This dance is usually done with a huge clear, see through Bubble (or balloon), usually about 8 feet in circumference but can be smaller. The dancer dances with the bubble (supposedly totally nude) to strike some interesting poses, occasionally appearing to be inside the bubble. Sally Rand is credited in making the Bubble dance famous and is often called "Sally Rand's Bubble Dance". This dance was popular in the 1930s. This was an alternative to the Striptease.
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| There was also a federation entitled "Western Federation of Fan Dancers" and the "United Fan, Bubble and Specialty Dancers" who had a convention in San Diego, Ca. on 4-23-1936. In June of 1936 at the San Diego Exposition, Rosita Royce arrived, claiming Sally Rand stole her balloon or bubble dance. It was also announced that Miss Royce would spend her leisure time at Zoro Gardens.
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Latin Quarter Revue |
| 1312-SR -- Bubble Dance Tru-Vue filmstrip |
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Ziegfeld's Follies |
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1939 - Frontier Expo in Ft. Worth, TX |
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1939 - Golden Gate Expo in San Fran. |
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| Sally Rand: From Film to Fans |
Knox, Holly |
1998 |
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Jean Flournoy |
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Misc. Research Words that may be related ... to help your searches |
| Burlesque |
Fan Dancer |
Risqué |
Vaudeville |
| Exotic Dancers |
Peek-A-Boo |
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Special Thanks to: "Gene Frisbee" for developing these old pictures (positives) of Sally Rand's Bubble dance for me.
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