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fan dancer

  • a word derived from fan dance.
    fan dance
    noun
    a solo dance performed by a nude or nearly nude woman using fans for covering.

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She’s got one from Mangam’s Chateau outside of Chicago, where legendary fan dancer Sally Rand performed.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

During the 1933 World's Fair, fan dancer Sally Rand won great appreciation.

From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 16, 2012

Still avid for publicity, naprapaths proceeded to the Century of Progress for Sally Rand, fan dancer.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were rope throwers, clowns, trick bicyclists, and a fan dancer who, caught in the backwash of a propeller, turned out to be an unlovely male.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sally Rand, 23, Century of Progress fan dancer; and Charles Mayon, 29, radio dealer, announcer of her act.

From Time Magazine Archive

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