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« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2010, 02:27:38 am » |
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dnbsdizzy- i'm loving the second pic, the broderie bra and the bloomer style trousers are just perfect!
that's how i'd imagine a SP dancer
Thanks! the pants are stretch velvet and ridiculously comfy, I wish I had a picture of the back of that costume the vest is a tailcoat and the bustle has big red roses, it's fun. |
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« Reply #26 on: March 06, 2010, 01:42:41 pm » |
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I think SP lends itself very well to fusion, especially burlesque style fusion. Nothing dances better to a saucy horn section than a bustle and a cute top hat! Oooh, lovely pics, thanks for posting!
Also: bellydancing outfits don't need to only be the least amouth of clothing possible - if you look up photos/videos of bellydancers you can see that they manage to throw a whole whack of accessories and add-on into their ensemble, so there's plenty of opportunity to steampunk it through that.
Right on! My old instructor used to call fusion 'trash-can dancing' because of all the weird things fusion girls could find/fit into their costumes! Bird skulls anyone? |
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« Reply #27 on: March 09, 2010, 10:56:47 pm » |
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Moulin Rouge might be a good film to get some belly dancing inspiration, especially the rehearsal scenes when they are mixing their own clothes with the Indian costume pieces. I think "Turkish Trousers" are a great idea for the belly dancing bottoms. You see how they could be the same pants? |
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« Reply #28 on: March 10, 2010, 05:35:12 am » |
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Hi bellydancers! Another one here...I am starting to design a steampunk-bellydancer costume, but I'm going more in an Art Nouveau/ancient Egyptian-inspired direction with mine. I have a tentative show coming up; if I get it together in time, I will post pics. The pics in this thread are great! Thank you, ladies, for sharing them! Are there any more? Please?  --Leslie |
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« Reply #29 on: March 10, 2010, 08:25:24 pm » |
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with all the popularity at the time of Carter etc there might be a few images on the internet of the 'egyptian' inspired fasions and accessories of the era
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Let's eat Grandpa. Let's eat, Grandpa. Punctuation can save someone's life.
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« Reply #30 on: March 17, 2010, 02:06:25 am » |
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Thought I'd share the link of this Steampunk Harem Pinup. It's utterly excessive and over the top. It has cogs-shaped button-pins and all sorts of... but it's nice and could be a source of inspiration. |
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« Reply #31 on: March 17, 2010, 03:51:05 am » |
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I looked at the whole steampunk harem gallery and there was a serious slave leia thing going on in there. The one costumemercenary posted is one of the best.
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« Reply #32 on: March 17, 2010, 04:11:40 am » |
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with all the popularity at the time of Carter etc there might be a few images on the internet of the 'egyptian' inspired fasions and accessories of the era
Agreed! I will be doing some searching for those images. --Leslie |
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« Reply #33 on: March 17, 2010, 04:13:30 am » |
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Yes! Thanks Costumemercenary!
I can't tell you how much I love 'suicide chains' BTW...
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Well that wolf has a dimber bonebox, and he'll flash it all milky and red. But you won't see our Red Jack's spit, nug, cuz he's pinked ya, and yer dead.
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« Reply #34 on: March 17, 2010, 03:21:08 pm » |
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I had me a suicide chain, for all of 5 minutes. Thing hurt! I was later informed that doing your own piercings with a thumb tack was probably part of the problem. Anyway, the tribal/fusion/bellydance is, indeed, the new hottness. And ya know, sometimes, every so often, things are trendy because they are in fact cool. This is going to be old news to a lot of you, but I figure I'll just toss in a reference here to Beats Antique, who seem to be right up on the front lines of this trend. And for good reason: I really dig their music, it brings a lot of what I liked in Jungle/Drum n Bass to a very sepia tone place. And one of the three band members is a belly dancer, so its little wonder that their music is very much made for that kind of thing.
