Here is the picture I promised a week ago. It is a picture of six of the Habibi Dancers (there were seven in this dance, and there are about 20 of us in the troupe) in costume for the Ojos Asi dance (song by Shakira).

My camera somehow refused to flash so I hope the detail is acceptable. These costumes for most of the dancers included beaded bra/belt sets, on top of a red skirt covering black lace underskirts. Between the red skirt and belt we wore black lace wraps with long fringe (these are sold as shawls but we use them as hip wraps). The woman at center front was the centerpiece star of the dance so she had a more elaborate costume with red bra/belt and several skirts with infinite black lace ruffles.

You can not see it, but we wore black shoes for this dance (we typically dance barefoot) because of the Spanish influence in the music. Part of the dance required stomping, a sort of bow to flamenco dance.

Oh, that is me playing Eudora, right front. You know, playing dress-up when one is over 40 is such a delight! How else could a 44 year-old knitter/computer professional get a chance to dress up in glitter and lace, stomp around and twirl around with red fabric veils? It’s just as fun as things can get, in my estimation.

More on my knitting trip (and maybe sweater news) will follow, probably tomorrow.

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