videos. I'm more of a verbal/written explanation person. I saw a dancer's video on...

I know there are several threads already devoted to arm movements. However, I wanted to add a few of my own experiences with this. My "study" habits if you will. I practice arm movements a lot. Anytime music is on, even if I'm just listening, I "dance" with my arms. It's become as second nature...

So, I'm two years away from thirty and I have decided to go back to school. College, in fact. This is scary. I've been out of school since I was 16 (I quit when I had a baby and took the equivalency test for my GED), but it is time for me to stop pretending that my kids need me at home when they...