Thought Provoking Belly Dance Costumes: the good, the bad and the hideous
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Shanazel
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I wandered over to the Dalal site this afternoon to see the latest fashions in belly dance costumes. It was a dismal walk. Didn't see anything that made me long to spend money for the body I no longer have. Most were meh. Some were definitely thought-provoking. Is it just me or do other people see a guy with a beard on the gold and pink costume?
Ariadne
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Amulya
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I think the pink one can be fixed, it needs a different style skirt. The last one needs fridge adjustment, the blue and black needs that boob splatter removed but the first? I don’t even understand what is going on there ��
Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
Looking at it again, probably not. That skirt would result in my doing a spectacular face plant the 1st time I wore it - I'd step on that dragging hem for sure!
Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
Amulya
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Same haha. I dont think anyone would survive a trailing skirt like that when dancing (or just walking around)
Shanazel
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Amulya! I am so happy to see you again. I hope you are well and happy, oh Empress of the TPBDC!
I've never been fond of the tight at the thighs, full below the knee shirts for dancing. They look restrictive and remind me of costumes worn by torch singers fifty years ago.
I've never been fond of the tight at the thighs, full below the knee shirts for dancing. They look restrictive and remind me of costumes worn by torch singers fifty years ago.
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Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
Evidently, a former leader of the troupe I joined here in Florida decreed a Mermaid skirt costume of some kind. Apparently, these skirts only looked good on the leader, and everybody else hated them. Not sure what the whole story is, as I've never seen the skirts in question, but bringing it up gets scowls and quotations from "The Sailor's Guide to Magic Words and Incantations"!
Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
No its not, but then again, I wasn't there.
There was another, vaguely similar situation in California where the instructor decided on some kind of "flower costume", with parasol. Apparently, it had artificial flowers all over the place. Two of my dance sisters were in the troupe involved, and to this day, if I bring it up: "How about that flower costume?", they'll both reply, "You mean that ****ING FLOWER COSTUME?!?!?" One of them actually burned hers, I think the other threw it away.
The instructor in question apparently kept on trying to resurrect the costume and dance that went with it. Everybody would quit until the idea went away, then re-join! I guess eventually, the idea died out for good.
There was another, vaguely similar situation in California where the instructor decided on some kind of "flower costume", with parasol. Apparently, it had artificial flowers all over the place. Two of my dance sisters were in the troupe involved, and to this day, if I bring it up: "How about that flower costume?", they'll both reply, "You mean that ****ING FLOWER COSTUME?!?!?" One of them actually burned hers, I think the other threw it away.
The instructor in question apparently kept on trying to resurrect the costume and dance that went with it. Everybody would quit until the idea went away, then re-join! I guess eventually, the idea died out for good.
Shanazel
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I'm not a big fan of ruffles to begin with but this looks like the seam tore at the hip leaving a gaping hole while the ruffle slid sideways off her hip.
Greek Bonfire
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A little ruffling is tolerable more in the actual lower skirt area but I prefer fringe on the hips. As for mermaid, I had one that was so comfortable I could've slept in it. But it is not flattering to many body types so no costume should ever be forced on any dancer.
Don't get me started on parasols...
