 Salome is a tragedy that tells the Biblical story of Salome , who dances the ' Dance of the Seven Veils ' for her step father King Herod and asks for the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward .	 Salome is a tragedy that tells the Biblical story of Salome , who dances the ' Dance of the Seven Veils ' for her step - father King Herod and asks for the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward .