{"id":3468,"date":"2015-09-01T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T21:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=3468"},"modified":"2015-09-01T14:12:34","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T21:12:34","slug":"bellydancemusing1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/09\/bellydancemusing1\/","title":{"rendered":"Musings Belly Dance Performances: Past and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2011 I was invited to a student recital show in Palo Alto, California hosted by the lovely *Setareh* and featuring her classes, drop-in-troupe, and friends. \u00a0The Palo Alto Arts Center had this lovely stage for us to play on, and I although I was &#8220;dressed for class&#8221; rather than for a show, I was dancing to some of my favorite music for my favorite people. \u00a0Of course, after the fact, all I could think was, &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t I wear a &#8220;REAL&#8221; costume?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GervGWCOj4Q\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This week, I&#8217;m preparing to dance to live music at Tannourine restaurant in San Mateo, California. I&#8217;m still hot on the &#8220;Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut&#8221; marketing campaign, so I&#8217;ll be wearing assiut! \u00a0 If you&#8217;re in the area, see you there!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Happy Costuming and Dance ~ Dawn<br \/>\nSept. 1, 2015<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/09\/bellydancemusing1\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=580%2C773&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?resize=580%2C773&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/09\/bellydancemusing1\/\"><img width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" data-attachment-id=\"3470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/09\/bellydancemusing1\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11951282_1080492551961221_6987725364540682368_n.jpg?fit=580%2C773&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>In 2011 I was invited to a student recital show in Palo Alto, California hosted by the lovely *Setareh* and featuring her classes, drop-in-troupe, and friends. \u00a0The Palo Alto Arts Center had this lovely stage for us to play on, and I although I was &#8220;dressed for class&#8221; 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