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How to flip videos to make learning dance choreography easier.
Flipping the video footage of dances shot face on makes it much easier to get left from right as you can just mirror the dancers in the clip. Here is how to do it in 2 easy steps.
Jade BellyDance
Jan 10, 20162 min read

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Ballet is [not] the foundation of dance.Â
Challenging the idea of ballet as the foundation of dance with quotes from several authors.
Jade BellyDance
Oct 21, 20154 min read
How to make a simple steampunk gun for an awesome dance!
..instructions on a super easy steampunk for a cap gun to make something suitable for a dance performance. I had to make 4 guns and surprisingly for such a simple concept there was a bit of trial and error before I got a good effect, so I thought I would share the knowledge to save anyone else doing the same thing some time.
Jade BellyDance
Sep 18, 20152 min read
Travelling with Bling. Jewellery Hack for dancers.
Jewellery storage idea for belly dancers and other lovers of pretty things.
Jade BellyDance
Jun 26, 20151 min read
Happy Mother's Day to all my belly dance friends!
It is a beautiful thing to be able to belly dance with friends and an absolute joy to dance with family. Hope your Mothers Day was...
Jade BellyDance
May 10, 20151 min read
Egypt's love-hate relationship with 'Belly Dance'.
I keep writing belly dance articles and natural make up reviews and not finishing them off! Very soon I will put up a few, in the mean...
Jade BellyDance
Feb 27, 20151 min read
Al Rakesa. Egypt's controversial belly dance show - Is it worth watching online?
Al Rakesa The belly dance show we were all waiting for that got cancelled! While it was cut from TV in Egypt, it is still able to be...
Jade BellyDance
Oct 30, 20142 min read
'Al Raqisa' Proves That Belly Dancing Isn't Dead
Excellent article on an upcoming belly dance reality show, while discussing the complicated relationship Egypt has with belly dance. It...
Jade BellyDance
Sep 2, 20141 min read
Copyright and Costumes. Do you own that look? Can you be sued?
As artists it is always one of those perplexing questions - how much of what I create do I own? WARNING!! An Australian belly dancer...
Jade BellyDance
Aug 28, 20143 min read
Egyptian costume shopping in Cairo (part 2)
Costume shopping in Khan el Khalili, Cairo Egypt. The famous Yassers This is a shop I had heard about many times and only managed to find...
Jade BellyDance
Aug 21, 20142 min read
Egyptian costume shopping - with tips for a solo female traveller (part 1)
Egyptian costume shopping in Khan el Khalili With tips for a solo female traveller (part 1) Â Wow, times have changed in the 'Khan'...
Jade BellyDance
Jul 10, 20143 min read
Photo Challenge: Between
Why have my posts been a little infrequent of late? Because I have been doing a bit of globe trotting and belly dance training. Just to...
Jade BellyDance
Jun 24, 20141 min read
Best dance related memes
Regular readers, I promise that I have written many make up reviews, tips on belly dance shopping in cairo and many other things that I...
Jade BellyDance
Jun 13, 20141 min read
Are artists and dancers dangerous?
What do you think of this meme going around facebook? Are you dangerous? :) comment below.
Jade BellyDance
Apr 28, 20141 min read
Travel tips for your first time in Istanbul - dancer's perspective
I was lucky enough to have friends that had been to Turkey, to question about things like where to stay etc. It was a great help so...
Jade BellyDance
Apr 2, 20146 min read
LED Wings - latest belly dance prop craze?
I have not seen them on stage yet but I can imagine these beauties will be everywhere soon. LED wings!! Very effective for a dramatic...
Jade BellyDance
Mar 30, 20141 min read
Don't just call me a dancer!!! by Travers Ross
Don't just call me a dancer!!! Our dreams can be such obsessions like a drug addiction or habit. Being an artists in all that I do e.g...
Jade BellyDance
Mar 12, 20141 min read
Artists deserve to be paid
This cartoon is making the social media rounds at present and is so true for belly dance too. Often you hear people saying things like,...
Jade BellyDance
Mar 10, 20141 min read
The Best Place for a Belly Dance Costume in Istanbul
My favourite shop was in The Grand Bazaar! It makes no sense to me. Usually the main tourist drag is exactly the wrong place to get...
Jade BellyDance
Feb 26, 20145 min read
Where to shop for belly dance costumes in Istanbul!
I was lucky enough to find myself in Istanbul, Turkey last August. I wrote up a chat about it and forgot to publish it -opps!! But here...
Jade BellyDance
Feb 23, 20146 min read
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