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Paradise Regained: Detroit's Legends of Burlesque Reminisce

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By Sarah Klein
Metro Times | August 3, 2005
The most famous exotic dancer in the history of Motown, Lottie The Body, and fellow stripteaser Toni Elling recall the glamourous days of burlesque in the 1960s and the struggles they faced as African-American dancers.
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