Mao Murakami's guest appearances

Mao Murakami

The Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse

Yallah Raqs

Sahra Saeeda

Lisa Allred

Dawn Devine

Ranya Renee

Alia Thabit

Terri Allred

Sahra Kent

Rosa Noreen

Zahra Zuhair

Kay Hardy Campbell

Leyla Lanty

Assala Ibrahim

Shahrzad Khorsandi

Roberto Mejía

Jonatan Gomes Derbaq

OwlTail

As bellydancers we have a LOT in common, and one of those things? A love for the costumes. Whether those be the sparkly kind, the fluffy kind, the elaborate kind, fake flowers, or rhinestones, we all fall in love with the costuming of our styles and of this dance. Today’s guest Mao Murakami of TheSparklyBelly.com, has taken that love a bit further and has established an entire site that’s dedicated to helping dancers dream up and create their own costumes. Even if you have no idea how to sew. So today, Mao joins us to talk about how to incorporate that kind of maintenance, and creativity into your personal dance practice so that you’re not pulling an all nighter before the next hafla moving a hook.

As bellydancers we have a LOT in common, and one of those things? A love for the costumes. Whether those be the sparkly kind, the fluffy kind, the elaborate kind, fake flowers, or rhinestones, we all fall in love with the costuming of our styles and of this dance. Today’s guest Mao Murakami of <a href="http://TheSparklyBelly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheSparklyBelly.com</a>, has taken that love a bit further and has established an entire site that’s dedicated to helping dancers dream up and create their own costumes. Even if you have no idea how to sew. So today, Mao joins us to talk about how to incorporate that kind of maintenance, and creativity into your personal dance practice so that you’re not pulling an all nighter before the next hafla moving a hook.

Costuming & Sewing with Mao Murakami

My guest, Mao Murakami of Sparkly Belly, talks about how you can make the most out of the costumes that you already have.  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)  To download the slides used during this call, visit the episode page: https://bellydancegeek.com/2017/06/geek-out-with-mao-murakami/  For more geek-tacular resources, visit:  http://www.BellyDanceGeek.com Also check out our sister program, "More Than Steps" where I geek out on how belly dance works, one coffee run at a time: https://anchor.fm/more-than-steps

My guest, Mao Murakami of Sparkly Belly, talks about how you can make the most out of the costumes that you already have.  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: <ul> <li>What makes a good belly dance costume</li> <li>How to ensure that you are happy with your costumes</li> <li>Ways to upgrade your costuming (from easy to more advanced)</li> </ul> To download the slides used during this call, visit the episode page: <a href="https://bellydancegeek.com/2017/06/geek-out-with-mao-murakami/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bellydancegeek.com/2017/06/geek-out-with-mao-murakami/</a> For more geek-tacular resources, visit:  <a href="http://www.BellyDanceGeek.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.BellyDanceGeek.com</a> Also check out our sister program, "More Than Steps" where I geek out on how belly dance works, one coffee run at a time: <a href="https://anchor.fm/more-than-steps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/more-than-steps</a>

Geek Out with Mao Murakami: Easy Costume Upgrades