Performer Spotlights

Noma
Noma was a famous fan dancer in the 1930s. She lived and worked in Chicago, IL mostly. She was born in Bombay, East Indies (India) in 1910. Noma first got...
Noma
Noma was a famous fan dancer in the 1930s. She lived and worked in Chicago, IL mostly. She was born in Bombay, East Indies (India) in 1910. Noma first got...

Alene Hoover | Performer Spotlight
Erna Alene Hoover was born in Harlan, Iowa on April 12, 1912. Her father, Clinton Hoover and her mother, Pearle Pool, moved to Omaha, Nebraska sometime after her birth. They...
Alene Hoover | Performer Spotlight
Erna Alene Hoover was born in Harlan, Iowa on April 12, 1912. Her father, Clinton Hoover and her mother, Pearle Pool, moved to Omaha, Nebraska sometime after her birth. They...

Princess Lahoma
Princess Lahoma was a famous burlesque dancer of the 1950s when she reached peak fame for her exotic dances. Princess Lahoma began to produce her own group of dancers called...
Princess Lahoma
Princess Lahoma was a famous burlesque dancer of the 1950s when she reached peak fame for her exotic dances. Princess Lahoma began to produce her own group of dancers called...

"Little Egypt" in Nebraska
This article explores the popular "Little Egypt" dancers in burlesque history and Nebraska, specifically. There were several performers at the turn of the 20th century that adopted the stage name...
"Little Egypt" in Nebraska
This article explores the popular "Little Egypt" dancers in burlesque history and Nebraska, specifically. There were several performers at the turn of the 20th century that adopted the stage name...

Amy Spencer | "The Lady With the Fan"
Amy Spencer was a Black actress and dancer born around 1909 in East Orange, New Jersey. She had titian-red hair and a slender build. Amy Spencer received a "big break"...
Amy Spencer | "The Lady With the Fan"
Amy Spencer was a Black actress and dancer born around 1909 in East Orange, New Jersey. She had titian-red hair and a slender build. Amy Spencer received a "big break"...

Tarza the Young
Pauline Young, otherwise known as Tarza, was a Black burlesque dancer from the 1940s through the 1960s. She was born Pauline Young in Detroit, Michigan, though newspapers stated she went...
Tarza the Young
Pauline Young, otherwise known as Tarza, was a Black burlesque dancer from the 1940s through the 1960s. She was born Pauline Young in Detroit, Michigan, though newspapers stated she went...