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Belly Dance Urban Legends

topic posted Mon, August 31, 2009 - 5:10 PM by  Amulya 		Share/Save/Bookmark
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I'm doing some research for an article on urban legends in the belly dance world.
for example there is a story that keeps popping up every now and then. It's about a dancer who gets a pedicure and while her feet are soaking in soapy water all sorts of objects come out of the soles of her feet. She apparently hasn't noticed that she stepped into them while dancing and got them embedded in her soles.

Any other stories?
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  • Della
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    Re: Belly Dance Urban Legends

    Wed, September 2, 2009 - 10:41 AM
    Just did a quick search, this is what I came up with:

    "This Egypt brings to mind visions of glamorous belly dancers who whirl in sequined costumes that glitter like the surface of the Nile at night as it reflects the colored lights of the city. The beautiful dancer Dina performs wearing a four-carat diamond on her dainty foot; it is rumored that a wealthy admirer gave it to her and she had it set in a toe ring to show her disdain for him." www.utexas.edu/utpress/ex...wynpyr.html

    I don't know if I'd call this an urban legend, but it's funny. www.snopes.com/photos/wed....asp#photo4 (crap, I forgot to get a wedding dress. Oh wait, nevermind, I have a white bedlah.)
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      Re: Belly Dance Urban Legends

      Sun, September 6, 2009 - 5:01 PM
      I'm curious if the Dina legend is real.

      Another story, but this came first hand so it isn't a legend (unless dancer made this one up):
      this dancer comes home one day and finds her house has been broken into and she find out that only bits and pieces of her costumes have been stolen, a belt from this one, a bra from that one, so she has no matching pieces anymore. She suspected another dancer who knew her did it, because the thief had locked her cats in the bathroom so they wouldn't escape, so the thief must have known her.
      Source: Bhuz

      I've heard of a dancer losing her skirt during a performance and she was wearing a thong underneath. But that happened for real.

      Any other stories?
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