Costume Tips

How to Clean Your Costume

Jul 18th, 2009 | By Amulya | Category: Costume Tips

Belly dance costumes are pricey items so we want to be ultra careful with them. But sometimes you might like to clean them. There are several things you can do depending on the type of costume. I have never owned a costume with mesh parts, so I can not give any advise on those, but [...]



Favorite Belly Dance Buys

Jul 3rd, 2009 | By Dawn | Category: Costume Tips, Product Reviews

The following is a listing of belly dance related goodies that we like.  You can click on the image to view more details about the item. Gold Costume by DancingRahana.com I’m a big fan of brownish/goldish colors.  I feel like this color looks good on almost everyone.  The design is intricate and feminine.  The top [...]



How to Make Your Own Harem Pants

Jun 15th, 2009 | By Dawn | Category: Costume Tips

I just found a really great instructional video to help you make harem pants, cheap.  It’s a short clip, showing great results, and uses great editing. Enjoy! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Credit goes to Gianny L.  Go to her website for more tips and tricks.



Low-Coin Costumes

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Jheri St James | Category: Costume Tips, How To

How can a belly dancer have great costume pieces without spending much money? Here are some ideas: Harem Pants Pajama bottoms or elastic waist/drawstring pants can be made into a pair of harem pants. Cut a small slit inside the leg hems; cut two pieces of elastic to ankle lengths; then using a safety pin [...]



Costuming

Aug 2nd, 2008 | By Diana | Category: Costume Tips, How To

Having the perfect costume for a performance can be stressful. Costumes can run in the thousands and for those of us who aren’t able to make such a purchase, there are alternatives. There are many ways a dancer can have a glistening costume under the lights without having to empty their bank account. Each dancer [...]



New Gear for Belly Dancers

Jul 12th, 2008 | By Dawn | Category: Costume Tips, How To, Product Reviews, Site Updates

Today we launched our products page, which showcases our favorite products including our famous “Belly Bag” in eye-catching colors, business cards, and key chains (which make ideal gifts for your students) to help you create your complete Dancer look. See our “Dancer’s Gear’ page for more information.