tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405241408474524179.post5152908434308285507..comments2023-10-25T01:53:32.235-07:00Comments on Dangerous Curves: Waltz Practice Video and Lessons Learned About Spending and MaterialismLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00137528629664671846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405241408474524179.post-32909262050642538712012-06-08T21:37:48.081-07:002012-06-08T21:37:48.081-07:00Terri you are so right about the effects of dance ...Terri you are so right about the effects of dance being due to costuming! It's particularly true of belly dance. One thing that isn't enhanced by the costume in belly dance though, is not having good isolation. If you don't, then the costume draws attention to moving parts that should not be moving, so it can work in a negative way too.<br /><br />Costuming in ballroom enhances the dance because the bottom of the dress is usually very full and it swishes about your legs and your partners legs when dancing. The fabric twirls and swirls and adds to the floating quality of the dance. Ballroom dress have very specific fit requirements to be functional and beautiful. I am as addicted to scoping out the dresses as I am dancing. Something magical happens when you slip into a blindingly sparkly crystal encrusted dress!<br /><br />Thank you for the compliment, Terri. One other way that costuming affects MY dancing is by transforming me into the "character" of ballroom diva. My practices may look pretty good, but when the dress is on, the makeup and false eyelashes are placed and the hair is "ballroom"; that's when dancing really comes alive.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed your dance class. I encourage you to keep dancing!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137528629664671846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405241408474524179.post-44928477789471239962012-06-08T21:08:56.807-07:002012-06-08T21:08:56.807-07:00I've watched the video now and you and Marcel ...I've watched the video now and you and Marcel move so gracefully about the studio. Several years ago I took a course in belly dancing...and I'm afraid that is what started my current interest in clothing & style. I began to realize that some of the effects of the dance were due to the costuming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405241408474524179.post-22373476503054990962012-06-08T20:04:45.192-07:002012-06-08T20:04:45.192-07:00Thanks Terri! Not sure why the video won't wo...Thanks Terri! Not sure why the video won't work. On my end it is ok. I will have to have a friend try to check it out on her computer.<br /><br />It has really worked for me.....although shopping is still near and dear to me....it is not my true love.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137528629664671846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405241408474524179.post-61722764205922817252012-06-08T19:54:26.054-07:002012-06-08T19:54:26.054-07:00Thanks Terri! Not sure why the video won't wo...Thanks Terri! Not sure why the video won't work. On my end it is ok. I will have to have a friend try to check it out on her computer.<br /><br />It has really worked for me.....although shopping is still near and dear to me....it is not my true love.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137528629664671846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4405241408474524179.post-57212690354699927722012-06-08T17:27:55.568-07:002012-06-08T17:27:55.568-07:00I was so struck by what you wrote about your inter...I was so struck by what you wrote about your interest in dance, as an antidote to shopping. In fact, I tweeted one of your sentences, but I can't get the video to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com