*POSTED FROM THE BELLY DANCE NATION TRIBE* Please read and repost other places!

This was posted last night by a creepazoid named Vaughnster or ''Lord Vaghuan'', who has been in and kicked out of many online groups, in this case, it was posted through another person in my Yahoo! Bellyrolling females group (and God knows how many other Yahoo! groups in particular). This guy has a bellydance fetish, at least in my opinion, that goes way out-of-bounds, and this posting, which I deleted this AM as soon as I went through it, proves that point (pay attention to the last couple of sentences):

The Vaughanster' s Bellydance Video Conte$t!

1st Place U$S 500
2nd Place U$S 300
3rd Place U$S 100

To enter, prepare a bellydance video just for me. To prove it's just
for me, introduce yourself to me, addressing me as "Lord Vaughan"
or "Vaughanster" , and giving the date right before beginning to
perform.
I'm not setting a time limit, but I recommend that you belly dance
for at least twenty minutes. Save the video on DVD or VHS. I have a
multi-system VCR, TV and DVD player, so format shouldn't be an issue.

Mail it to:

WM VAUGHAN
POB 868
FT FRUM NY
13602 U.S.A.

If you win, you will need to provide an address to send the prize
money to. I prefer to pay via PayPal, in which case, I would only
need the e-mail address associated with the PayPal account you want
me to put the money in. Otherwise, I will need a name and mailing
address to send a check to.

The deadline is St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2007.

Do NOT submit an entry until February, 2007, since I will still be in
Afghanistan in January, and may not receive it!
There is no limit to the number of entries one dancer may submit, but
I will regard each entry separately, on its own merits. In other
words, I won't simply award 1st Place to the dancer who sends me the
most entries or the most footage; I'll choose the three videos I like
the best, and award the prizes accordingly. Yes, it's possible (but
not likely) that I may award all three prizes to the same dancer, if
she sends me the best three entries.

There are no "holds barred" in this contest. Anyone, of any age,
from any country, with any amount of experience, is welcome to submit
as many entries as they like. The winning entries will be the ones I
find myself watching over and over the most.

The following are not requirements, but merely recommendations, since
I've been watching belly dance videos for a quarter of a century, and
already know what I like and don't like:

1. Camera work:

A. Use the best quality of video equipment and material
available to you.
B. Avoid cutting, panning, zooming, and special effects.
Especially avoid cutting. Set the camera up at what would be eye-
level for a man sitting down, and let it roll. Try to create the
illusion that you're performing for me in person, that I'm sitting
still, and the camera is my unblinking eyes.

2. Costume:

A. The most important part of your costume is your body. It
should appear trim and fit.
B. The lower you wear your belt on your hips, the better.
C. Coordinate colors and styles, including the background and
lighting. Performing in ancient attire at a modern gym would
probably look tacky.

3. Dancing

A. Avoid traveling steps.
B. Avoid pointing your bum at the camera.
C. Usually, if not always, your navel should be the focal point
of the camera.

In case you hesitate to trust me, Mesmera of www.mesmera. com, at
mesmera@mesmera. com can vouch for my honesty.

Good luck, and may the best dancer win!

Does Mesmera know of this idiot?!? I've heard of holding bd videoclip contests online, but to make a bd vid and send it in, especially to some1 whose a f'ing creepazoid. This has navelgazer alert written all over it, and feel free to post this and alert others, on Tribe and/or Yahoo!...

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