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« Reply #35 on: March 17, 2010, 03:59:46 pm » |
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i have a few of their albums, it's amazing how much gothic/steamy/tribal cross over  |
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« Reply #36 on: March 17, 2010, 05:30:17 pm » |
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I have heard of Beats Antique, but have not taken the time to listen to any of their music; thanks for the suggestion!
So far, the only (even slightly) appropriate music I have found is by Solace...the tribal fusion group, not the New Jersey metal group.
So! Abney Park; Beats Antique...any other music suggestions?
I need to pull out my Fifth Element soundtrack. I think I remember some good stuff on that one.
--Leslie
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« Reply #37 on: March 17, 2010, 06:48:07 pm » |
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fith element would be one i'd suggest.
As for others i'll dig through my collection and suggest something by PM.
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« Reply #38 on: March 17, 2010, 06:51:45 pm » |
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fith element would be one i'd suggest.
As for others i'll dig through my collection and suggest something by PM.
Thank you, Miss Groves...that would be lovely! --Leslie |
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« Reply #39 on: March 17, 2010, 07:14:57 pm » |
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You might check out some Jungle style DJs. It might be just the thing, or you might hate it. I ran across this from a DJ I hadn't played in a while, and it made me think of this.
If you like this kind of thing at all I can make further recommendations. This is NOT something anyone would listen to and go, "Hay! That's steampunk!" But it might still work. |
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« Reply #40 on: March 17, 2010, 08:53:51 pm » |
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That one Beats Antique track reminded me of the beginning of Lebanese Blonde by Thievery Corp. Not steampunk but I always liked this one by Punjabi MC (minus the annoying rap by Jay-Z).
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« Reply #41 on: March 17, 2010, 09:00:54 pm » |
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mundian to batch ke - man that takes me right back to almost passing out after doing that track repeatedly one practice session before a hafla...
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« Reply #42 on: March 17, 2010, 09:09:49 pm » |
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There is also the kind of minimal non-lyric Drum and Bass kind of thing too....
or straight up turntablism
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« Reply #43 on: March 18, 2010, 06:05:20 pm » |
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Amon Tobin also does some stuff that might work for this:
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« Reply #44 on: March 18, 2010, 07:48:03 pm » |
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off the top of my head: Projekt presents a Dark Cabaret
i can't remember the exact spelling but it's a great album for inspiration.
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« Reply #45 on: March 20, 2010, 05:07:51 am » |
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This band is popular with the TF kittens in DC:
And I gotta say, I believe organic music to be about 70 x 7 times better for bellydance than soulless blippy blops. But that's an opinion...and I actually kinda like soulless blippy blops, so I promise I ain't judging! |
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« Reply #46 on: March 20, 2010, 07:21:17 am » |
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Wilhelmina, Utini, Vagabond Gentleman: Thank you for your suggestions. The music you suggest is nice for listening, but not what I would choose for dancing. However, I do appreciate all the suggestions!
Miss Groves, I had a listen to the Fifth Element soundtrack, and the only track that seems useful is Akta. I'll see if I can find the Dark Cabaret you mentioned.
Just now, my old Natacha Atlas CDs are sounding good...
--Leslie
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« Reply #47 on: March 20, 2010, 08:28:48 am » |
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another i just remembered: Solace - Ahsas
mezdeke for insane beats
world tribe - belly dance workout
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« Reply #48 on: March 20, 2010, 08:33:42 am » |
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another i just remembered: Solace - Ahsas
mezdeke for insane beats
world tribe - belly dance workout
Actually, the song I am about to start choreographing is "Solitude" from Ahsas! Mezdeke sounds familiar...where have I heard that before? I will check into that and World Tribe. Many thanks! --Leslie |
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« Reply #49 on: March 20, 2010, 07:36:40 pm » |
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Something I picked up and was very pleased with - Waltzes, Glitches and Brass http://www.empcds.com/comp-vaudeville.html - It's a little odd at times, but it's a wonderful and interesting compilation! |
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