Dance of the Seven Veils
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The Dance of the Seven Veils is the dance performed by Salome before King Herod Antipas in modern stage, literature, and visual arts. It is an elaboration on the New Testament story of the Feast of He
Dance of Salome. Armand Point, 1898
The Stomach Dance by Aubrey Beardsley, an interpretation of the Dance of the Seven Veils
A poster for a performance by Loïe Fuller at the Folies Bergère
Brigid Bazlen as Salomé in the biblical epic King of Kings (1961)
Striptease
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A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner. The person who performs a striptease i
Dance of the Seven Veils
…remove any veils, her dance is invariably assumed to be one of unveiling, thus revealing herself." Wilde's play has even been proposed as the origin of striptease. Toni Bentley writes "Wilde's bracketed brevity allowed for a world of interpretation. Can the invention of striptease be traced to a single innocuous…
American burlesque dancer Lola Bel Aire performing a traditional striptease, 2008
Josephine Baker in her "girdle of bananas" outfit, first seen in the Folies Bergère show La Folie du jour in 1926–27
La Fontaine plate, 1896
Mata Hari. The most celebrated segment of her stage act was the progressive shedding of her clothing until she wore just a jeweled bra and some ornaments over her arms and head.