Fan dance
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In the West, a fan dance may be an erotic dance performance, traditionally by a woman, but not exclusively. Beyond eroticism it is a form of musical interpretation. The performer, sometimes entirely n
Michelle L'amour at the Miss Exotic World Pageant, 2007. Photo Michael Albov
Fan Dancer known to exhibit his own handcrafted toys on Dance on the Pier stages since 1991 is seen here taking another spin in 2016.
Sally Rand
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Sally Rand was an American burlesque dancer, stripper, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.
Fan dance
…1963 film Gypsy is a musical about Gypsy Rose Lee a noted fan dancer. The 1983 film The Right Stuff, has an extended scene featuring an actress playing Sally Rand performing a fan dance. This movie is about the Mercury Seven, the military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury, the first…
Rand in 1937
Featured in Cinelandia (March 1927)
Gayway at night, Golden Gate International Exposition; neon sign advertising Sally Rand's Nude Ranch lit, on left