http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580#d4fa0487-f811-4e53-8212-00d566428551 If you're ending with sword (which I also recommend, because it's such a dramatic prop - save it for the ending!), then maybe your first 2 minutes could be a drum solo or something more upbeat? Thu, 21 May 2009 23:33:30 GMT http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580#d4fa0487-f811-4e53-8212-00d566428551 Ayperi 2009-05-21T23:33:30Z http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580#be99bf43-f20b-4e16-9ea4-e0a886b9865f Without knowing much about the music, I would say sword second--it's more dramatic. For your shorter song, you might do best to edit a piece out of a longer song. Thu, 21 May 2009 19:47:18 GMT http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580#be99bf43-f20b-4e16-9ea4-e0a886b9865f Badriya 2009-05-21T19:47:18Z http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580#fcf3e8fb-307b-460e-8736-ab6c3c655943 I am performing my first solo in 3 weeks.... i have decided to use my sword and do some sword dancing but im not sure on something. i want to use the song river of tuoni by amberian dawn. now my plan is to either have a short 2 min. song with sword dancing, then it goes into that song by amberian dawn and i put the sword down....or i start out wuith amberian dawn then i pick up the sword and do the last 2 min. to another song ..... which do you think is a better transition? sword first..or last... also i need help finding a short 1min50 maybe 2 min. song that is somewhat ethnic/tribal but gothy......any suggestions??? Tue, 12 May 2009 17:28:02 GMT http://gothicbellydance.tribe.net/thread/514f4d98-1a63-4c2c-a8f3-82698ea63580#fcf3e8fb-307b-460e-8736-ab6c3c655943 monique 2009-05-12T17:28:02Z