Belly Hip Scarf

Innovation with tradition

Belly dance costumes have a complex and elegant history, just like the dance itself. If we go through the origins of belly dance there are two distinct contexts in which this dance was performed. The first being the dance as religious function, and the second, dances as social occasion apart from religious or sacred context. Looking at belly dance costume in a religious way, Temple and tomb paintings depict musicians and dancers, we can see women in fine fabrics, transparent folds, exquisitely adorned ankles, wrists, necks and heads and sometimes bare breasted. Belly dance costume was undoubtedly influenced by another example of social dancing which could be witnessed at social gatherings such as weddings or births which are themselves sacred occasions. Today's, modern belly dance costume has been inspired by the clothing of ages past as well as the fashion of the day, which is decreed largely, if not wholly, by the western world. Due to the large spectrum of styles that make up this dance form there are as many different costume styles such as tribal style, tribal fusion, folk dance, gothic fusion, oriental and Egyptian but most include these basic elements...

 

• Hip scarf
• Pants
• Skirts
• Tops
• Shoes

Hip scarf: It is traditional to wear some form of belly dance hip scarf or belt. This article of clothing gives definition to the hips, to isolated movements of the hips, or creates a frame to isolated movements of the upper body. The types of belly dance hip scarf you may find are generally made of a light material like georget or chiffon, though some are of velvet or lycra.

Pants: The belly dance pants are one of the typical belly dance costume styles. They are made by cutting very wide leg panels out of chiffon, georgette or something heavier and opaque if you prefer. These are then gathered or pleated onto an elastic strip or a wide patterned trim that fits snugly around each ankle.

Skirts: Full circle belly dance skirts are made from roughly six meters of fabric (depending on your height, you may need slightly more or less fabric). Four meters of which are cut into two half circles that are seamed together along one radius to form a full circle, leaving a slit open along the other radius. There are several other types of skirts.

 

Tops: Styles of belly dance tops vary according to preference but the most common is a bra or bikini style top. To the base are sewn coins, beads, mirrors, fur, chain, charms, ornate broaches, bead fringes and sequins, depending on the style of dance you perform, your color preference and the belly dance costume 'feel' you want to portray, you will use all of, or a combination of some of the mentioned accessories.

Shoes: Heels began to be worn by dancers as a sign of affluence. Now most cabaret or classical oriental dancers who perform in hotels, restaurants or clubs wear high-heeled belly dance shoes. Other forms of footwear are flat, thin soled, soft leather dance shoes, which sometimes have a small heel.

 

 

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Anyone who lives in thailand know where i can find belly dance supplies?

im going to thailand for 10 days and want to buy lots of veils hip scarfs,,,whatever i can find for cheap.... i would rather go to egypt to get this stuff but its too expensive to get there!!!

Try contacting this studio

http://www.rumpuree.com/

they are located in Thailand and it's possible they may have some items available through their studio or at least they might be able to tell you where to get things from. Otherwise your best bet is probably to order things off the internet.

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