Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Don't Mess With The Dancers

The shot from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Jeff Balke.

Our week of photos from Dickens on the Strand has suddenly turned a little odd. First it was just kids with funny hats and glasses. Now we've got sword weilding dancers. From the photog:

"Bellydancers on 19th Street during the Dickens in the Heights holiday celebration last weekend. If more women carried these around, I think men would think twice about messing with them even if they are as scantily clad as these ladies. "

19th Century English revivalism has never been so hot... or scary.

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