Tattoos are common among tribal, cabaret, and Egyptian belly dancers. If you have been thinking about a tattoo, take some time to choose your design and decide where you want it done. Make sure it’s something you really want and won’t regret in time. Practice with henna if possible, if you’re not completely sure. Once [...]

If you have belly dance class tonight, there’s a 100 percent chance the teacher will ask you to smile. And if you are performing, there’s another 100 percent chance you will be smiling with your friends, your audience and the camera. Don’t let your happy moments, also be the embarrassing ones and show off your [...]

A belly dancer’s hands are very expressive during her dance. We can float them in the air, twirl a cane, grasp a veil, or just trail them to accentuate a movement. When everyone’s eyes are on your hands we need to make sure we keep them looking their best. 1. Moisturize your hands. Whether it’s [...]

The key to doing your makeup for a performance is MAKE YOUR EYES POP.  This helps capture your audiences attention and maintain eye contact. To help you get some ideas, we’ve searched for the best clip we could find on YouTube.  We love this look.  You can recreate this look in 10 simple steps listed [...]

You don’t need to spend a fortune to accentuate your beauty. Everything you need is already in your kitchen!

The following steps and video tutorial will help you create a stunning Middle Eastern inspired look.  I have seen this look on several individuals and it blew me away every time.   It is incredibly breadth taking. 1. Apply a frosted white eye shadow right below the eyebrow (on the brow bone) and on the center [...]

I found the following clip, created by PixiWoo on YouTube.  It shows you how to create an Egyptian Cleopatra look.  It’s fairly easy to follow.  I love watching this clip – the accessories and wig play a big role in this as well.  Enjoy! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube [...]

Two weeks ago we posted a really beautiful egyptian queen makeup look.  I found another one that I wanted to share.  This one is very gold and shimmery and a bit more smudged than the last clip. But I love this video as well.  It’s also nice to see this being done on non-typical Almond [...]

The following makeup tutorial shows you how to easily replicate a stunning “Egyptian Queen” look.  I found this clip on YouTube and it is by MakeupAdikt.  It is a very dramatic look, that can help you draw attention and build good eye contact with your audience.  It’s a stunning, unique look that definitely deserves a [...]

Bindis, a Decoration to Catch your Audience What are they and how to wear them…? They are breath taking, eye catching, jaw dropping and for sure something to talk about. Yes! Bindis are the fashion statement of many belly dancers, because they come in a great variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and because no dancer [...]