Finding the Right Belly Dance Costume
Belly dance costumes aren't difficult, and when one is custom made to fit you, it's the best! There are books, videos, patterns, and articles available on belly dance costumes and if you just use your imagination you can come up with something that works for you. We will discuss some of the basics necessary to outfit yourself in an attractive and enticing belly dance costume.
Chain belts can be used as a hip belt, and you can even build it up with other bits of costume jewelry or chains that you might have on hand. If you have enough costume jewelry, you can fashion a matching necklace, or stomach drape, or add jewelry pieces to a swimsuit top to make a bra. Chain-mail fringed with belly dancer jingles and fire polished beads provide enchanting sound and color. Anklet also provide a nice touch highlighting the feet and encouraging your audience to notice the movements down there.
Some of the attire features a headband, veil, halter top, and pantaloons. As you may imagine, the variety of colors, styles and various accessories are only limited to the imagination of the dancer. When measuring for your fit, remember that hips should be measured at the hip bone with the length going from the hip bone to the floor.
Spanning many different borders and various cultures this dance is regarded as a unique art from with an appealing style of its own. It has traditional associations of both religious and erotic elements. Some find this offensive and has resulted in disdain and scorn by some but generally loved by many. Its apparent origins are the fertility cults of the ancient world. Belly dancing is uniquely designed for the lovely female body, with an emphasis on stomach muscles, hip moves, and chest moves. It is firm and earthy, traditionally with bare feet connected to the ground and is characterized by smooth, flowing, complex, and sensual movements of the torso, alternated with shaking and shimmy-type moves.
Dancers in the United States, while respecting the origins of belly dance, are also exploring and creating within the dance form to address their own needs. Issues of body-image, self-esteem, healing from sexual violation, sisterhood, and self-authentication are regularly addressed in belly dance classes everywhere.
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