The Marquis wanted to know how she knew about all this, but he thought it would be a mistake to talk more than was necessary.
He had actually heard about the Tiznit dancers who, like the Ouled Nails, were notorious for their sensual exotic movements.
The first dance the girls were doing he thought was similar to the Turkish ‘belly dance’.
They stood still while their whole bodies shook and quivered.
It was obvious that the Chiefs, watching them intently, found it all very alluring.
The dance finished and then one woman wearing blue veils with long hair loose and covered with jewels, began to dance.
The Marquis realised at once, as her eyes were closed and her wrists began to quiver, that he was seeing one of the most sensual dances of Africa.
Until now he had only read about them.
