I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH MAKEUP FOR BELLYDANCE. PRINCESS FHRANA HAS AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN HER BLOG, WHICH DISCUSSES HOW TO PLAY WITH EYE ENHANCEMENT TRICKS. AMAZING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE. HER LINK IS LISTED IN MY PROFILE OF BLOGS I FOLLOW. I HAVE TO ENHANCE MY EYES, BEING OF NATIVE DESCENT, I HAVE VERY SPARSE EYEBROWS. SO IN ORDER TO REALLY BE PHOTOGENIC, I MUST USE MORE MAKEUP THAN IN THIS PHOTO. IF IT LOOKS CLOWNISH IN NATURAL LIGHT, THEN IT WILL BE GLAMOUROUS IN PHOTOS AND PERFORMANCE LIGHTING. I ENJOY THE EXOTIC LOOK THAT THE DOTS, MADE WITH EYE PENCIL. IT IS ELONGATING ROUNDER SHAPE AND FRAMES EYE, ENHANCING EYECOLOR. I WEAR MORE FOUNDATION THAN FOR NORMAL DAY AND ALSO HAVE LEARNED TO APPLY FALSE LASHES WITH EASE. THERE ARE EXCELLENT TUTORIALS ON APPLICATION OF LASHES ONLINE,JUST TYPE IN WHAT YOU WISH TO LEARN ABOUT AND"VOILA", YOU HAVE IT. I REALLY ENJOY,"KANDEE". SHE COVERS ANY LOOK YOU WANT, FROM CLEOPATRA LOOK TO ANGELINA JOLIE STYLE. ASIAN DESCENT LADIES CAN REALLY BENEFIT FROM PRINCESS FARHANAS' BLOG. SHE HAS THE EYELIDS FROM HER BLOODLINES, BUT WITH HER EXPERTISE IN THEATRICAL MAKEUP, YOU WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THAT HER MAKEUP GIVES HER LARGER EXOTIC EYES.THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD ARTICLES ON EYE FIXES, IT IS LIKE HAVING A ROOMFUL OF GOOD BOOKS,JUST ON YOUR COMPUTER. I KNOW MANY OF THE YOUNGER SET, HAVE HAD COMPUTER LEARNING ALL OF THEIR LIVES, BUT THOSE OF US WHO ARE STILL LEARNING OUR WAY AROUND IN CYBERSPACE, IT IS WORTH LEARNING.I LEARNED SO MUCH ONLINE ABOUT BELLYDANCE, THAT IT HAS GIVEN ME A GREAT HEADSTART AS A STUDENT IN LIVE CLASSES. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND DVD SAMPLES ON BASIC MIDDLE EASTERN MOVES AND THIS HELPS ME TO WORK ON MASTERING MORE COMPLEX MOVES.SHIMMIES ARE EASY TO LEARN, BUT DOING ANOTHER ISOLATED RIBCAGE CIRCLE AND KEEPING SHIMMY BEAT ARE AWKWARD, AT FIRST. BUT WITH PRACTICE, YOU WILL NOT ONLY DEVELOP THOSE KILLER CURVES, BUT LEARN TO ISOLATE MUSCLE GROUPS IN CHEST,HIPS,ABS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RUB YOUR TUMMY AND PAT THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AT FIRST, DURING CHILDPLAY, BUT WITH PRACTICE IT BECAME EASIER.NOW, IN CLASSES I FOUND, THERE IS THE HAND/ARM POSITION AND FACIAL EXPRESSION TO WORK ON. IF A SONG IS SUNG IN ARABIC,FRENCH,TURKISH LANGUAGE YOU WOULD NEED TO LEARN MEANINGS EITHER FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR, OR IF YOU ARE LEARNING WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A TEACHER, TYPE IN MIDDLE EASTERN SONG INTERPRETATIONS. YOU WILL FIND SITES DEDICATED TO THIS SUBJECT. IF YOU DANCE AT A WEDDING WITH ARABIC,ETC. SPEAKING PEOPLE, YOU WOULD BE VERY INAPPROPRIATE TO PLAY A SONG ON A TRAGIC LOVE STORY AND HAVE A JOYFUL EXPRESSION DISPLAY. THIS IS EXCITING AS IT IS ANCIENT, AND NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SHAPE OR DANCE BACKGROUND, THIS IS FOR ALL AGES AND SIZES. I HAVE SEEN LARGER WOMEN DANCE SO GRACEFULLY, SO THIS IS NOT JUST FOR WOMEN WITH PERFECT ,OR THIN BODIES. PREGNANT DANCERS ARE ALSO INCREDIBLE. CONTRARY TO A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS, MEN WERE NOT EVEN ALLOWED . A DANCE WITH BEARING CHILDREN IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGIN OF THE DANCE, AND DOES STRENGTHEN THE MUSCLES THAT FACILITATE CHILDBIRTH.MALE ONLOOKERS APPEARS MUCH LATER AND NOT ALL DANCE EVEN EXPOSES THE MIDDRIFF. THE COSTUMING VARIES , BUT ALL ARE A LOVELY ART. I URGE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NO CLASSES NEARBY TO EXPLORE THIS FUN ART ONLINE, AND WHEN YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO START CLASSES, WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM UTUBE VIDEOS,DVDS AND BLOGS ON SUBJECT WILL HELP YOU. YOU DON'T EVEN NEED SHOES, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS LIBERATING.HAPPY DANCING,IT IS GOOD FOR YOU,GYPSY.