Dance for Bond

Video Find of the Day

I actually read all of the James Bond novels in the early 60s, and read most of them before seeing the movies. That was in sharp contrast to my lazy post-graduate years-and-on-to-today habit of only reading the book if the movie makes me want to. My favorite of the James Bond novels was From Russia with Love. I remember it as one of the darkest portrayals of a hero I had read up until then. Ian Fleming's Bond was not pretty, and I thought he was least pretty in that book. If only I had seen the movie first, I might have had better reasons to read the book.

From Russia With Love - Belly Dance Scene

Go-Go-ing

Video Find(s) of the Day

OK. This is as far as I've gotten in my dream to dig up go-go dancing. There's Hollywood a Go Go, a show in the mid 60s that has go-go dancers alright, but we're a little past the beehive period that I was looking for.

Bobby Fuller 4 on Hollywood a Go Go, I Fought The Law



This next was one of my favorite instrumentals back then, which meant a lot to me, 'cause I hated singing in English at the time (English lyrics annoyed me, I'll explain some other time.)

"Green Onions" by Booker T on Hollywood a Go Go



I did find one video that was right on target. It's Freestyle Dancing (1964), which I can't embed. High hair! Watusi!

I Love Belly Dancing!

I love all kinds! I don't care who does it! Here's an Egyptian belly dancer, Tito, dancing with what is either a kid or a very unusually proportioned little person, Mimo, both on and to drums. It is something everyone should see.



Here's an Australian, who calls himself Jamil, doing it!



I think this instance here is called Tribal Fusion Dancing:



Whereas this one might be straight Tribal:



Then there is this fellow, who just might be in a class by himself (when he's dancing!)



I love them all!