Aziza Sa'id's FAQ - Dancers in the Movies C

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Q: Where can I find dancers, dancing, and costumes in mainstream movies? A: Aziza Sa'id: Here's a fairly complete list...

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Movie Title Dancer Description

Cabaret    (1972) An Arabian-nights sequence with a dash of s&m thrown in. Through a screen, the audience watches a shadow-play of a Sheik, two dancing girls, and a third who is being whipped. A strange sequence in a strange (but splendid) movie. - Paul B

Cafe Oriental    typical movie from the 50ies - german vision of oriental life and dancing -- Stephanie

Cairo    Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young

Canary Murder Case, The Louise Brooks (1935) Nautch Dancing -- Louise Brooks, featured in Paramount's "The Canary Murder Case", poses as a dancing girl of the East."

Captain Sinbad    [U.S.-West German, 1963] starring Heidi Brühl as Princess Jana!

Casablanca    This may not count as an official dancer siting, but in "Casablanca" the shadow of an undulating Med dancer is seen on the walls of Signor Ferrari's "Blue Parrot". Whether or not that was intended as a left-handed commentary on the seediness of "The Blue Parrot" vs. Rick's squeaky-clean Cafe Americain is not known of course. - Paul B

Casino Royale James Bond spoof w/Peter Sellers & David Niven
For my money, one of the most notable "eastern-style" (although not necessarily "belly") dances in the movies is in Casino Royale, the 1967 James Bond film with the many 007s (David Niven, Woody Allen, Peter Sellers, and more). There's a scene where Sir James (Niven) goes to meet his daughter, Mata Bond (Joanna Pettet[sp?]). He's taken to a room where, suddenly, this huge, Busby Berkeley-style Middle Eastern/Indian/Fantasy fusion song and dance takes place. Loads of veils, large headdresses, lots of makeup, neat costumes. I give it two finger cymbals, although--I gotta admit--I still shake my head with a "what was THAT?" whenever I see it! - Talibah

Cast a Giant Shadow Samra Dedes (1966)

Charlie's Angels Cameron Diaz,
Lucy Liu,

Laurie Rose (aka Mesmera)
[U.S., 2000] starring Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu and featuring them bellydancing! That dancer in the new Charlie's Angels movie is our very own beloved Mesmera.
In the recent Charlie's Angels movie there's one scene where Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz appear in a restaurant, dancing to distract one of the men in the audience, so that Drew Barrymore can sneak up behind him steal his glass, because they need to get his fingerprints. I don't really remember what they were wearing but I remember thinking that it was a lot of arm waving and not much more. -- Beth

Asianconnections.com posted an interview with Lucy Liu recently. When the scene comes up, her reply was "I like to belly dance. I don't know what I'm doing. I think that's all I can say, anymore."

Chinese Parrot, The Anna May Wong (1927) Nautch Dancer

China Syndrome, The Delilah (1979) No, Jane Fonda isn't the one shimmying and taximing, but if any actress in Hollywood could, it would have been Jane. Features Delilah in an opening scene.

Chinese Parrot, The Anna May Wong (1927) Nautch Dancer

Circle of Iron    starring David Carradine, featuring Erica Creer as Tara, ? as belly dancers and harem girls

Cleopatra Bouchra Ababsa (1999) Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Leonor Varela. Lush and sexy.

Cleopatra    Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon. (1934 Cecil B. DeMille epic production)

Cleopatra Theda Bara Theda Bara, Silent

Cleopatra    Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton. (1963)
Then of course there's that queen of camp classics, "Cleopatra" starring Liz Taylor. That movie probably single-handedly did the most damage to the image of the ancient Middle East of any piece of cinema in history. Polyester linens, gold tinfoil, and all. -- Dina

Conan the Barbarian    starring Arnold Schwarzneger, and Valérie Quennessen as "The Princess"!

Condorman spy spoof starring Michael Crawford. BD appears in club scene

Cookie's Fortune Julianne Moore Julianne Moore plays a rather meek woman who, among other things in this movie, is acting (badly) in a local play - as Salome. She does a rather bad and cheezy bellydance veil sorta thing - I suspect Ms Moore could do better, but her performance was right on for her character...

Cortigiana di Babilonia Rhonda Fleming (1956) Colorful Nonsense..

