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The “Gold Book” Flip Through – Part 1

August 10, 2023

“The Belly Dance Costume Book” by Zarifa Aradoon c. 1978 This book is a time capsule of belly dance-consuming information c. 1978. I love having this book in my collection as it is part of my belly dance costuming journey. When I wrote my first book, “Costuming from the Hip” this book was already out […]

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Costume Renovation – Raspberry Hearts

August 8, 2023

Vintage Belly Dance Costume Renovation Meet “Raspberry Hearts.” She’s a previously unworn Egyptian bedlah set. She’s been floating around the used costume market here in the San Francisco Bay Area. She’s got a few design problems and some superficial damage. But on the positive side, “Raspberry Hearts” is a fabulous color and has excellent bones. […]

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52 Belly Dane Lesson Plans

July 14, 2023

52 Lesson Plans And How to Write 5,000 More Interview with Author Sara Shrapnell Celebrating the second Installment in the “Teaching Belly Dance” series My fellow belly dance author and co-author Sara Shrapnell just published her best-selling workshop in book format. If you’re a teacher of dance, this book will help you streamline your classes […]

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Fabulous Fall Festival Rides Again!

July 14, 2023

Hello, my belly dance friends! I was invited to rejoin the Fabulous Fall Festival planning committee and I’m now the head Marketeer! If you’re local to me in the San Francisco/Bay Area region, please consider sharing this graphic with your friends, students, troupe mates, or anyone you feel might like to join us for a […]

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Junk Mail – Award Winning Trash Dress

July 7, 2023

Junk Mail Trash Dress Sculpture by Dawn Devine Exhibited at the San Mateo County Fair Division Winner Last December, as the year drew to a close, I set some unusual goals. One goal was to “Be how I self-defined.” This sounds abstract, but it amounts to this: If I call myself a dancer, then I […]