Belly Dancing Costumes

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Belly Dance Tribal Costumes

Tribal Dancing And How To Make Belly Dancing Costumes
By Asli Adivar

If you have ever wondered how to make belly dancing costumes, look no further than right here. Tribal belly dancing is the art of emphasizing a woman’s curves, torso along with providing a soothing sensual sound and unbelievably liquid movement. In understanding how to make belly dancing costumes for the tribal genre of belly dancing you must first understand what tribal belly dancing is.

Tribal belly dancing is the mixture of the authentic dancing mixed with an interpretation of the Nomad tribes as they experienced dances and dances from other cultures. In order to learn how to make belly dancing costumes for this remarkable genre you must realize that the tribal belly dancers can have an assortment of costumes ranging from authentic to fantasy. Tribal dancing is known to be very sensual and romantic in nature and aspires to tell a story.

Where Can I Learn How to Make Belly Dancing Costumes?

The style of costumes you will find in a tribal belly dancing are inspired by the nomadic tribes as mentioned above that borrowed elements from every culture they came across so learning how to make a belly dancing costume for this genre is very easy. There is a wide berth in this neighborhood and any way you mix up your sequins, tassels or simple skirt is quite an easy process. If you need help in learning how to make belly dancing costumes you can literally just click on any belly dancer’s website and if experience tells us anything its that belly dancers are a very helpful group in promoting the passion of belly dancing and how to make belly dancing costumes. Apart from that there is a wealth of information on the internet available for you to learn the traditional costume making ideas as well as new ones.

How To Make Belly Dancing Costumes

There is really no set way to creating a great costume aside from having a professional make it for you. There is no set of rules or guidelines that prelude how to make belly dancing costumes and therefore, it is basically up to your imagination and particular style. For the tribal style, it is the easiest way because of the wide interpretation open to costume making for this genre. Even a bra and a simple handkerchief skirt can be the entire lesson you need in learning how to make belly dancing costumes depending on the story you are trying to portray. It is easy to glue sequins and glittery components to a regular colored bra that you choose to use for your particular story or to sew a quick skirt. It is entirely dependent upon you and your imagination as to where your costume making will take you. Release your inner visions and let your imagination dream up an idea you can produce for your dance interpretation.


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Sexy Exotic Belly Dancing Costumes

Sexy Exotic Belly Dancing Costumes

Traditionally, Belly Dancing Costumes were never designed to be sexy or exotic. Infact, Oriental or Middle Eastern dancers would often wear their everyday clothes for dancing, since dancing was a part of everyday life that would happen in the company of friends and family. It was not supposed to be enticing.

The impression of belly dancing costumes being sexy and exotic came from western impressions of the dance, especially at the end of the 19th century when Little Egypt introduced Oriental Dance at the World Exposition. The dance and costume were so different from anything people had seem before that everything about them was seen as exotic and, unfortunately, risque.

It was western playwrights, writers and artists that created this image of the sexy dancers and the increasingly daring costumes. When tourists demanded "authentic" dance in the hotels and cabarets of Egypt in the early 20th century, it was their Westernised perceptions of the dance they wanted to see, not what was really authentic, which is why costumes became more form-fitting, gauzy and glitzy.

In recent decades Egyptian authorities have tried to play down this sexiness, and insist that cabaret dancers in Egypt abide by strict dress codes. While the costumes are still form-fitting and glamorous, it is not acceptable to show a lot of skin and mesh fabric usually covers any cutouts.

Turkish belly dancing costumes tend to be more revealing and risque and are what most people are thinking of when they think of sexy exotic belly dancing costumes.

Belly Dancing Resources

I'm often asked my recommendations for buying Belly Dancing costumes and accessories (as well as other resources such as gifts and music).

Check out these Belly Dancing Resources at Belly Dancing Secrets for some great recommendations.

Issy

Caring for Your Belly Dancing Costumes

Belly dancing costumes are often made of delicate fabrics that cannot be washed, so how do you care for them properly and make sure you give them the longest life possible.

1. Before wearing your costume, make sure you take a shower and wash off any oils or chemicals that could stain or damage the costume. Natural body oils and perspiration can result in a stale smell and washing first will help preserve the costume for longer.

