Neapolitan

I heard somewhere that Elvis took dancing tips from a burlesque dancer. Since then I began to realize that maybe Burlesque is not a forgotten early twentieth century type of dancing, but something that pervades pop culture, whether people are aware of it or not, even today.

I started off with one Burlesque-esque instrumental, then from there the list grew on its own. I have no idea how to order these. I was thinking either have the music or the video in chronological order. The videos have the music overdubbed so they are sorta mix-matched. I am guessing Night Train by Buddy Morrow was probably one of the most popular in the Burlesque style. A few are proper examples and the other videos are add-ons to illustrate the point of Burlesque's influence. So from Cheesecake of the 40s/50s to Go-Go dancing of the 60s to Disco dancing in the 70s (whether art, fashion or dance moves) there is a little bit of burlesque influences in there somewhere.

Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson


Sweet Little Pussycat - Andre Williams & His Orchestra


Beaver Shot - Periscopes


The Instrumentals - Are You Nervous?


Night Train - Buddy Morrow (1952)


The Sonics - Psycho a Go-Go (1967)


Liar, Liar - The Castaways (1965)


Barbara Eden "Spinning Wheel"


Raquel Welch: Space-Girl Dance


Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood [1979]

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