I've always been loathe to use a stage name when I dance. Twenty years ago it was common and even a little tacky not to take a stage name as a performing belly dancer. I think for the most part they're unnecessary in this era, though. But I've been doing a lot of thinking about using a stage name at Smoker this year and I think in the interest of safety it's my best option. There's a reason most of the KCRF whores don't use our real names when we're performing. Stalkers are creepy and a lot of... read more