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Belly Dance Costume Construction

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Belly Dance Costume Patterns

  1. Burnoose Construction. A burnoose allows a belly dancer to be both exotic and modest when not dancing. It is the perfect cover up for belly dance and folkloric costumes. You can even change inside of one!
  2. Circle Skirt Construction. Belly dancers and gypsy dancers love circle skirts and their infinite variations. Circle skirts are used in cabaret belly dance and folkloric dance. Great for practice and class wear, too!
  3. A Square Skirt is a Circle. This double-square skirt with ruffle was designed for Ruric-Amari to wear at Folk Tours camp. It is perfect for skirt dancing.
  4. Coin Belt. If your style of belly dancing requires a good coin belt and accessories, Perry at Cat's Paw (in Louisville Kentucky and Indiana) can make you just the right belt.
  5. Folkloric Beladi Dress Construction. A folkloric beladi dress is a wonderful practice and performance garment. If you are performing Oriental dance and need a folkloric dress, try making one with these instructions.
  6. Veil Construction. A veil is both a partner in the dance and a talented costume accessory. Modern silk dyes make it easy to make a new veil for your new belly dance costume. No more running from vendor to vendor desperately seeking a match!
  7. Custom-Made Costume Pieces for Ruric-Amari´s belly dance students. Circle Skirts and Veils, custom-dyed or from your fabric!

Belly Dance Costume Construction Techniques

  1. Three different kinds of hems for costumes here on Ruric-Amari.com.
  2. Stretch fabric considerations.
  3. VintageSewing.Info is a group with a mission; transcribing and publishing sewing books in the public domain (1893 - 1950s).
Ruric-Amari performs and teaches Belly Dance in Louisville Kentucky and Indiana. Belly dance classes are offered in Indiana and Louisville Kentucky. Ruric-Amari is director of Troupe Samovar, which she formed in Spring 2005 to give students interested in American and experimental belly dance a performance outlet.