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Byzantium Ensemble for Sarah of Wicked Smileys

This spring, I worked on a lovely folkloric style ensemble for an accomplished dancer, but new performer, Sarah of Wicked Smileys. She performed with Troupe Celine twice this spring, first at Spring Rakkasah and at an Asian American cultural festival.…

Bras of the Stars – Update

The Dancing with the Stars season is almost over, and Threads Magazine has posted a fantastic interview with the designer of all those sizzling hot costumes, the Emmy Award winning Randall Christensen. The gallery on his website has both front…

Resources for Re-enactors

I’ve been recently spent some quality time working on a research project. A book I began quite some time ago, is rapidly reaching its deadline, and so I dusted it off and started looking through my notes. To refresh my…

US Belly Dance Belts Thinner than Italian Belts

Italian promotional poster – From Russia with Love – including fantastic belly dance image and Gypsy chick fight. Which got me wondering – what does the English language version look like? So I looked around and found the US version……

Bras of the Stars

Showgirls are Showgirls… Belly Dancers, Burlesque, Broadway, Vegas.. we all have one thing in common – we all LOVE to wear a hot and spicy embellished bra!This season on Dancing With the Stars, we’ve been treated to a host of…