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This page is mainly dealing with the American Fan dance but has some Oriental Fan dance info as well.
In America, The Fan dance was made popular in the 1930s by Sally
Rand. Miss Rand was hired at the Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1933 and saved the fair financially with her fan dance routine. There was also a federation called the 'Western Federation of Fan Dancers' and the 'United Fan, Bubble and Specialty
Dancers'. These federations held a convention in San Diego, Ca. on 4-23-1936.
The American Burlesque term 'fan' describes the movements of the huge Ostrich plumes or feathers
that the dancer would use in an artistic manner (see pics). This dance was generally but not always done nude (body stocking) and would be considered Burlesque
dancing.
The Beautiful Oriental fan dances used a hand fan, which is used in the folding unfolding, twirling etc of the Fan and can be solo or group. The |
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