Bingham Bulletin | 1925-08-28 | Page 8 | Arabian Dancing Girls

Arabian Dancing Girls "The Arabian dancing girls," a trav-j trav-j eler explains, "are born to their profession. pro-fession. Many of them had dancing mothers. Others are dedicated to the profession by their mothers when they are but hahies. While there are no dancing schools, these children practice prac-tice continually, Imitating from earliest childhood the steps and movements of the dancers, until they are highly skilled in it themselves. "Unlike the other Arab women, these dancins girls appear with their faces uncovered. They wear heavy and voluminous skirts, like old-fashioned European dresses. They are frequently very plain, decorated only by the bangles and chains. While th girls are no more beautiful than other girls, they have exceeding charm, which makes them very delightful."