So you would think that belly dancers should have relatively safe career choices right? I mean, come on...They are dancing...Whats the worse they are going to get, sore feet? Glitter in the eye?
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After looking at the new review of ROMKA's new sword dance, I think I should go get life insurance on my wife. Easy money some would think.
These ladies are crazy!
Whats the scariest thing your dancer has done in her crazy dance career...
NO!
After looking at the new review of ROMKA's new sword dance, I think I should go get life insurance on my wife. Easy money some would think.
These ladies are crazy!
Whats the scariest thing your dancer has done in her crazy dance career...
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Re: Belly dancing is safe right?...Right!!!??
Wed, March 14, 2007 - 8:47 AMMy boyfriend went out and performed barefoot on a stage where a previous performer had dropped her glass jar candles. Wax and bits of glass was still on the floor. Following his (and his troupe's) performance, there were a few bloody footprints across the hardwood stage.
The swords scare me. When dancers balance them on their heads/turbans, I always feel that they'll go straight to the floor and right through someone's foot! -
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Wed, March 14, 2007 - 8:51 PMYameena, my old dancer partner in both jaladrum and martiya's posession did that. sword. right through foot. ick.
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Thu, March 15, 2007 - 8:03 AMI was under the impression that the swords weren't sharp. I mean, even dull metal from 5 plus feet can tear skin, but right on through?!?
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Thu, March 15, 2007 - 8:37 AMWell mine, she dances with both a sword and dances with candles (balancing on her head).
There are some nights I have this vision that sword is going to either get poked or poke someome else in the eye with her sword.
Also too, when she dances with candles, I am worried that she is going to set her hair or her costume on fire. YIKES!!!!!!
Tonight, we are serving: Belly Dancer Flambé -
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Thu, March 15, 2007 - 10:54 AMBelly Dancer Flambé '
Does that come with fries? -
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Re: Belly dancing is safe right?...Right!!!??
Thu, March 15, 2007 - 1:22 PMNo... but it does come with a GREAT SHAKE!!!!!
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Re: Belly dancing is safe right?...Right!!!??
Thu, March 15, 2007 - 8:42 AMThere are different swords used.....some are dull but some are ridiculously sharp...I'm talking cut a melon in half with little effort or pierce through the foot and stick to the stage sharp......
My wife dances with the ridiculously sharp and pointy kind and I hold my breath with every performance....I have images of a beheaded audience member. -
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Thu, March 15, 2007 - 9:32 AMJust remember that a blade HAS TO have friction before it can cut.
(says the daughter in law of a blacksmith)
I don't think I have made my spouse nervous yet.... but, I am sure it's coming.
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Fri, March 16, 2007 - 12:26 PMthanks baby for being concerned about my....audience's safety....
Hmprh!
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Mon, May 14, 2007 - 2:55 PMHey and hello!
Is the sword dance under question the AMAZING sword duet that Romka did at Spirit ?? Holy freaking cow BATMAN!
I was on the edge of my seating on that one, loving every minute of it and trying to understand the beauty and danger I was seeing! I am still trying to figure out how to spin my sword with one hand while one of my very trusting students is willing to lie on the floor with me try to spin over her!
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Tue, May 15, 2007 - 5:25 AMThat is indeed the sword dance that Romka did. I love watching it as much as I worry while watching it :] -
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 1:03 PMDoes there happen to be a link to this performance? I would love to see it. I often come home with lots of bruises on my knees from floor work, have a scar on my hand from dropping a "dulled" moorish blade on it (though I wear it proudly :0). Dropped a tray at a restaurant with candles on it very close to a customer. A fan I was dancing by blew it right off my head onto the floor. When silver hits tile man does it make a racket. At least I got everyones attention. Also was dancing with hand candles ones turned them over and realized I did not pour out all the excess alcohol from it and a stream of flame was sent to the floor onto a carpet, luckily I stamped it out fast.
Safe no? But that adds to the appeal. -
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Re: Belly dancing is safe right?...Right!!!??
Wed, May 23, 2007 - 1:36 PMThere was video taken at TF7. Hopefully this will get uploaded somewhere. -
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Thu, May 24, 2007 - 5:26 AMI saw a video that was shot and the performance looked pretty cool. -
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Thu, May 24, 2007 - 6:39 AMCool, my dance partner went to tribe fest and usually records. I hope she got them. -
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Tue, July 10, 2007 - 4:13 PMEvery time I watch Deniz dance on top of wine glasses I get that sick feeling to my stomach. I get that momma reaction of "get your butt down from there" and my belly dancing dork reaction of "cool do it s'more, can you add fire somewhere?" -
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Wed, July 11, 2007 - 6:41 AMOne of our dancers in Fortune's Rhythem (back in the day) danced on wine glasses and it was amazing to watch but I was SURE that any second one would break and she would impale her foot with a huge shard of glass.
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Wed, July 11, 2007 - 7:43 PMbelly dancing is super dangerous. it's like the most dangerous sport ever! swords, fire, wine glasses, fast spinning canes, overzealous patrons, lots of wine, jangly points bits on costumes, glitter (glitter is the worst, especially glitter in the eye! yowza!)...i feel dangerous just walkin' out on stage.
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Tue, October 2, 2007 - 5:06 AMOrange eh?
I think I need to up the life insurance on my belly dancer.
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Re: Belly dancing is safe right?...Right!!!??
Thu, September 13, 2007 - 12:08 PMResurrecting an old thread because I found the TF performance on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch
Now I know how to do that trick with spinning the sword (figure 8 like) over the dancer that is trusting the partner to spin it over her! I just need to practice it (looks around for that trusting student again)...
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Re: Belly dancing is safe right?...Right!!!??
Wed, September 26, 2007 - 9:16 AMMy wife and her troupe dance with live steel, hawkseye scimitars, They come wicked sharp Even after grinding and dulling the edges they are still formidable and the tips... yes they would hurt. My wife has only dropped her scimi once during performance (knock wood) and it did cut her a kick on the arm. Last April Fools day , they were performing and afterwards a reporter cam up to ask them "if their swords were sharp" as he was asking this question , he reached out to touch one while a dancer was walking by... *slice* , "Oh, I Guess they are"
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