Posted in The Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse

Geek Out with Mao Murakami

Geek Out with Mao Murakami

 

Easy Costume Upgrades

Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse Episode 51:
My guest, Mao Murakami, will talk about how you can make the most out of the costumes that you already have.
 
 

Download the slides
 
Many different elements make up great belly dance costuming. Each dancer has unique qualities – in their dance and on their body – that shine when costuming works for them.

But what can you do when you have a costume that needs an update? Other than buying a new full costume, there are ways to take what you already have and use easy (and not quite as easy), DIY techniques to upgrade your problematic costumes into your new favorites!
 

You’ll learn:

  • What makes a good belly dance costume
  • How to ensure that you are happy with your costumes
  • Ways to upgrade your costuming (from easy to more advanced)

We’ll also have some discussion time at the end, so you can ask Mao your questions.
 

About Mao

Mao Murakami is the founder of Sparkly Belly, an online belly dance costuming resource, where you can learn to sew and DIY your own costumes… even if you are new to sewing!

She turned her love of belly dance and costumes into one website with the goal to empower belly dancers with sewing and DIY skills, and help them feel beautiful and confident on stage. What’s belly dancing without sparkly costumes that celebrate your uniquely beautiful body?

Have costuming questions? Want to bounce ideas? You can reach her at mao@sparklybelly.com.

Visit her website to check out her free tutorials (65 of them and counting!) at: http://www.sparklybelly.com
 

Resources mentioned on the call:

Mao’s site: SparklyBelly.com

Free Oud album by Mao’s partner David:
https://www.navidgoldrick.com

Mao has collected the tutorials for the techniques shown at:
http://sparklybelly.com

 
 

Want to invite your friends to geek out with us?

Tweet them an invitation!


 

Comments are closed.