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Part I: The Mythic History If you spend any time online reading about belly dance (and if you’re reading this, you obviously do), you have probably encountered the “dancing for dowries” explanation of the coin-covered belly dance bra and belt. Coin bras and belts, popular in belly dance costuming since the 1970’s, offer a mysterious, evocative alternative to the glittering beadwork that more obviously reflects mainstream glamour. We have all seen the photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries showing women – dancers – draped in coin jewelry, and obviously their jewelry inspired the use of coins in modern belly dance costuming. So it’s natural to want to know the customs behind the fashion. Dancing for Dowries: The Mythos The basic story is this: We wear coin costumes because sometime in the past, young, marriageable women would dance for the coins that were thrown to them, which they would then sew onto their hip scarves, saving them for a dowry.
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These ideas will help you look the best you possibly can when you step out on stage! Do you have any tips or tricks you're willing to share on my page? E-mail them to me and I'll add them! Choosing a Costume Design By Shira By Faedra Faedra is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. For Renaissance Faires. By Zia Bat Ali Dancing with Fire. Breaking In a New Costume By Zafira Zafira is based in Virginia. Securing Hooks. Closures. By Lisa Lisa majored in costume design for her undergraduate work in college. Keep Belts From Slipping. Making & Modifying Costumes Making Belts.
By Sulisha Kanouni Sulisha lives in Salt Lake City, Utah and has been dancing 34 years, 25 of those years in Middle East dancing. Velcro. By Kahina El Nar Kahine El Nar is from Sacramento, California. Belts And Pins. By Paola Paola is an Italian dancer in the Netherlands. By Helen M Repurposing. By Klaire Beading. Flying Skirts Tribal Belly Dance Costumes: Belts. Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love (9781556525223): Anne Thomas Soffee. Inked Magazine. 06/08/11 / Photographer: Chloe Aftel / Author: Kara Pound When Zoe Jakes was starting out as a belly dancer, she made her living by dancing for Arabic and Persian groups—cultures that traditionally don’t approve of tattoos.
“I had the girl on my back, but the rest of my body stayed untattooed because I needed to be able to work at restaurants, private parties, and weddings,” she says. “The minute I started getting successful in more alternative stuff, that’s when I just went for broke, because I love adornment. I love the way it makes the body look and changes when I dance.” The “alternative stuff” mainly means her Oakland, CA–based world- electronic trio, Beats Antique. Since 2007, the trio has put out five albums (including 2010’s Blind Threshold) and played every festival from Austin City Limits to SXSW to Lollapalooza. Ear Cuffs.