Super quick sword tip

If your belly dance sword doesn't have grooves at the balance point, you can slow down the speed of it sliding, by rubbing a bit of candle wax along the edge before a performance. Ultimately, having good technique and balance is the only thing that will save your sword from falling but a bit of wax can give you the reaction time to catch it if it does fall. You can turn the quick catch into a move rather than risking the guard knocking you in the head ( which is both painful and difficult to cover). So far i haven't dropped or slipped with my sword in performance ( practice is a whole different story :) ) but the wax can give piece of mind, and that bit of extra confidence, especially if you find yourself performing outside in a breeze.