I was there! Through a selection of our performances in that era, we’ll explore dance and costuming as becoming the object of your own fantasy.
This article will focus on the iconic 1970s “ Perfumes of Araby” Belly dance troupe, lead by the almost mythical performer/actress/teacher, Diane Webber, who was also my teacher.
I’ve tried to be precise: please forgive me where I’m hazy! It was the ‘70s after all! Please enjoy the links provided at the end of this article for more exciting information to further encourage and stimulate your own creativity as you, dear reader, move our dance form ever further.
Now, as I reach back in my memory of these exciting times to compose this article, I’m grateful for the researched archiving amassed and available in today’s technological world. The sociological change of American society in the 1970s also informed our dance community. We always performed to live music recorded music was rare at dance events. Knowledge had to be directly and carefully mined from academic, ethnic and cultural sources. The abundance of inspiration in that era was almost beyond understanding yet once upon a time before the Internet, music, imagery and information was less readily available. The Belly dance scene in 1970s Los Angeles: It is difficult to spotlight succinctly even one portion of a vibrant, vast and quickly growing community of Middle Eastern dancers, their enthusiasts, and the ethnic communities, musicians, festivals and supper clubs that supported the dance arts.
#YOUNG DIANE WEBBER NUDE CODE#
“I live by a man’s code designed to fit a man’s world, yet at the same time, I always remember that a women’s first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick.”Ĭarol Lombard quote from “Women’s Wit and Wisdom” SPECIAL FEATURES : Mermaids of Tiburon: Original 1962 version Introduction by Elijah Drenner Original Theatrical Trailers for three different release versions."Perfumes of Araby" in the 1970s, Part 1 by Stasha Vlasuk But, the plot definitely thickens when it is revealed that her departed grandmother was a sorceress! Filmed simultaneously in English and Spanish. She arrives at a Cuban sugar plantation in 1850, at the same time the nearby village is hit with a plague! Guess who the villagers blame for the pestilence? Of course, it could just have been a misunderstanding, or just bad timing.
YAMBAO (Cry of the Bewitched) : Sultry, cat-like, dancer-turned-actress Ninón Sevilla plays “Yambaó” in this classic Mexican psychological thriller. Filmed in the pearl garden of Mexico’s La Pez, and the kelp forest along the coast of Santa Catalina. Twenty-three years later, Lamb took the time to re-edit his epic like he really wanted and, just to make sure, added additional nude footage using glamour model Diane Webber! The result is a beautifully photographed fantasy about mermaids who assist…and distract…a young scientist in his quest for sunken treasure, complete with Timothy Carey at his menacing best. Two years later, he chopped out 10 minutes, re-shot the close-ups and medium shots of the mermaids revealing the enchantresses in the nude (with emphasis on actress Gaby Martone), and released it as “The Aqua Sex “. THE MERMAIDS OF TIBURON – Director’s Cut : This film was produced and directed in 1962 as a fantasy-adventure by noted underwater cinematographer, John Lamb.
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