2. Naturally, you cannot prevent yourself from perspiring during a performance, so straight after a performance make sure you change out of your costume and allow it to dry and air out for a few days before storing. There are several good odor neutralizing sprays on the market that you can use to prevent stale smells lingering on your costume, but spot-test a small area first to ensure it will not damage the material.

3. Avoid wearing your costume around smokers or in smoky environments as this will cause your costume to absorb the odor. If you cannot avoid the smoke (for example, if you are dancing in a restaurant that allows smoking) then follow step two to try and eliminate odors before storing your costume.

4. Belly dancing costumes often include delicate bead and metal decorations. To protect these from damage you should avoid sitting in your costume for any length of time and only wear your costume for the duration of the performance.

5. Do not eat or drink in your costume and avoid people who are eating and drinking, to minimize the risk of spillages on your outfit.

6. Store your costume in a place where it can breathe properly (not a plastic bag) and do not hang a heavy costume from a clothes hanger by the arm holes as this will cause it to stretch out of shape. A good tip for keeping your costume fresh in storage is to put a fabric pouch filled with baking soda in the storage space with it, which will help absorb any odors.

7. Check the seams for tears and look for any loose or broken beading and sequins before storing your costume after a performance. This will prevent any last-minute panics when you retrieve it for your next performance.

Your belly dance costume is fragile and will have cost you much more than the other outfits in your closet. To ensure it looks as good next year as it does this year, give a little consideration to its storage and upkeep, and it will continue to do justice to your performance every time you dance.


About the Author

Issy Hart writes about the art of Belly Dancing in several blogs including Belly Dancing Costumes and Belly Dancing Music

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Belly Dancing Jewelry

Enormous jewelry for dance value in Belly Dance costume.
by Slava Diamy

Belly Dance is one of the remarkable ancient forms of dancing and also it is a first class way to stay in shape for all ages. It is performed by both men and women, mostly with a great deal of improvisation. It is built from some pre-defined movements although.

Belly Dancers always wear jewelry. You don’t have to worry about your partner being scratched by dance partner. Usually dancing jewelry (rings, bracelets, belts and even earrings) should be checked for sharp sides to avoid dance wounds. This is not necessary for bellydance performance.

"Jewelry takes people's minds off your wrinkles." (Sonja Henie) This is so true for bellydancing jewelry. Many famous bellydancers are over 40 and yet their dance is amazing masterpiece, and everybody holds their breath as they watch it!

Belly Dance costume making is usually time-consuming, but fun to do with some imagination applied to it. Typically it consists of a decorated bra, belt, two armbands, headband and a dance skirt. Also you can wear choli under it. A choli is a short-sleeved blouse that ends without covering your belly.

Making Belly Dance costume can be started with a bra. Just buy any kind of bra and some repetitive decorations, like coins or triangles. It can be copper, silver, gold or any other metal. If you look around – there are places to buy decorative coins, which are easy to attach to bra with a few moves of needle. And of course you can buy all this clothing embellished with decorations already.

Usually you should buy a belt base, because it contains some jewelry and attachment spots. A belly dance skirt contains a whole lot of jewelry decorations – coins, chains.

Jewelry on foot, a performer of belly dance wears, should be resistant to stress. So keep it tied hard.

Headwear decoration is usually consists of veil, decorative rhomb-shaped shiny things. Don’t forget to have some fancy tribal-style earrings, that’s one of important elements. Actually, all jewelry is very important to belly dance costume. Oriental dances are famous for costumes and it’s shiny jewelry things. When you wear a mind-blowing amount of coins on yourself even if they are just copper – you can feel like a goddess wearing all gold on earth which a sultan (husband) brought in her life to give her happiness.

Many people think that belly dance includes only belly, however a whole body and mind is involved. It teaches you not only to value your body, but also it helps your mind. In order to achieve mind-effect of belly dance you must feel as beautiful as you can be. A word “feel” is emphasized here. It doesn’t matter really must how you look – it’s how you feel yourself in dance. You should make all possible to feel at best must it include a great costume, a great stylish jewelry on it and the best moves you can do!

Belly Dancing is a phenomenal opportunity to keep interest in life and to expand your horizons – give it a try – why lose a chance to feel jewelry all over you instead of modern “not-too-much” jewelry. Feel the beat of the past times.


About the Author

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Belly Dancing Costumes Blog

Hi. This is my blog dedicated to the wonderful world of belly dancing costumes. Stick around to learn more.

Issy