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So, I've been single for awhile now. In the last year and a half, I've had one date and one other guy ask me out. Both of the guys who asked me out were 10 years younger than me, and thought I was around their age. So, my mom does taxes this time of year, and she had one of her clients come...

I had been wanting to go back to being a redhead for awhile, since I have naturally mousy blonde hair and I think it makes me look a bit washed out. I had tried henna once before several years ago when my hair was very long and dyed auburn, and because I used cheap henna (that wasn't natural)...

I was wondering how one would go about making a costume from Georgette Sari Fabric. I've loved the costumes I've seen that are made from it, but have always wondered how to handle the skirt. If a sari has a design that is patterned horizontally down the fabric, what sort of skirt would be best...

This year, I have several 'goals' for my life and dance, one of which is to learn Arabic to have a deeper appreciation of what I dance to. I'd like to focus on the Egyptian dialect, since I've heard that is more common in music than other dialects. I can't afford Rosetta Stone's course, which...

I thought I'd throw this question out there, because I'm beginning to suspect that I'm having some symptoms that go along with being borderline hypo-thyroid. I've already had blood tests that put me on the low side of normal with my thyroid. I've been loosing more hair than normal for quite...

I found this on Bhuz and was just amazed by how fabulous it is! I really like the way she hears the music and expresses it, plus, she's just a gorgeous dancer. <object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie"...

I have this song and I absolutely love Samir Sourer's version of Salamat, but after searching You Tube, I can't find any clips with dancing to this song. Does anyone know of any out there? I'd love to do this song and have some ideas for what to do, but would like to see what others have done...

I had never seen Shoshanna dance before tonight and I must say, she is so at one with the music!!!! It is beautiful and very moving. I love this clip! YouTube - Shoshanna Dances Sand in Flames with the Sunday Night Band

I'm thinking of making gauntlets/sleeves with my costume and was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to buy just plain black powernet? I can probably make them out of something else stretchy like stretch velour, but I think the powernet would look nice with the assuit. I've been looking...

So, I did get my silk dyed today, though I think it will be tomorrow before I get my skirt cut out and put together. Here are pictures of the silk and assuit - The silk is a bit darker/richer color than this. I tried to make the picture a bit more saturated to reflect that, because it got...

I know that sugar petals sells bra cups and I've used hers before - they are very nice indeed. I do wish she offered the choice of paypal, however, since I like the fact that with it my info is more secure. Is there any other place that sells just the bra cups that does take Paypal or a secure...

The earlier conversation on props in bellydance had me thinking about veil poi. I have Michelle's pop lock and shimmy DVD and on it she has a small clip advertising a different DVD on Veil Poi. YouTube - Veil Poi Performance - Michelle Joyce - Belly Dance The above (if I've managed to do it...

Okay, so I have my assuit on order. It's black with a really pretty silver floral motif. I thought I had pretty much decided on a two panel skirt of the assuit with a circle skirt in red silk underneath and a bra and belt covered in the assuit. Then I saw the above costume by Halla Moustafa...

So, I needed something to exfoliate my face the other day and realized I didn't have anything, so I tried this. I had some left over Generic Brand Tea Tree Oil Hair Conditioner from Sally's Beauty Supply and I mixed it with some simple white table sugar and used it as a scrub. Rinsed it off...

So, I work nights and I'm on my way home from work and have to stop to get gas at the place I've stopped at before. I've seen a spider or two with webs on the pumps before - opportunistically waiting for the careless moth to fly into them. But tonight I swear the gas pumps were covered with...

I want the underskirt and my veil to match for my costume that is in the works, and was thinking about using silk and dying it myself. :) Should one use the 3 mm silk gauze, china silk - which is 5 mm, or something like silk Haboitai? How thin is the silk gauze? Does it fly well for a veil...

I am going to meet some friends in October who I haven't seen for over a year. Last year the subject of bellydancing came up and they asked me to dance for them when I came to see them this year. To me... perfect opportunity to make a costume. :) Yes, I have a few costumes, but nothing...

I've been lurking about the BD forum for a few days now, enjoying posts and discussions. Seems like a great group and finally I couldn't keep myself from joining in. :D:D A little about myself - I lived in the Indianapolis area for a long time and took lessons from Faten Munger who is a...