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- Dance_of_the_Seven_Veils abstract "The Dance of the Seven Veils is a term used to refer to the dance performed by Salome before Herod Antipas. It is an elaboration on the biblical story of the execution of John the Baptist, which refers to Salome dancing before the king, but does not give the dance a name. The name \"Dance of the Seven Veils\" originates with the 1893 English translation of Oscar Wilde's 1891 French play Salome in the stage direction “[Salome dances the dance of the seven veils.]”. The dance was also incorporated into Richard Strauss's opera Salome. Wilde's choice of title for the dance has been linked to the popularity of orientalist \"veil dances\" in the period and to the emergence of striptease acts.".