Countess Dracula Hulya Babus, Lesley Anderson, Biddy Hearne, Diana Sawday (1971) Hulya Babus as the Belly Dancer. Lesley, Biddy, and Diana as Gypsy Dancers

Curse of the Crimson Altar, The Vicky Richards (1968) dancer at party

Curse of the Mummy's Tomb    (1964)

Cyberjack Chantel Tanguay (1995)

Cybernator Erin Rado (1991)

Movie Title	Dancer	Description
Cabaret		(1972) An Arabian-nights sequence with a dash of s&m thrown in. Through a screen, the audience watches a shadow-play of a Sheik, two dancing girls, and a third who is being whipped. A strange sequence in a strange (but splendid) movie. - Paul B
Cafe Oriental		typical movie from the 50ies - german vision of oriental life and dancing -- Stephanie
Cairo		Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young
Canary Murder Case, The	Louise Brooks	(1935) Nautch Dancing -- Louise Brooks, featured in Paramount's "The Canary Murder Case", poses as a dancing girl of the East."
Captain Sinbad		[U.S.-West German, 1963] starring Heidi Brühl as Princess Jana!
Casablanca		This may not count as an official dancer siting, but in "Casablanca" the shadow of an undulating Med dancer is seen on the walls of Signor Ferrari's "Blue Parrot". Whether or not that was intended as a left-handed commentary on the seediness of "The Blue Parrot" vs. Rick's squeaky-clean Cafe Americain is not known of course. - Paul B
Casino Royale		James Bond spoof w/Peter Sellers & David Niven For my money, one of the most notable "eastern-style" (although not necessarily "belly") dances in the movies is in Casino Royale, the 1967 James Bond film with the many 007s (David Niven, Woody Allen, Peter Sellers, and more). There's a scene where Sir James (Niven) goes to meet his daughter, Mata Bond (Joanna Pettet[sp?]). He's taken to a room where, suddenly, this huge, Busby Berkeley-style Middle Eastern/Indian/Fantasy fusion song and dance takes place. Loads of veils, large headdresses, lots of makeup, neat costumes. I give it two finger cymbals, although--I gotta admit--I still shake my head with a "what was THAT?" whenever I see it! - Talibah
Cast a Giant Shadow	Samra Dedes	(1966)
Charlie's Angels	Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Laurie Rose (aka Mesmera)	[U.S., 2000] starring Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu and featuring them bellydancing! That dancer in the new Charlie's Angels movie is our very own beloved Mesmera. In the recent Charlie's Angels movie there's one scene where Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz appear in a restaurant, dancing to distract one of the men in the audience, so that Drew Barrymore can sneak up behind him steal his glass, because they need to get his fingerprints. I don't really remember what they were wearing but I remember thinking that it was a lot of arm waving and not much more. -- Beth Asianconnections.com posted an interview with Lucy Liu recently. When the scene comes up, her reply was "I like to belly dance. I don't know what I'm doing. I think that's all I can say, anymore."
Chinese Parrot, The	Anna May Wong	(1927) Nautch Dancer
China Syndrome, The	Delilah	(1979) No, Jane Fonda isn't the one shimmying and taximing, but if any actress in Hollywood could, it would have been Jane. Features Delilah in an opening scene.
Chinese Parrot, The	Anna May Wong	(1927) Nautch Dancer
Circle of Iron		starring David Carradine, featuring Erica Creer as Tara, ? as belly dancers and harem girls
Cleopatra	Bouchra Ababsa	(1999) Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Leonor Varela. Lush and sexy.
Cleopatra		Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon. (1934 Cecil B. DeMille epic production)
Cleopatra	Theda Bara	Theda Bara, Silent
Cleopatra		Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton. (1963) Then of course there's that queen of camp classics, "Cleopatra" starring Liz Taylor. That movie probably single-handedly did the most damage to the image of the ancient Middle East of any piece of cinema in history. Polyester linens, gold tinfoil, and all. -- Dina
Conan the Barbarian		starring Arnold Schwarzneger, and Valérie Quennessen as "The Princess"!
Condorman		spy spoof starring Michael Crawford. BD appears in club scene
Cookie's Fortune	Julianne Moore	Julianne Moore plays a rather meek woman who, among other things in this movie, is acting (badly) in a local play - as Salome. She does a rather bad and cheezy bellydance veil sorta thing - I suspect Ms Moore could do better, but her performance was right on for her character...
Cortigiana di Babilonia	Rhonda Fleming	(1956) Colorful Nonsense..
Countess Dracula	Hulya Babus, Lesley Anderson, Biddy Hearne, Diana Sawday	(1971) Hulya Babus as the Belly Dancer. Lesley, Biddy, and Diana as Gypsy Dancers
Curse of the Crimson Altar, The	Vicky Richards	(1968) dancer at party
Curse of the Mummy's Tomb		(1964)
Cyberjack	Chantel Tanguay	(1995)
Cybernator	Erin Rado	(1991)