PRINCESS FARHANA

Missives From The Royal Palace: Princess Farhana's thoughts on dancers and dancing; costuming, make up, reviews,vignettes and oh yeah....glitter!

Friday, April 24, 2009

VEILED THREATS

A belly dancer without a veil is like a butterfly without wings. When I was a beginning baby belly dancer, veils entranced me…but I was als...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

WHEN THE HIP HITS THE FAN

Though fan dancing is not considered traditional in raqs sharqi, due to the ...

Saturday, April 18, 2009

TRIBAL ADJACENT

I may be one of the most glitter-addicted, rhinestone-afflicted, bring-on-the-bling belly dancers on the face of the planet. I was tr...

Friday, April 17, 2009

SUNRISE, SUNSET...KITTEN STYLE

Tomorrow, my tabby kittens will be exactly four weeks old! Sphinxie is a GREAT mama, especially considering she was feral when she came to...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

MORE ADVENTURES IN COSTUME CONSTRUCTION

The “Siren” costume was one of the most complex sewing and construction projects I have undertaken in a long time. In August of 2008, Hol...

Friday, April 10, 2009

THE EASTER BUNNY...HOLLYWOOD STYLE

“ARE YOU THE EASTER BUNNY?” This question was screamed at me top volume from about thirty feet away by a homeless person of indetermina...

Monday, April 6, 2009

MADAME RAQIA'S WORLD

This June 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of what is perhaps the world's largest belly dance festival: Ahlan Wa Sahlan in Cairo, Egypt...

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Pleasant Gehman/Princess Farhana: Hollywood, CA, United States

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