Performances of the greatest exotic dancers are collected here for the first time, from Little Egypt in 1893 to the great striptease headliners of the golden age of Burlesque.
Cast & crew
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Phillip DyeDirector
Gypsy Rose LeeHerself (archive footage)
Bettie PageHerself (archive footage)
Tempest StormHerself (archive footage)
Britt Eklandarchive footage
Lili St. CyrHerself (archive footage)
Josephine BakerHerself (archive footage)
Dixie EvansHerself (archive footage)
Sheree NorthHerself (archive footage)
