dance of the seven veils

noun2

1. •
   A striptease performance.

   • If King had any wit he would have included a scene where a burka-clad Samantha performs the dance of the seven veils for one of her many smitten studs. — 2010
2. •
   The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.

   • Mr. Putin’s succession and (likely) restoration is a leisurely dance of the seven veils in which one veil is dropped only for another to be donned. — 2009