Aziza Sa'id's FAQ - Dancers in TV Series K-M

Movie Title	Dancer	Description
Keeping Up Appearances		BBC comedy show, Daisy bellydances for Onslo
Kids In The Hall, The		Comedy show. In one sketch belly dancers are featured in a Moroccan club setting
Last Days Of Pompeii, The	Lesley-Anne Down	A made for TV miniseries, it is notable for Lesley-Anne Down's dancing and the presence of veteran hams Ernie Borgnine and Ned Beatty. - Paul B
Later Today	Neena and Veena	This morning my husband said that two dancers were on "Later Today" with Florence Henderson. Sounded like Neena and Veena but he didn't catch the names. Anyone know who they were? --Shadia Dahlal
Laverne and Shirley		[TV-Series]
Live with Regis	Neena and Veena
Lois and Clark - New Adventures of Superman	Teri Hatcher	In one episode, "Lois made a vague attempt at a bellydance (mostly she wafted a blue veil around). Great costume though which was gold coin with a pastel blue skirt and veil."
Lonely Planet & Amazing Destinations Travelers		The Travel Channel's program topics of interest to the dance aficionado/as. This week: Lebanon opening with a woman's dance. I've enjoyed; Turkey (offered again Nov. 12) The hostess takes a dance lesson; goes to one of the nightclubs . Egypt: whirling dervishes; an interview and performance. Morocco; with a henna part. Those wonderful interiors of tile and arches. Jordan, Israel, Afghanistan, Uzbek etc. more info on schedule: www.travelchannel.com Tune in, learn & enjoy the cultures that roots MIddle Eastern dance.! --Kruz of New Orleans
Love Boat - 2 hr episode, The "Spoonmaker Diamond"		involving a cruise to Greece and Turkey and jewel theives. "The woman performing was probably the most talented performer I have ever seen (...including live performances, etc.)."
Macmillan and Wife		"The dancer was dancing to the music of a live band in a restaurant. She seemed authentic. Macmillan's wife was talking to some man as they ate lunch. I didn't catch the name of the episode." --Claudia Dixon
Magnum PI		In an episode in which T.C. winds up in Morocco, in a restaurant. "She looks quite authentic."
Malcolm and Eddie	Neena and Veena
Mamma's Family - "Guess Who's Going to Dinner"	Laurie Rose (aka Mesmera)	[TV-Series] (1983) "Mesmera the Bellydancer"
Man from U.N.C.L.E. -"King of Knaves Affair"	Tania Lemani	(1964) Tania Lemani playing "Venetia" An episode w/ a belly dancer... classic waist high costume, again c '66? and i saw it after becoming a dancer and realized her zills were on wrong fingers :-) -- Amira
Man Show, The		[TV-Series]
Married With Children		Peg Bundy, disguised in harem pants, bra, face veil and dark wig, wins a dance contest in a local bar. Her husband, of course, has no idea it is her, until she removes the face veil. To give the actress some credit, she didn't show any more anatomy than one usually sees during an ME dance performance, and someone must have coached her in hip swerves. "I caught a promo for Married with Children for Monday night. A dancer in a ME type costume,(harem pants and midi top) but they are in a strip bar. Geezhs!!!! Not this theme again. Seems to me the latest thing for these sit-coms are strippers in bellydance garb. What can we do to stop this? You don't see the strippers in ballet costume. Right, ME dancers are sexy, are they trying to make a stripper, OK on tv by putting her in a less reveling costume, while still keeping the sexy angle? Where do we start to change this misconsecption?" --Claudia "Not only is there a dancer, It happens to be Peg Bundy [lead actress] moonlighting there for whatever reason. And, yes, they use the harem girl outfit because of coverage, note the face veil... it's plot device. No I don't condone it, just expaining it. Of course they could have used a cowgirl (with a bandana on her face) or any other number of ideas, but harem girl always seems to be the first, and last, idea the writers come up with....." --Mona N'wal "It aired in my area last night. Same tacky plot we've all seen before; housewife disguises self (6" x 6" face veil) as belly-dancer/stripper to entice husband back into her bed. Big surprise when veil comes off. Just like Clark Kent's glasses make such a difference in his looks. How stoooopid. I only watched it to see what the hooha was about. Sorry I did." --Joya
Masada		It seems to me the tv miniseries "Masada" featured a bellydancer in it. -- Paul B
Maude	Adrienne Barbeau	Adrienne Barbeau dons a cabaret costume for a Bicentennial episode. - Paul B
Maurie Povich	Serina	Special on Large women, Serina danced to gain a date with a fellow who likes large women
Matt Houston		bellydancer,same one in movie,"The Man with Bogey's Face"
Max Headroom	Suhaila	Suhaila appeared dancing in an episode, briefly. Now I remember another one: There is a cabaret-style dancer in an episode of "Max Headroom" (the episode where they are investigating a girl who is kidnapped for her rare blood type). The dancer shares the stage with her band and a VERY large pig. Obviously, the pig tends to stick in one's memory. --Karol
McCloud - "Star And Arrow"		Dennis Weaver is sent to a fictitious Mid Eastern locale to rescue a kidnapped heiress. I think the name of the episode is "Star And Arrow" - Paul B
Michael Barrymore Show, The	Neena and Veena
Modern Manners		aired on WTN. A segment featured a bellydancers' thoughts on clubs
Monkees, The - "Everywhere A Sheik Sheik"		so I went to the Monkees site (http://www.flexquarters.com/monkees.htm) where I found the following description in their episode guide: 35. Everywhere A Sheik Sheik (9-25-67) Written by: Jack Winter, Directed by: Alex Singer. Davy is almost forced to marry an Arabian princess.
Mork and Mindy		A med dancer dances for Mork in one episode. - Paul B