Love assiut robes, but aren’t sure how to style them? How they should fit? What type of belt would look best? Here is a collection of videos direct from the source, Egypt. These dancers illustrate different approaches to head, hip…
Lyda Borelli was an Italian silent screen film actress who appeared in 14 movies between 1913 and 1920. Scholars of film history consider her first Italian film star, earning the title diva. Before she appeared on the silver screen, Lyda…
The super-glamourous author/dancer Princess Farhana featured me in a write up about “The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut!” entitled “The Queen of Assiut.” I’m so very honored to work with Princess Farhana, who is beyond a triple threat –…
There is nothing like a tasty treat on one of the USA’s most important holidays, Thanksgiving. So, to celebrate, I’ve begun to put up the videos from our party, Assiut Fest, held back in August. We had an incredible lineup…
Here’s a useful checklist that appeared in the spring 2009 Costumer’s Notes. Between 2005-2009, I put together a printed version of my newsletter for distribution at events I attended. When I was teaching belly dance regularly, one of the important parts…