Many steampunk fans all over the world are disappointed. The world’s largest steampunk festival has been cancelled for this year once again! Hundreds and thousands of steam punk fanatics gather once a year in Lincoln, UK to share their passion for steampunk fashion. However, that will not be happening this year. The …
Read More »13 WAYS TO START BELLY DANCING
I remember passing a belly dance studio in my neighborhood every day on the way to work. The jewel-tone shades were always drawn, so I could never actually see what was happening in there. But I often saw the dancers (all shapes, sizes & ages) going into & leaving the …
Read More »DANCING WITH THE SWORD
The sword is my favorite of all the belly dance props. It’s dramatic, hypnotic, and always popular with audiences. I use my sword for traditional belly dance and also for character and cosplay dance. One of my fantasy dances is a portrayal of the Celtic warrior queen Boudicca, with a …
Read More »Henna and Palmistry, Hand in Hand
Much like henna body art, ancient palmistry was a practice common to many different cultures and countries such as India, Tibet, China, Persia, Samaria, Israel, and Babylonia. One theory suggests palmistry’s roots are in Hindu astrology, and from India the art of palmistry spread to those other lands, also progressing …
Read More »Rules? There Are No Rules in a Street Fight!
The statement that titles this article is from a classic Western, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but it can just as easily apply to a back alley brawl, a bar clash, a mugging, a free-for-all, or an abusive situation. Like most every absolutist position, there are exceptions, and there …
Read More »COSPLAY BELLYDANCE: EVOLUTION OF A FANTASY
Cosplay belly dance is an interesting genre of belly dance, since we dance in elaborate costumes anyway. It is a relatively new offshoot of fantasy belly dance. However, most of the characters in cosplay belly dance are drawn from sci-fi, comics, movies, or some aspect of pop culture that has …
Read More »Creating Your Niche In Bellydance
The roots of bellydance in the Middle East run so deep that the origins of this dance are speculative. Styles of bellydance are historically associated with Egypt, Turkey, and Lebanon, as well as ancient Greece and Rome. There is little reliable evidence about the exact beginnings of bellydance but it’s …
Read More »Misrepresentation in the Alternative Community: Life as Being a Goth of Color
This is a topic that everyone has always seemed to look over and never really pay attention to. When you see pictures of alternative people in magazines, on the internet, or on T.V., you all see that they are white people most of the time. There is rarely enough representation …
Read More »Press Release – Kansas City Goth Empowers Corporately-Employed Goths
by Joy Samiat Kansas City, April, 2016-The first blog for the working female goth is born. Its name is Goth Collar Worker. Goth Collar Worker is a blog for women from ages 18+ that focuses on outfits and style for the career-minded goth. Typically, posts range from styles for those …
Read More »Delectable Darkness: A Conversation with Miss T
On one of my journeys to the Bay Area of California, I encountered the lovely Michelle Tubby, founder of the New Zealand Gothic kitchen Miss T’s. Our small community is full of people with a darkness to them, with an extreme appreciation for all things extravagant, eccentric, decadent and macabre. …
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