A striptease performance.
Etymology:
- Based on the Biblical description of a salacious dance performed in the court of King Herod. The precise term "dance of the seven veils" was reportedly first used in the stage directions of Oscar Wilde's play Salome.
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And as for the next room, which was for the dances of the ‘Seven Veils’, I could not wait to see the mind-blowing performance! I joined the men in the queue and jostled my way into the room, seating myself on one of the rickety chairs.
Submitted on July 10, 2018
Additional definitions for 'dance of the seven veils':
| dance of the seven veils | The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information. |
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رقصة الحجاب السبع
Tanz der sieben Schleier
танец семи вуалей
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