An exercise in being flexible: the friend who was going to symbolically clear the stage for the group choreo at tonight's #bellydance performance, dropped out at the last minute. So I will introduce our group, explain our mission, do my solo, then 'clear' the stage for the group. With this scimitar. With which I have never practiced, much less performed. It's fine. Everything's fine.
Try to avoid any self-surgery. Leave that to the professionals!