169. The Mystery of Little Egypt
Who Did What Now25 Marras 2025

169. The Mystery of Little Egypt

When the 1893 World's Fair hit Chicago, the city was aghast and excited by the dance du ventre that shimmied through the Streets of Cairo procession at the Great Columbian Exhibition. People clambered to see the woman who brought the belly dance to America, a performer that went by the name Little Egypt, but who was she and how did she influence American Burlesque for years to come..?



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