I often hear from dancers, “I’d love to be able to sew, but I can’t.” And for some, that’s the end of their story. But for others, that’s the beginning of a new dancer career – they start to learn how to sew and create beautiful costumes! Let’s face it – it’s impossible for dancers to NOT encounter costuming problems. … Read more →
Holidays are upon us, and it’s an exciting time with all the fun social events. But sometimes I really, REALLY appreciate the quiet, alone moments I get in between those events. Don’t get me wrong. I really enjoy sharing lovely moments with friends and families… but the more social events I enjoy, the more quiet, alone time I crave. Can… Read more →
What about belly dance costumes caught your eye at first? The sparkles? The fringe? For me, the intricate bead embroidery is one of the first things that attracted me to belly dance costumes. One of the most popular beading techniques you see on professional belly dance costumes is something that looks like a beaded rope or a twisted line of… Read more →
Got holiday haflas coming up? Or holiday gigs? To help sparkle up your holiday season, I put together a list of fun DIY projects for your belly dance costuming and decoration! Enjoy! 6 Sparkly Holiday Belly Dance Costuming & Decoration DIY Projects #1 DIY LED Isis Wings It’s always super exciting when the lights go off during performance. That’s a… Read more →
Updated in October 2020 Struggling with belly dance bras gaping around the top edges? Your bra looked fine before you got on stage….but you’ve got gaping bra cups by the time you finish your performance. Gaping bra cups is one of very, very common bra problems. The worst part of it is that it really takes your audience’s attention away… Read more →
I often look at different dance costume designs other than belly dancing to get new ideas that I can bring to the belly dance world. And I’m in love with ballroom jewelry 😀 They’re really sparkly and gorgeous, but the problem is, I can’t find any tutorials on how to make them! So I made my own sparkly swirly armband… Read more →
ATS weeks here at Sparkly Belly! 😀 Last week I shared with you how to make 4-yard pantaloons for ATS and tribal fusion belly dance, and I was so happy to see many of you got so excited as soon as I shared the tutorial! 🙂 This week, continuing the ATS theme, I’ve created this ATS tribal belt inspired by… Read more →
I’ve been getting SO many requests to do ATS and tribal fusion costuming over the years 🙂 Now that I got inspired to do ATS / fusion costuming, I had a problem. What should I make!?!? So I asked everyone on my newsletter to submit their ideas, and I decided to do one that was very popular and best of… Read more →
As you probably know, the Bellydance Bundle 2019 sale went live a couple of days ago, and I’m so excited to see lots of people are reporting on social media that they’ve already joined! 🙂 This year’s Bellydance Bundle is really AMAZING – it comes with 22 online courses by belly dance instructors with various various expertise! And… Read more →
Got a zill performance coming up? How do YOU decide which costume to wear for your zill performance? Have you even thought about pairing a costume to your zills? Today we’re in for a treat. 🙂 We have a special guest, Sahira, at Sparkly Belly today! 😀 If you’ve seen her performance, I think you’ll know what I mean. I… Read more →