Cairo Cats...
Only in a Cairo Nightclub
By Judy Reda
Judy performing in a nightclub, around 1978-1979,
wearing a rhinestone costume made in the USA
This was one of my earlier “unusual” experiences:
Most of the large nightclubs were outdoors (which was fine because of
the good weather). All the stages were large and raised quite high, so
there was a definite separation from the audience. (The “morals” police
wanted to discourage any “liaisons” between entertainers and patrons.)
Well, it so happens that there were many feral cats living in the clubs and
staying around the guests who were eating. The people would usually
throw food to the appreciative cats under their tables.
Perhaps Mama Diva
cat remembered when
cats were worshiped
as the Goddess Bastet
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The Belly Dance Chronicles
One night, as I was doing my usual show, I was aware of the audience
looking at something and laughing....(Luckily, it was not a costume
“malfunction”). A mother cat had proudly sauntered onto the MIDDLE
of my stage area....followed by a lineup of her cute kittens. Mama cat
then tried to “upstage” me by lying down and calmly nursing her brood!!!
(What a DIVA!) Apparently, she was not at all disturbed by the high
July 2017