I agree with this logic and would like to add that the amount of product used in shelacking said hair pieces is vital as well. As well holding awesome hair accessories, that hard crown of gel probably works like an inverted satellite dish, broadcasting strong energy to those around the dancer.

And spit curls are just gravity defying....

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Wow!!! Great argument Abby! I concur. People, and likewise, energy is attracted to our hips. Not just due to the rapid movement, but the belt as well. I think the energy from the audience is strong. It flows from your hips to the audience and back again. The sun also helps the belt area. It shines and reflects off all the coins / kuchi on our belts and makes quite a powerful energy source.... just drawing more people in.

Alison makes a good point, and I've actually known several dancers who - due to an excess of shelack in their hair - actually overloaded their brains when dangerous levels of energy weren't able to bleed off via the tips of the hairsticks. This is something to be wary of.

And, Abby and Tammy, very persuasive arguments, however I think we're all missing two vital points:

1) Firstly, I think we may be able to agree that energy directed to the face/head feeds the hair decorations; energy directed towards the hips obviously gathers in the belt. Where does energy directed at the torso go? I submit that - just like hot air - any energy that is focused on the cleavage area rises to the head, thus adding to the energy in the hair decorations (this phenomenon is also known as "topping off" or "chesting up" in some circles).

AND, secondly,

2) Bellydancers glow in the dark.

Ha! I challenge! The pistons may drive the engine, but the pistons are driven by the battery. And I *can* argue that a car's power comes from the hood ornament. It's closer to the sun, isn't it?

I rest my case.

ooh, good one Jeannie! *smarty pants* :P