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  1. bubble dancenoun

    a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans

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  1. Bubble dance

    The bubble dance is an erotic dance made famous by Sally Rand in the 1930s. The dancer (sometimes naked) dances with a huge bubble shaped like a balloon or ball placed between her body and the audience to make some interesting poses. 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 and 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 Sunset Murder Case.

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  1. bubble dance

    Bubble dance is a performance art form that incorporates the use of bubbles, either physical soap bubbles or symbolic representations, with various dance movements. This type of dance is often used in theatrical and circus performances, parties, or other entertainments to create a visually stunning spectacle. The 'bubble dance' could refer to the dance itself or to a performance where the dancers are enclosed in a large transparent bubble while dancing.

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  1. Bubble dance

    The bubble dance is an erotic dance developed by Sally Rand. This was an alternative to the striptease, with some similarities to fan dancing. The dancer dances with a huge bubble placed between one's body and the audience to make some interesting poses. It is usually performed by women, although it can also be performed by men. The performer does not necessarily have to be nude, although the performer can play "peek-a-boo" with the audience with the bubble. Today, the bubble dance is less practised in some countries, but still popular in others. In one cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, called Hollywood Steps Out, a caricature of Rand is seen performing a bubble dance. She appears to be wearing only a bubble in front of her. Her bubble glows bright white, and it looks as though her skin and the bubble are the same color. She lifts up her bubble to reveal her privates and the screen rises up to prevent the cartoon's viewers from seeing them and then it comes back down to cover them again. Then, Harpo Marx comes out from under a table with a slingshot and pops her bubble, revealing Rand wearing a barrel. There is also a sketch in The Benny Hill Show that features a variation of this dance. In it, Benny plays a schoolboy who visits a strip club and sees "Mahala", played by Corinne Russell, doing her "daring Balloon Dance". Corinne wears almost nothing with only her balloon to cover her breasts. She winks and blows kisses at the crowd. She does some kicks and deep stretches as well as splits, until schoolboy Benny decides to use his slingshot on her in the hopes of puncturing her balloon, and in puncturing her, reveals her to be nothing but a blow up doll.

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    The numerical value of bubble dance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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    The numerical value of bubble dance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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