Category: Performer Spotlights
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Roxanne Carmine
Roxanne Carmine was born as Golda (or Goldie) Glickman in Chicago to the “Maxwell Street Glickmans”, a Jewish family, around… Read more.
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Tarza
Tarza was a Black burlesque dancer from the 1940s through the 1960s. She was born Pauline Young in Detroit, Michigan,… Read more.
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Drag Queens & ‘Girlie Shows’ in Omaha, Nebraska
Burlesque, at its core, deals with gender and ultimately the presentation of gender as entertainment. It should be no surprise… Read more.
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“Little Egypt” in Nebraska
This article explores the popular “Little Egypt” dancers in burlesque history. There were several performers at the turn of the… Read more.
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Princess Lahoma
Princess LaHoma was born Oteka Lahoma Willingham on October 5, 1931 in Gregg, Texas. Her father, Richard, was 26, and… Read more.
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Rosita Royce “The Dove Dancer”
Lotus Marjorie Corrington (1913-1954) Rosita Royce was born Lotus Marjorie Corrington in Tecumseh, Nebraska on August 9, 1913.* She went… Read more.
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Dawn Diano “The Italian Demon”
Dawn Diano was a topless burlesque dancer through the 1970s. She was deemed ‘The Italian Demon’ because of her signature… Read more.
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The Spence Twins
Special thanks to Silky The Body in Ohio for providing supplemental research and photographs for this article! (The Spence Twins.… Read more.
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Amy Spencer | The Lady with the Fan
Amy Spencer was a Black actress and fan dancer born around 1909 in East Orange, New Jersey. Her father was… Read more.
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Noma } Fan Dancer
Noma was a famous fan dancer in the 1930s. She lived and worked in Chicago, IL mostly. Noma was born… Read more.