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Join Sheri Lewis as she interviews Bluebell dancers past and present.
Bluebell dancers are an elite cast of dancers, known for their statuesque presence, beauty and strong dance technique.
Margaret Kelly, aka Miss Bluebell, created her group of iconic dances in the 1930’s for their first performance Follies Bergere. From there, she expanded her shows to the Lido de Paris and the Moulin Rouge. Through the decades Miss Bluebell Continued to offer incredible opportunities for dancers in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong, Reno and touring shows.
The days of glamour and travel for dancers have mostly faded away with the exception of the Lido de Paris which still pridefully showcases the Bluebell dancers and the history of The showgirl.
Bluebell dancers are an elite cast of dancers, known for their statuesque presence, beauty and strong dance technique.
Margaret Kelly, aka Miss Bluebell, created her group of iconic dances in the 1930’s for their first performance Follies Bergere. From there, she expanded her shows to the Lido de Paris and the Moulin Rouge. Through the decades Miss Bluebell Continued to offer incredible opportunities for dancers in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong, Reno and touring shows.
The days of glamour and travel for dancers have mostly faded away with the exception of the Lido de Paris which still pridefully showcases the Bluebell dancers and the history of The showgirl.
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Kia Crader was told by her high school chemistry teacher-You Need to Dance. And dance she did. That prompted her to get back in dance training, study to teach dance and in that training found her way to the Hello Hollywood Hello stage. Kia is one of the HHH dancers who stayed in Reno and opened dance studios that changed the caliber of dance in Reno.
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Kerry Allman and Jason Ingram were both part of the fabulous Hello Hollywood Hello Orchestra and have fun stories about their time there and the life of a show Musician
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Billy Trillo shares about his experience as a stagehand in Donn Arden’s Hello Hollywood Hello in Reno Nevada
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Lou Anne Chessik danced in Hello Hollywood Hello, the Lido de Paris in Vegas, Enter the Night, Hallelujah Hollywood and Jubilee. Now she is the founder of Showgirl Legacy as well as the host of Showgirl Connection TV show where she interviews Vegas Dancers from the decades.
Teri Thorndyke and Sheri Mirault -The Bartlett Twins, performed together in many shows, one of those being Folies Bergere and the Tropicana.
They share wonderful stories of celebrities and adventures and the closing of the Trop.
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Andrea Avruskin started out as a physical therapist for Cirque Du Soleil Mystére. Andrea danced in Jubilee and now doing musical theater in Vegas.
She is now doing the most Vegas performance of all- a showgirl at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel with and Elvis impersonator.
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Sylvia Disley recently published a beautiful book about Miss Bluebells Life.
She shares in this interview her experience meeting with Miss Bluebell regularly to hear her story in her words.
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This episode we hear from 6 former Bluebell dancers as they share about their books and the process.
Eric Neilsen https://a.co/d/5S2FMYL
Diane Christensen https://a.co/d/7GYCbqg
Elizabeth Phillips https://a.co/d/1eJNkSh
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Sheri Lewis https://a.co/d/gjJAEDX
Sue Kim Chung- Entertainment Curator at University of Nevada Las Vegas, Lou Ann Chesick- Showgirl Legacy, Stacy Law- Showgirl Bootcamp, and Laura Lago- author of Photo Book Beautiful Bonheur and Paris Marvell and photo collection of the closing of Paris Merveilles at the Lido de Paris Join us to hear what these and others are doing to preserve the legacy of the showgirl
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Annabel Proud shares her experience of immersing herself in Paris culture and cabaret. Annabel performed in La Nouvelle Eve, Benidorm Palace and the Lido de Paris. She honestly shares her process of grieving the end of the Lido but the opportunities that followed as she embraced each one
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Diana Eden shares about her incredible experience assisting Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee on the creation of the Jubilee costumes. Her story includes the tragic Jubilee fire and the rebuilding of the show.
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Ruliko Cronin shares about the inspiration, guidance and support that was and still is her father Sean Cronin.
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Becs O’Hara is back!
She shares what it was like to be in Broadway’s Follies, Dita Von Teese show on the Jubilee stage where she had danced years before in Jubilee, at the same time she was dancing in costumes from jubilee in the film The Last Showgirl.
She is so excited to represent the old and classic as well as the new and progressive.
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Eric Brown, the author of The Backside of Paris, shares a fabulous, humorous and heartfelt view of his life at The Lido de Paris and beyond.
His book The Backside of Paris can be found on Amazon
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This episode features one of my dearest friends Kristin Moomaw who was there with me in the hardest parts of my story and Myles Riley who I became friends either from his interview for Bluebells Forever Podcast and trip to Paris for the closing on the Lido de Paris
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This interview is with 3 very important people in my memoir Full Circles
Dave Porritt, Jane Pennington my mother and the legendary Pete Menefee
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Elsa Bontempelli grew up in the South of France raised my parents in the arts. Her father a composer and her mother a performer.
At 16 she moved to Paris and eventually
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Ruth Perry was told in a ballet class that one day she would be absolutely be glowing wearing feathers and rhinestones on stage.It came true when she danced at the Lido in Paris.
Ruth shares her story of her beautiful daughter’s condition Prader-Willi Syndrome with its challenges and victories. I was so moved by her fierce mamma love. or more information about Prader-Williams Syndrome, visit pwsa.co.uk
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I met Debra Lee Christian Fader in line at the Global Bluebell Reunion in Paris. I knew I needed get to know her because of the joy that radiated from her. In this episode Debra shared her stories of how life as a singer opened up surprising and wonderful opportunities for her.
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My interview today is with my now husband who I married September 13
Carl Troughton and I met backstage at the Cafe Conc in Montreal where he was a stagehand and I was a dancer.
Life’s been full of full circles lately and this one is most special.
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