Peggy C's photos with the keyword: silk

Framing Flying silk .. - fan veil of a lovely dancer and friend - another friend was doing the photo shoot - I was at another angle to capture candids - a soul who is lovely inside and out - dances under the name of Aylah © All rights reserved

Cinnamon buns - The display of silk veils, wrapped in bun-shapes remind me of cinnamon buns.. very colorful ones! Veils were at the table of Jewel of India vendor at Festival on the Nile.. bellydance seminar / workshop in Orlando.. held twice a year. **website: www.festivalonthenile.com Archive Airings - AA21 - Patterns 2009 Dance instructor scheduled is : Rachel George, based in the Pacific northwest. Come join us at the Ramada Hotel Orlando/Celebration.. either for the workshop; shows on Friday night (Oct 2nd) and Saturday night (Oct. 3rd). Or come spend a day; look at all the wonderful items for sale by the vendors. Shop! Come by the registration table & say, Hi ! © All rights reserved

..one defers to even a lovely dancer.. with a sword ! ..beautiful dance ..even more beautiful, the heart & soul of the dancer ! © All rights reserved

.. with coins that jingle .. colors so bright .. pailletes glistening in the lights .. tassels which move to the rhythm of my soul © All rights reserved

this afternoon, at the home-theater of one of my dance sisters... the Tin Can Gypzees gathered to watch the dvd.. the Premiere of our Show... of course, we had to dig into food first.. we know what priorities are.. an assortment of dips, things to dip in them.. veggies and hummus.. cheese cubes, crackers, pepperoni.. Lime Sippers, mango nectar, tea, coffee.. ah, then sit back and enjoy the show... MariJahne' s son put the dvd together; did the editing (fantastic job).. it was so nice to sit & enjoy it all over.. especially since it was from an angle most of us had not seen.. this photo is of Aylah.. lavender skirt moving in her fan veil dance... that's why haven't done much today... priorities... © All rights reserved

flow.. effortlessly.. it seems.. but, the dancer knows .. it has taken a long time.. to make it seem so.. © All rights reserved

a silk veil flows like no other .. as it catches the air .. graceful.. but.. a skilled bellydancer.. can charm it .. into doing her will .. whip it in a half-circle .. then, gently, slowly release it .. only to take command again .. for.. the veil is part of her fingers.. one with the music, they are inseparable © All rights reserved

soft colors.. soft fabric... © All rights reserved

through the silk; through the colors; through the energy which gives this silk veil life. © All rights reserved

while spinning with her silk veil .. Lilith shows grace and talent... at a Turkish restaurant .. © All rights reserved

with lighting and my handpainted silk veil..

of a handpainted silk veil...

Richard tagged me.... 1. am Gemini .. which means this has been started, per Richard's request, on 12-30-2008; when I finish..? Hey, I'm a Gemini ! 2. multiple persona's.. currently, Sheeba also, Madame YooHoo; Zargarita, LadyZ 3. Passion for life... it is too short! Live each day as though you won't be here tomorrow; make it count! 4. Don't make New Year resolutions, but IF I did, it would be to learn more hand drum rhythms ... dumbek/doumbek .. djembe ..frame drum... want to learn to play a riqq.. got the instructor in mind! She is awesome.. so talented! 5. play doumbek (dumbek), djembe & frame drum.. for my own pleasure and to accompany our Tribal dance troupe 6 .If I could afford it, would go to one drum workshop a month! Got the time.. got to find the money. 7. Always come away with more than I had going in to a workshop.. could it be that I understand a little more about the rhythms? 8.. Continue our drum / dance gatherings at the coffee shops. Like them indoors; we get to know each other more; it becomes an extension of ones family.. a chosen one. 9.Learning creative tasseling... ATS ( American Tribal Style ) beaded tassels for hip belts; just like to make them.. create different color combos. Have some 'orphan jewelry' that is just screaming to be attached to some tassels! 10.. Live to eat .. love to eat... not raw unless veggies. Middle Eastern /Indian/ Thai/ Chinese/ Polish (my grandparents-in-law were from the old country.. what a spread of foods ) 11.Do procrastinate (just ask my hubby) except attendance & participation 2 drum circles a month.. one is considered by those souls who come to share energies as 'my circle'; keep telling them that it is our circle.. but, as a friend told me "if you build it they will come"... that was 3 yrs ago..Faces change; commitments are different (we usually schedule vacations around drum circle time... some I just won't be absent.. like an anniversary or Halloween!Is drumaholic a word? If so, I am. I drum daily (have really nice neighbors). 12. Eat... sleep.. drum .. repeat. [ did I leave out anything? ] ( .. courtesy of Jim Donovan ) 13. . once in a while I get out my zills ( am not too swift on them) much to the chagrin of the felines who let me live here..... have a feeling they might cancel my lease! Could put mufflers on them.. the zills.. not the felines! 14. Like to bake..Christmas is a good excuse. "But these are gifts!" Going to a friend's home... "I'll bring dessert!"... little do they know how many times they have been guinea pigs for a newly found recipe! Must admit the dark chocolate Easter eggs were a hit; oh, and the stuffed portabello mushrooms....It's time for another recipe.. 15. Have a wonderful time touring the world through Flickr! It's the only way ... no passport.. no shots.. no problems.. Y'all have been so nice.Okay..."y'all" is a Southern expression.. combining 'you & all'.. there are a lot of them, but don't think it any odder than someone from Pennsylvania asking, "are you going with?"..... with who... the sentence is hanging in mid-air! (yes, have 2 'chosen sister' from PA!) 16. Ramble.. yes.. must put these words out before they fly away! . Read... "When the Women Were Drummers", by Layne Redmond and "The Brain that Changes Itself", by Norman Doidge, M.D.No, haven't finished either, but like the difference in subject... yet, there are some similarities.. when one drums, one uses both sides of the brain.. memory is involved in keeping the names of rhythms and the form of them together... I have to find a way to keep the 'dreaded M's' in memory!Malfoof, Masmoudi, Maqsoum..... which pattern goes with which one!!! I keep my cheat sheet in my drum case! Bonus: Until we as humans value each other; value our past and see the need to keep the past as a guideline to the future, neighborhood after neighborhood will fall... all in the name of "Progress". Progress isn't always progress, just as bigger does not equate to better. We have to decide .... we are more alike than different .. we need to talk and listen to what is said .. no person, religion, idea is the only one ... embrace differences and love each other. Blessings ... Thoughts and words by Peggy C .. (Sheeba on Flickr) © All rights reserved

of silk.. flow.. effortlessly... © All rights reserved

silk fan veils, tassels, costume and the Tribal dancer's feet... all in motion © All rights reserved

at Circle of Rhythm, Dec. '08 © All rights reserved

in a basket with tassel making goodies.

don't wear all this.. got to cull... of, what great fun!