Mm Mm Monday – Bollywood Disney Princesses
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Creating Your Own Style
by Deep Roots Dance Instructor, Carmen Bellotti As you spend time along your path you begin to acquire treasures. Part of the fun of being a tribal belly dancer is all of the costuming options you have. There are full … Read More
Tribal Bellydance Costuming 101
I teach costuming workshops now and again, specifically for tribal and fusion bellydancers. I used to be a professional costumer, so I have spent quite a lot of time considering all the elements that go into this style–what makes it … Read More
Dramatic Hair for Tribal Bellydance
One of two in a follow-along video series where I share one of my routines for getting dolled up for performance. Ladies with short hair take note, this one is especially helpful for you! Hope you enjoy it.
Vintage Costumes – Setting Dyes, Preserving Colors
In the tribal bellydance world, we love our vintage and hand-made items. Particularly we heart imported Indian costuming, such as Banjara cholis, Rajasthani or Jaipur skirts, and bandhani tie-dye style dupattas. Whether old or new, they are subject to dye … Read More
Free Costuming Hints and Tips Booklet
Davina (nee Dawn Divine) has been writing costuming books about as long as I have been dancing. In my early dancer days, I would purchase and pore over her books at the time, looking for ideas and inspiration. She offers … Read More
Ebay’s Guide to Tribal
In composing this blog entry, a single search for “tribal bellydance” on Ebay returned some very interesting results. Less and less dancers are shopping there, because the term has been confused and misused.I think we should start with a reminder … Read More
Free Make-Up and Costume Videos!
In case you didn’t already know, FatChance has made their Volume 2 Make-up and Costume video available online. It’s a one-hour video which is partly educational and partly a fab trip in the wayback machine. My VHS tape (and any … Read More