Katie Charlwood on Instagram: "Ep.169 The Mystery of Little Egypt…and how Orientalism built the American Burlesque scene.. All sources available on the Who Did What Now? podcast. #history #burlesque #littleegypt #orientalism #historyofburlesque"

@katie_charlwood American Burlesque was greatly influenced by black culture from the dance moves to the music and even the costumes, it infused an art form that had been evolving for centuries Sources: Malone, Jackie (1996) Steppin’ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance -Brown, Jayna (2008) Babylon Girls: Black Women Performers and the Shaping of the Modern -Brooks, Siobhan (2010) Unequal Desires: Race and Erotic Capital in the Stripping Industry -Drake, Simone C. & Henders