Saw my first belly dance show the other day.. Pics inside

when I was a kid, me and my brother had a belly dancer as a baby sitter. Wow, I was only 4 or 5 years old, but I remember it vividly.
of course that was in the 1960's, before the days of political correctness.
sorry, no pictures to share.

Belly dancing is a real art and requires a lot of flexibility. The girl that was able to dance, go all the way down to sitting on the floor and get back up dancing while balancing a large sword on her head was something.