The bubble dance is an erotic dance made famous by Sally Rand in the 1930s. [1] The dancer, often being fully naked, dances with a huge bubble shaped like a balloon or ball placed between her body and the audience to make some interesting poses. [1]
The bubble dance is an erotic dance made famous by Sally Rand in the 1930s. [1] The dancer, often being fully naked, dances with a huge bubble shaped like a balloon or ball placed between her body and the audience to make some interesting poses. [1]
In Tex Avery's cartoon Hollywood Steps Out (1941) which depicted various Hollywood celebrities, a rotoscoped Rand performs her famous bubble dance onstage to an appreciative crowd. A grinning Peter Lorre caricature in the front row comments, "I haven't seen such a beautiful bubble since I was a child." The routine continues until the bubble is suddenly popped by Harpo Marx with his slingshot, with a surprised Rand (her nudity covered by a well-placed wooden barrel) reacting with shock. Rand is referred to as "Sally Strand" here.
Sally Rand's bubble dance is featured in a short clip in the film Sunset Murder Case (1938).
Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Powell appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and most prominently, in a series of movie musical vehicles tailored especially to showcase her dance talents, including Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), Rosalie (1937), and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940). She retired from films in the mid-1940s but resurfaced for the occasional specialty dance scene in films such as Thousands Cheer. In the 1950's she hosted a Christian children's TV show and eventually headlined a successful nightclub act in Las Vegas. She died from cancer at 69. Powell is known as one of the most versatile and powerful female dancers of the Hollywood studio era.
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Sally Rand - Bubble Dance (1938) on YouTube
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