{"product_id":"sisters-of-salome-9780803262416","title":"Sisters of Salome","description":"The origins of the art of exotic dancing lie in English drama and Viennese opera: Oscar Wilde's 1893 play Salome, and Richard Strauss's 1905 opera based on it, brought onto the stage a female character who captured and dominated the audience with the raw power of her naked body. Her Dance of the Seven Veils shocked and fascinated, and Salome became a pop icon on both sides of the Atlantic. Toni Bentley explores how four influential women embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation. Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. Her books include Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal, Holding On to the Air, Costumes by Karinska, and The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. Her books include \u003ci\u003eWinter Season: A Dancer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolding On to the Air\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCostumes by Karinska\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender: An Erotic Memoir.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845320904978,"sku":"9780803262416","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36f9b0c0-d611-41d7-8ff3-5a22f81e2a39.jpg?v=1737348062","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sisters-of-salome-9780803262416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}