joined on 07/08/05
last updated 08/15/08
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about me
I'm married, with one young son and too many pets. I work as a freelance dress and costume maker. I've been bellydancing since 2003. I discovered ATS in 2005 and 'got' it in a major way. I dance in two troupes in Wrexham: Nawari, which is mostly tribal and folkloric, and Weird Sisters Gothic Bellydance troupe. I am chief cat-herder for Gothla UK, the UK's premiere Gothic Bellydance Festival: www.gothla.co.uk.
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!!BlackSheep, Tribal Fest & Kajira D.,
!!~MYSTIC HIPS GOTHIC BELLY DANCERS,
**Melodia Designs**,
Alternative Dance UK,
Ariellah Dark Goddess,
Ascend Tribal Dance,
Barefoot Festival & Goddess Camp,
Bedouin Shiver,
Belly Dance Instructors,
Belly Dance Legacy,
Belly Dance Video Clips,
Bellydance Drills and Choreography,
Bellydance UK,
Domba!,
EAST:MEETS:WEST,
European Raks Gothique,
Gothic Belly Dance,
GothlaUK,
Headstrong Bindis,
Jim Boz - Got Hips?,
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Letter to my MP
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Dear Mr Jones
I am writing with regard to the recent amendment to the Criminal Justice Act concerning curved bladed swords. This amendment, which came into force on April 6th 2008, makes no distinction in its wording between blunt or sharp swor...
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Moving to Nottingham?
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'Im indoors is on his annual quest to gain employment with Games Workshop. If successful, this would entail a complete up-sticks to a new domicile in or near Nottingham.
Please can people give me lots of good reasons why this would not be a goo...
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OK, know I understand what all the fuss is about.
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So I bought myself a pair of Melodias. The fabric is great. The cut is gorgeous, and the styling great. I am a fan. OK?
Gothla UK
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Oh My God, it's happening *tomorrow*! I can't believe that 9 months of planning and emailing and chatting and dancing and panicking is about to be over in three days time. I've been totally gobsmacked by the reaction to our festival. It's grown fr...
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Bellydance existential angst.
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My first blog entry here. I have an LJ, but I don't think many of my LJ friends would be interested in this!
My burning question just now is why am I here? What am I doing this for?
I got into bellydancing because I wanted to learn to danc...
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Dear Mr Jones
I am writing with regard to the recent amendment to the Criminal Justice Act concerning curved bladed swords. This amendment, which came into force on April 6th 2008, makes no distinction in its wording between blunt or sharp swords, or their cultural origins.
I am a semi-professional bellydancer living and working in Wrexham. One of the traditions of Middle Eastern dance is the balancing of sabres or scimitars in both men's and women's dance. I have been practising and te...
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Wed, April 9, 2008 - 1:37 PM
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'Im indoors is on his annual quest to gain employment with Games Workshop. If successful, this would entail a complete up-sticks to a new domicile in or near Nottingham.
Please can people give me lots of good reasons why this would not be a good idea?
I would be leaving behind my elderly mum, my fledgling and enthusiastic dance troupe, and occasional well-paid employment as a theatrical costumier.
Fri, September 14, 2007 - 9:59 AM
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So I bought myself a pair of Melodias. The fabric is great. The cut is gorgeous, and the styling great. I am a fan. OK?
Tue, July 10, 2007 - 10:51 AM
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Oh My God, it's happening *tomorrow*! I can't believe that 9 months of planning and emailing and chatting and dancing and panicking is about to be over in three days time. I've been totally gobsmacked by the reaction to our festival. It's grown from a idea of getting a bunch of UK Goth bellydancers together for an alternative hafla, into an international event with teachers from the US and event-goers from Germany, Scandinavia and Ireland. Total strangers have sent me large amounts of their c...
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Thu, June 14, 2007 - 1:51 AM
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My first blog entry here. I have an LJ, but I don't think many of my LJ friends would be interested in this!
My burning question just now is why am I here? What am I doing this for?
I got into bellydancing because I wanted to learn to dance, and started to perform as part of a troupe which I really enjoyed. Then I was introduced to Tribal style, which I totally fell in love with and wanted to join a troupe, but there wasn't one, so I had to start my own. As there are only two of us, w...
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Tue, August 29, 2006 - 10:35 AM
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!!BlackSheep, Tribal Fest & Kajira D.,
!!~MYSTIC HIPS GOTHIC BELLY DANCERS,
**Melodia Designs**,
Alternative Dance UK,
Ariellah Dark Goddess,
Ascend Tribal Dance,
Barefoot Festival & Goddess Camp,
Bedouin Shiver,
Belly Dance Instructors,
Belly Dance Legacy,
Belly Dance Video Clips,
Bellydance Drills and Choreography,
Bellydance UK,
Domba!,
EAST:MEETS:WEST,
European Raks Gothique,
Gothic Belly Dance,
GothlaUK,
Headstrong Bindis,
Jim Boz - Got Hips?,
...
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