There is something about dancing women which has a powerful effect on the carnal man. Herod promised Herodias daughter anything she wanted, even to half of the kingdom, after seeing her dance. She, of course, requested the head of John the Baptist (Matt 14:6-11). Among the Jaredites, the daughter of Jared danced before Akish so that he would want to marry her. This marriage, however, was predicated upon Akish's murder of the king so that Jared could assume the throne (Ether 8:9-14). So it is, that women of ancient times and modern women who dance and strip for money exert their power over the often weaker sex.