The idea of dirty dancing has always fascinated people. Throughout civilization people have always tried to find ways to express themselves sexually through ballroom dancing, belly dancing, classical ballet and many other forms of dance. This can perhaps be traced back to animal ancestry and animalistic mating rituals. If you don’t believe in that, then perhaps is it just a way to show off sexuality or to shock the older generations.

Erotic dancing can be traced back as far as the Egyptians, and possibly even farther. A lot of modern erotic dances such as belly dancing and hip hop ballet are based on ancient dances. The Egyptians used erotic dances in their spiritual rituals, specifically in fertility ceremonies. According to the Egyptians, during these dances the priestesses would “become” whatever goddess they were dancing for, usually Het Heret, Sekhmet, Bast, Nuit, and Aset. Then when the priests or other men slept with them, they were basically sleeping with a goddess. In many cases, these erotic dances were accompanied by the massive consumption of alcohol.

Couples wishing to conceive would visit these temples while the dances were going on, in hopes of becoming more fertile during that time. Gradually, such practices in Europe and civilized nations stopped over the years, mainly due to the Christianization of the modern world, and other factors. However, erotic dances were still done in private and in certain select underground places. Still, the erotic dance began to regain popularity by the end of the 1700 and 1800s, resurfacing as strip clubs. The first strip tease began in France. The lady stripping pretended to be bothered by a flea, and had to take her clothes off to find it.

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