mekyria | Fakyma bellydance performance 'At the Circus' (Reply)

The festival was called 'At the Circus' and we were booked to perform two sets plus a mini workshop.

We planned on filling the sets with duo performances from Joyce and Yennie, a solo performance from me and two of our oriental repertoire pieces with the three of us.

What really happened is that we showed up at four 'o clock and they cancelled our first set. Laudie was livid on account of the amount of preparation going into our sets. We decied to skip one and instead do our oriental set plus the workshop at 4.45.

For the record, this was a paid performance and we billed the event for the amount we agreed upon for two sets. We'll see how this ends.

It was rainy and cold (ah, Dutch summer!) and we opted for wearing our black and silver outfits. Since I had outgrown mine, I wore my silver skirt with a single layer black chiffon circle skirt. Laudie had a stretchy black top with black sequins on the front that matched, and three hipscarves with holographic silver sequins.

We looked good together, oriental but suited to the chilly air and looming rainclouds. We all brought our blinged out coer-ups and wrapped our silk veils around our neck for extra warmth. We looked rather stylish, if I may say so.

We cleared the floor of the tent as mucha s was possible and we had a fair amount of children running on the stage, gazing at us or sneaking closer during our performance. It was cute.

I think I did rather well, considering 'my condition' which at the moment is seven months pregnant (30 weeks + 3 days). My belly is getting heavier, no stretch marks yet *knocks on wood* and so far I gained the overseeable amount of 6 kg/12 pounds during the first thirty weeks of pregnancy. I have outgrown my belts with one size and my bra's with two sizes.

In short, we had a blast. I was totally exhausted and took the train back home (E had the car) so after a rather uneventful one and a half hour of tram, train and bike, I got back home with the satisfied feeling of a job well done. I am also a bit melancholic because I love performing together and the next months I won't be part of the awesome project of having a live band plus singer play Oum Kolthoum, combined with bellydance performances. If there is no sign of labor that weekend, I'd like to go and watch. It is on the 14/15th of November and my due date is November 20th.