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	<description>Sharing experiences of an Oriental dancer</description>
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		<title>Studio stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a question regarding my home studio mirrors, and I am posting the answer here just in case other people has been wondering about the same stuff.
The  mirrors are 5&#8242;3&#8221;x7&#8242;3&#8221; total. I bought them as one piece, and then asked  to cut them so they fit into the trunk of my car. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2009/11/20/studio-stuff/</link>
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		<title>Getting the most out of single-slotted zills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess what&#8217;s inside this cute little purse?


Yet another set of zills, right? Wrong! This is not just another set of zills. Yael Moav, one of Eilat Festival&#8217;s organizers ( who also happens to be my first teacher back in 2001), borrowed me these zills, after I passed the auditions to festival&#8217;s contest. She got them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2009/07/26/getting-the-most-out-of-single-slotted-zills/</link>
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		<title>Kalbeliya Costume, Part III, Cutouts Tutorial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a tutorial on how to attach a circular trim with cutouts onto a circular skirt. All of the thumbnails are clickable, and if you click on the bigger picture it will open up the original file, big enough to see the details.

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		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2009/07/12/kalbeliya-costume-part-iv-cutouts-tutorial/</link>
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		<title>Kalbeliya Costume, Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick update before I leave to teach a class, then on to a gig.
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		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2009/07/09/kalbeliya-costume-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>Kalbeliya Costume, Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m officially nuts to attempt to sew this one on my own, it&#8217;s too much work!!!
Anyway, today&#8217;s progress behind the cut



To be continued&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2009/07/08/144/</link>
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		<title>Making a Ghawazee Coat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A glimpse at the ghawazee coat making]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2008/05/29/making-a-ghawazee-coat/</link>
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		<title>Istanbul take III, Bella, Pera Museum, Siya Siyabend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday afternoon after the class I headed straight to Bella&#8217;s shop at &#350;i&#351;li Bella is known for her high-end dance costumes and for this reason bargaining there is futile. Credit cards are also useless in her shop, because she accepts only cash! For 3 days in a row I was traveling around Istanbul with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2007/09/08/istanbul-take-iii-bella-pera-museum-siya-siyabend/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
After the class with Reyhan I decided to go to Pierreloti, a cute oasis in the residential neighborhood of Eyüp. It is named after a French writer Pierre Loti who had special affection for Istanbul coffee houses. Since I took a bus from G.O.Pa&#351;a  I couldn&#8217;t find the Teleferik (a cable car) so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2007/09/05/istanbul-take-ii-eyup-and-unkapani/</link>
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		<title>Istanbul, take I, Reyhan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My day starts with a class with Reyhan Tuzsus. Reyhan and one of her daughters meet me at the Gaziosmanpa&#351;a K&#252;lt&#252;r Merkezi square. Lovingly yet firmly Reyhan grabs my arm and leads me through the noisy streets untill we reach the outskirts of the neighborhood. Following her into a narrow passage we descend into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2007/09/05/istanbul-take-i-reyhan/</link>
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		<title>My Dance Studio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 4 months since we came back home, and my studio is finally ready. We got the mirrors mounted last week and all is left is decorating, but I just can&#8217;t wait any longer and I have to brag now.
Click on the picture for large view with explanations(695KB)

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		<link>http://www.bellysophie.com/index.php/2007/04/26/my-dance-studio/</link>
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