Showgirl

A showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way of revealing clothing or even toplessness or nudity. Showgirls are often associated with Latin music and dance, particularly samba .

The term showgirl is sometimes applied to a promotional model employed in trade fairs and car shows.

History

Showgirls date back to the late 1800s in Parisian music halls and cabarets such as the Moulin Rouge, Le Lido, and the Folies Bergère.

The Las Vegas showgirl

Showgirls were presented in Las Vegas in 1952 as the opening and closing act for Las Vegas headliners, sometimes dancing around the headliner. They were introduced at the Sands Casino for a show with Danny Thomas. In 1957 Minsky's Follies took the stage at the Desert Inn giving birth to the topless showgirl in Vegas. This was followed by a long-running The Lido de Paris at the Stardust Casino that ran for 31 years.

Revues with showgirls

Showgirl (album)

Showgirl is a live album by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue. It was released along with her first digital single, "Over the Rainbow". The album includes eight of Minogue's biggest hits, live from London in 2005.

Track listing

References

Showgirl (disambiguation)

Showgirl may refer to the following:

See also