Victorian burlesque dancers

Victorian burlesque dancers

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Burlesque is not only Dita Von Teese in a huge martini glass. Burlesque dancers already existed in the middle of the 19th century, although they looked a little different then. Yes, and the tasks before them were initially not so erotic - then burlesque was primarily a comedy show designed to entertain the "middle class" of Great Britain and the United States.

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Keywords: Burlesque | Dancer

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