Ministry Of Burlesque - View Single Post - International Controversy!! 'Divorcing belly dance and burlesque'!!

Sapphira · #30 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 01:02 PM

[quote=Wild Card Kitty;443693]Great thread.
Thought I'd add this for the interested. I find it ironic that it was Belly Dance that assisted in bringing Burlesque to larger audiences through it's appearance on the Vaudeville and Carnival circuits in early 20th century USA (in particular..)
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I know! Exactly my point but it seems the two have always had an uncomfortable association.

Little Egypt was notorious! I take my hat off to her. She used the newly invented zip to wriggle out of her costume and is also credited with popularising strip tease in America, too!