The Practical Dancer

Before, a forlorn CD bookshelf, shared with the family, and oveflowing with CD's of all types.  When I get ready for gigs, I stand the...

Someday, people will begin to realize that the media distorts a healthy perspective of what it means to be “organized,” almost a...

A while back, I wrote about some of the things my day job taught me that I wanted to apply to my costume making . At work, we use the ...

I . . . am a fabric hoarder. There, I said it. I justify it by saying that I "need a full palette in order to exercise my artistic v...

First, apologies from the Practical Dancer. I had lofty, ambitious goals of regular posts that conveyed useful wisdom, all perfectly organi...

A friend of mine says that when she was growing up, her Japanese Mother would always make them clean the house the week between Christmas ...

A recent blog post on CNN discussed whether someone could "catch" diseases from vintage clothing. Having worked in a thrift store...

About a year ago, as a door prize in a fan workshop, I won a gorgeous feather fan -- turquoise blue with peacock accents. I have wanted to ...

You may have seen these on other middle eastern / belly dance / raqs sharki sites; but, it always seems to be quick list or product promotio...

“Wait,” you say, “I thought this was a costuming blog!” Well, it is; but, it is also a blog about organization and saving money. And, when ...