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Old 11-19-2007, 12:49 AM   #11 (permalink)
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My big question would be, what makes it Arabian bondage, as say, opposed to Greek or Tasmanian or American bondage? Does the person who is doing the binding speak to you in Arabic? Do they perhaps tie you up with shisha cords or hoses? Do they fly you to, maybe, Kuwait before tying you up? Do they have you eat dates and have some tea first, and maybe listen to a small taped concert by Talal Medah?? WHAT MAKES IT ARABIAN?????? I am dying of curiousity!!!
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Very good questions, A'isha! My guess would be camel bridles and some sort of unspeakable act with baba ganouj. Perhaps the Arab community of Edgware Road would welcome it as sales of baba ganouj would rocket!
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My big question would be, what makes it Arabian bondage, as say, opposed to Greek or Tasmanian or American bondage? Does the person who is doing the binding speak to you in Arabic? Do they perhaps tie you up with shisha cords or hoses? Do they fly you to, maybe, Kuwait before tying you up? Do they have you eat dates and have some tea first, and maybe listen to a small taped concert by Talal Medah?? WHAT MAKES IT ARABIAN?????? I am dying of curiousity!!!
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Funnily enough I don't feel brave enough to Google it and find out...

I bet sand is extra.
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Old 11-19-2007, 01:58 AM   #13 (permalink)
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As the one most invested in bellydance as a sexual art form on this particular forum, I was brave enough to google it. LOL! Holy crap...the link won't let me even LOOK at it. I wonder why.

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Old 11-19-2007, 02:43 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I don't see what the big deal is about this really, because its really not in the public spectacle the same way that a mainstream hollywood movie, or a restaurant/night club show is in the public eye. It's taking place at an event that is a *fantasy* adult-oriented event. You can get tied up and spanked by the naughty nurse or you can lounge in the harem room and pretend you have 10 personal concubines to belly dance and feed you peeled grapes. No one who actually attends such an even is going to be under the impression that it's a reflection of reality.

The harem room will probably one of the more tame events going on there.

Worry more about untrained and half-trained dancers performing at restaurants and state fairs and community cultural events. That is where people will really form a bad opinion of the dance.

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As the one most invested in bellydance as a sexual art form on this particular forum, I was brave enough to google it. LOL! Holy crap...the link won't let me even LOOK at it. I wonder why.

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I just googled "arabian bondage" and the first thing that came up was this thread!!!

And not much else, really. And so the curiosity burns....

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Actually, to be a devil's advocate - if belly dance is a sensual dance, and erotic means
1. arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
2. of, pertaining to, or treating of sexual love; amatory: an erotic novel.
3. subject to or marked by strong sexual desire (Dictionary.com)
- then I don't have any particular problem with it

Though I cannot get the bondage bit - perhaps it's referring to being tied up with one of my wayward veils, and made to listen to my zills???
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Very good questions, A'isha! My guess would be camel bridles and some sort of unspeakable act with baba ganouj. Perhaps the Arab community of Edgware Road would welcome it as sales of baba ganouj would rocket!

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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....... (do you think they would let me watch??)
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Though I cannot get the bondage bit - perhaps it's referring to being tied up with one of my wayward veils, and made to listen to my zills???
No, no, dear, that is sadism, especially if your zil playing is much like my own.
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hee hee! it's only sadism if I make them listen - it's masochism if they choose to stay....!
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I googled "arabic bondage", found a drawing of a sheep in bondage and decided not to look further.
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