So pleased to be booked for snake dancing again.
There are many younger dancers working with snakes now and I miss dancing as much I used to ; I believe the Snake dance to be an older womans dance, a sensitivity to the needs of the snake are essential, as a younger dancer the ego is more apparent and there is a need to show off moves etc.
When I began snake dancing after having worked as a Belly Dancer for years, I realised that the ego was the first thing to go, people are far more interested in your snake than your dance moves or where did you learn to dance etc.
Those were the days before I began Snake Dancing I used to Belly dance sometimes 3 to 5 shows a night, driving to each Greek or Turkish restaurant in my costume with a cape for cover, sometimes there was a live band but as time went by we started to take recorded music – which was a shame as dancing to live music and was so much more fun. one busy Christmas I performed 8 shows throughout the day and evening, 3 shows were performed in London travelling by tube then back home to pick up the car and drive to the other 5 venues.
For this 30th birthday occasion I took Rosie one of my blonde pythons and for playtime after the dance I took Billie the Royal Python and two corn snakes – Jakey and Naji who have just begun to share an apartment and are becoming firm friends. I like to take a few extra snakes on a snake dance gig as so many people wish to hold the snake it gives her chance for a break when people are busy with other snakes.
The party was a great success and I enjoyed performing as much as the audience enjoyed my show.
Below are photos of myself dancing with Barbarella who has sadly passed away now.
Bou and Rosie the blondes (Rose is the one behind), Billie the Royal, Naji and Jakey the corn buddies.
