BUBBLE DANCERS
Bubble dancers" can refer to two distinct types of performers: burlesque dancers famous for using a large bubble for coverage in acts like Sally Rand's in the 1930s, and modern circus performers who dance inside a large, inflatable, transparent bubble ball. The term can also refer to elementary school dance lessons focusing on "body bubbles" or "bubble blight" in the video game Monster Hunter.
Burlesque and theatrical bubble dance
- Historical performance: This is the original meaning, a solo burlesque or theatrical dance act.
- Performance style: The dancer, often nude or partially nude, uses one or more large bubbles for covering. The dancer manipulates the bubble to create poses or conceal their body.
- Famous performer: Sally Rand is credited with making this dance famous in the 1930s.
- Modern bubble sphere performers
- Performance style: A dancer is inside a large, transparent, inflatable bubble ball, performing various acts.
- Skills: These can include dancing, juggling, contortion, balancing, and spinning light-up poi.
- Event suitability: This modern version is often used for corporate parties, galas, and other events.
- Versatility: These performers can dance on land, on a pool, or even "roll" through an event space, sometimes with branded products on the bubble.