| Come on! Laugh a little! Here is an assortment of jokes related to belly dancing and Middle Eastern culture. Have you come up with some good jokes of your own? Please share them via this page! E-mail them to me, and I'll include them here! |
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Q: What do you call a belly dancer with a sword? A: A veiled threat. (Joke by William M. Smith, Sunnyvale, California) |
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Q: How many belly dancers does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Five. One to do it and four to stand around saying, "I can do that... better." (Contributed by Valdemar in Austin, Texas) |
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Q: What kind of crowds do belly dancers hang out in? A: Hip circles! (Joke by Malia, of the San Francisco area, in response to someone asking her that question in all seriousness.) |
Q: What is the difference between a belly dancer and a plumber? A. One focuses on the hips, the other focuses on the drips! |
An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says it's half empty. A belly dancer says "Oh good, I can balance this on my head!" |
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BUMPER SNICKER: Belly Dancer on Board. Vehicle may shimmy without warning. (Bumper sticker created by Roya from Lawrence, Kansas. E-mail her if you want to order one!) |
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Q: What do belly dancers do on their nights off? A: Go out dancing sheik to sheik! (Contributed by Maria Masselos from Brisbane, Australia.) |
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Q: How are belly dancers and plastic surgeons alike? A: They both tuck and lift! (An original by Weisha Mize, who commands, "Tuck! Lift!" to students and fellow troupe members as a reminder to use good posture.) |
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Q: What is the difference between a belly dancer and an incompetent pastry chef? A: One shakes body parts, and the other bakes shoddy tarts! (Joke by Shira, Sunnyvale, California) |
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Q: Why did the chicken shimmy across the road? A: To show the other chickens she had learned to belly dance. (Joke by Shira, Sunnyvale, California) |
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Q: Why did the belly dancer cross the road? A: She heard there were costumes on the other side. (Joke by Shira, Sunnyvale, California) |
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BOOKS THAT WERE NEVER WRITTEN: "Middle Eastern Performing Arts" by Belle E. Danzer (Joke by Shira, Sunnyvale, California) |
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PUN FOR THE DAY: Cleopatra shouldn't get her asp in a sling. (Joke by Mark Gauger, the owner of The Fun Zone in Iowa City, Iowa.) |
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Q: How many costumes does a belly dancer need? A: One more. |
| Things you can say to another belly dancer but shouldn't say to your husband: "You should stuff some more padding in there." "You need a longer stick." |
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Q: What kind of closures do belly dancers use to hold their costumes together? A: Belly buttons! (Joke by Shira, Sunnyvale, California) |
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Q: How can you tell when a group of belly dancers is amused? A: By the belly laughs! (Joke by Shira, Sunnyvale, California) |
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Q: Where can you go to learn how to belly dance? A: To a navel academy. (Inspired by the title of an old record of belly dancing music that is no longer in print.) |
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