How Do You Make A Belly Dancing Costume?
Belly dancing, the sexy performance dance originating from the Middle East, now ranks as a popular dance for American women for both exercise and for entertainment. The flowing skirts, billowing pants, beaded earrings and veils that comprise belly dancing costumes lend to its mysterious aura. Here is how to put together your own belly dancing costume. Make a simple practice outfit by scrunching up a T-shirt under the front of your bra and using a brooch or pin to decorate the bust line. Then wear a pair of tights and tuck a few yards of chiffon in the waistband as a makeshift skirt. Prepare a pair of billowy belly dancing pants or pantaloons. These pants are usually made of opaque fabric. The waistline should fall far below the belly, and the back of the pantaloons should rest half an inch above the cleft of your buttocks. Extra fabric should flow or balloon out from the sides of the legs while the pantaloons are tied or sewn closed at the ankles. Fashion a midriff blouse out of muslin
