History tells us that this first time this dance was performed occurred during the battle of Azaz in 1125, part of the first crusades. It is reported that during the initial "taunting phase" of the battle neither side was putting much effort in and so Gamila the local fearless head dancer from a bellydance troupe, instructed the girls to take all the swords from the fighters. Once this was accomplished and the men were swordless, the dancers put on a show. Fighters from both sides agreed that watching girls dance was a much better way to spend an afternoon compared with the obvious bloody alternative.
Should copies of Playboy be dropped in war zones to quell tempers and remove the need for conflict? Hugh Hefner would surely be happy to support this.
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