5 Layers of Belly Dance Appearance

Hello there! My name is Dawn Devine aka Davina, and I've devoted my life to sharing information about belly dance costume and appearance. In this first installment of my "Think Like A Designer" series of workshops, demos, and seminars, I present the "Five Layers of Belly Dance Appearance."

This short class presents a framework for discussions about belly dance costume. Every profession has a vocabulary, a list of accepted terms that work to build the communal knowledge base of the industry. "The Five Layers" is a system for organizing discussions about belly dance costuming from the inside out. Demystifying the complexity, and breaking down the appearance into smaller, more easily understandable components. The framework makes it easier to not just think about all the parts and pieces of costuming in a more coherent way, but allows you to communicate your ideas more effectively.

The result? It becomes much easier to communicate information about costume and appearance to your students, costume makers and dealers who help you build your wardrobe, amongst troupe mates and performance partners for show planning, and even to the general public who might ask you about your "look."

I hope you enjoy my class!

Dawn Devine ~ Davina