Suzanne Azhaar
Active member
How does one dance and not pick up their feet? Slide maybe? For an entire performance?
Yuck.
Thought Provoking Belly Dance Costumes: the good, the bad and the hideous
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Yuck.
Shanazel
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I'm not a big fan of leg ornamentation; it distracts my somewhat flighty attention with thoughts of, "What the hell has she got on her leg?" While I'm trying to figure it out between flashes of skirt, I miss the main part of the dance. I don't need to wear a long skirt in order to slip and fall- most mishaps for me have come when I stepped on a veil. I swear, veils were out to get me my whole dance life.
The red beladi dress fascinated me- the design made her look like a perfect hour glass. I want to grow up and look like that.
My pet skirt peeve: skirts that are shorter in the back than in the front. Do not hem your skirt until it has hung in place for a few days. My favorite way of shortening skirts was to shorten from the top to accommodate my curved butt and flat stomach (ah, those were the days) and avoid that too long in front thing. I could also do the adjustments alone instead of needing someone to mark the hem at the base of the skirt.
The red beladi dress fascinated me- the design made her look like a perfect hour glass. I want to grow up and look like that.
My pet skirt peeve: skirts that are shorter in the back than in the front. Do not hem your skirt until it has hung in place for a few days. My favorite way of shortening skirts was to shorten from the top to accommodate my curved butt and flat stomach (ah, those were the days) and avoid that too long in front thing. I could also do the adjustments alone instead of needing someone to mark the hem at the base of the skirt.
Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
I think she did a sliding kind of thing for part, and knew how to feel with her foot for the rest. Kudos if you can pull it off, but it doesn't sound like fun to me.How does one dance and not pick up their feet? Slide maybe? For an entire performance?
Suzanne Azhaar
Active member
You could do the adjustments alone?! I've never managed that.
Shanazel
Moderator
For a good part of my dance life, I had to. I didn't say I always did them well.
Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
I got a gizmo that shoots chalk dust out of a nozzle when you squeeze a bulb. Position it at the desired height, and do a slow turn in the skirt while pressing the bulb. Bob's your uncle!For a good part of my dance life, I had to. I didn't say I always did them well.
Shanazel
Moderator
Suzanne Azhaar
Active member
They work well. I use them on friend's skirts. Never tried to use it on mine.
Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
Well enough. You have to be a bit cognizant of how fast you're turning vis a vis how you're pressing the bulb.
Greek Bonfire
Well-known member
I've performed flamenco, and there is a lot of kicking around of those long tails on the skirts. However, in these modern times, they don't wear them so much.
Shanazel
Moderator
Hi, Amine. Nice to see you back here. I was always pretty conservative in my choice of costumes, too. It was always a challenge to balance my "disappear into a crowd and don't draw attention" personality and the need to focus audience attention as a performer.
I watched a video of a very good Russian dancer yesterday (can't think of her name off hand) who wore a gorgeous yellow and apricot costume that puddled up at her feet. She dealt with it beautifully, but it still looked like a) she'd borrowed a costume from a taller dancer and hadn't had time to tack the hem up, or b) she'd decided at the last minute not to wear her platform heels.
Does anyone know if THIS is our Australian Dev who used to be a significant part of OD's community?
The following aren't from Dev's site. Just food for provoking thoughts. I'd like to see the back of the purple one. If the other side of the skirt is equally bare, there's liable to be a costume malfunction waiting to happen. I'm not crazy about the decorations on the coral costume, but I like the style.
I watched a video of a very good Russian dancer yesterday (can't think of her name off hand) who wore a gorgeous yellow and apricot costume that puddled up at her feet. She dealt with it beautifully, but it still looked like a) she'd borrowed a costume from a taller dancer and hadn't had time to tack the hem up, or b) she'd decided at the last minute not to wear her platform heels.
Does anyone know if THIS is our Australian Dev who used to be a significant part of OD's community?
The following aren't from Dev's site. Just food for provoking thoughts. I'd like to see the back of the purple one. If the other side of the skirt is equally bare, there's liable to be a costume malfunction waiting to happen. I'm not crazy about the decorations on the coral costume, but I like the style.
Suzanne Azhaar
Active member
Love the coral costume. I'd wear it as is.
Greek Bonfire
Well-known member
Greek Bonfire
Well-known member
These similar type dresses are posted for sale on a group that I'm an admin for on Facebook. They barely meet requirements. I have to restrain myself from deleting them.