Please get a set of zills aka finger symbols for class. Have them be ready before class. Getting zills is optional and I have 2 extra pairs people can borrow if you choose to wait.

Zills, need to have 2 holes. Please don't buy zills with just one hole, the zills just won’t stay in place on the finder and they wind up spinning around the finger.

Choosing the right pair of finger cymbals (zills)
basic info on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZMCq9HINVI

Saroyan Zills are the best in the Industry.
https://www.saroyancymbals.com/store

*** I think any of these may be good for beginners:
https://www.bellydance.com/search.asp?keyword=zills&catid=

Elastic:
So when you get the zills, set the elastic like this…. (see video) but you don’t have to sew them yet, to start off, use a small safety pin inside each one until you get used to the zills them. Later on, you can sew them to be more set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0U_KDGM1Bs

They sell will covers on Etsy that are knitted and you can practice in quiet!

Veil Shopping info

Sometimes I teach a veils class, you can get veils on Etsy and bellydance.com and so many other spaces. I bought one of mine here on Etsy.
Silk is the best fabric
3 or 3.5 yards long. 3.5 yards is ideal
45” wide
Thickness 5mm or 8mm momme
momme 匁 An old Japanese unit of mass = 1/1000 kan, after 1891 = 3.75 grams. In the United States, 19th – 20th centuries, through trade with Japan in silk cloth the momme became a unit indicating the quality of silk cloth, = the weight in pounds of 100 yards of silk cloth 45 inches wide.

Belly Dance Shirts Designed by me

These shirts are print on demand - I do not keep them in stock. No tanks yet.

Click here for my Belly Dance Shirts on Etsy.

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Kingston, New York USA

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