What to keep in your dance bag
by Huraiva
Beginners should have a fairly light load. They just need their notebook, a pen or pencil and hip scarf as the bare essentials. To that I recommend adding a bottle of water, a small (hand) towel and some form of high energy snack in case you need to recharge.
Intermediate students should have all of the above and add a rectangular veil, small half circular veil and finger cymbals. Obviously if we aren’t working on the session for a particular veil you could leave it at home. But generally speaking veils don’t weigh much and I usually find it easier to have them with me and know where they are than to have to hunt one down when I need it. If we are doing the skirt or cane session then you would add that prop to your bag, but I wouldn’t carry either of them every week.
Advanced ladies should have everything the beginner and intermediate students have along with a large half circular veil. Other props you might have in your bag are tambourine, skirt, cane, feather fans, fanveils and sword, but you don’t necessarily need to carry all of them all the time.
For attending a workshop, I never attend with less than my notebook, a pen or pencil, non-coin hip scarf, a rectangular veil, small and large half circular veil, finger cymbals, a bottle of water, a small (hand) towel and some form of high energy snack.
Intermediate students should have all of the above and add a rectangular veil, small half circular veil and finger cymbals. Obviously if we aren’t working on the session for a particular veil you could leave it at home. But generally speaking veils don’t weigh much and I usually find it easier to have them with me and know where they are than to have to hunt one down when I need it. If we are doing the skirt or cane session then you would add that prop to your bag, but I wouldn’t carry either of them every week.
Advanced ladies should have everything the beginner and intermediate students have along with a large half circular veil. Other props you might have in your bag are tambourine, skirt, cane, feather fans, fanveils and sword, but you don’t necessarily need to carry all of them all the time.
For attending a workshop, I never attend with less than my notebook, a pen or pencil, non-coin hip scarf, a rectangular veil, small and large half circular veil, finger cymbals, a bottle of water, a small (hand) towel and some form of high energy snack.
