A Brief History of Westernized Snake Dances

Choose your favorite.

I believe that "Janik and Amaut" are really Harold and Lola Leibman, as seen in the final clip. More about their eccentric careers here.

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Posted By: Paul - Tue May 30, 2017
Category: Animals | Sex Symbols | Dance

Comments

One out of five actually has a snake involved so the Hayek clip gets my vote. However I did like the Paget clip, mainly for her costume, not for its fake snake.

Posted by KDP on 05/30/17 at 01:26 PM

Cultural appropriation! Kill them all!

Posted by Richard Bos on 06/02/17 at 07:03 AM

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