Pink Las Vegas Show Girl Sign

by Kay Novy

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Pink Las Vegas Show Girl Sign

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Kay Novy

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Photograph - Photography

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So what defines a true, classic Las Vegas showgirl...
Height. 5’8” and over. Period. Most shows used to require 5’10” and over! Many had girls over 6’0”. Long legs make the showgirl look statuesque, and show the costumes off to a better effect.

Showgirls embody and celebrate exquisite feminine beauty. Their features are enhanced with long, thick false eyelashes, bright red lipstick, fishnet stockings, high heels and excellent posture. Fishnet stockings are ubiquitous, because they smooth out the leg skin texture and color. Stylized poses and choreography on stage maximize their curvaceous and womanly assets.

Most showgirls have years of ballet and dance training, and many were members of ballet companies. That’s how they developed those long lines in arms and legs that make them look even more statuesque when dancing.

Costumes in Las Vegas production shows have always been lavish, imaginative, and glittering. They usually include g-string bottoms, rhinestone-encrusted bras, and huge headresses. Feathers of all types of birds are used (ostrich, turkey, chicken) to augment the size of the costumes without adding much weight. Even so, many of the more lavish outfits weigh 30-40 pounds, usually due to the weight of the rhinestones and the steel frames they are welded to that form backpacks, hip packs or headpieces. Moving gracefully while wearing these on one’s head, shoulders or hips can be quite challenging. There are even bras made of steel wire with rhinestones welded to them, that a showgirl wears against her bare skin.

Jubilee! Bluebell Line costumes A Las Vegas showgirl carries herself regally, moves sinuously, and always keeps an alluring look on her face. She maintains a refined presence at all times.

Classic showgirl choreography eschews open-crotch positions or movements, preferentially keeping the groin area concealed with crossed thighs and demure positioning that is sensuously seductive.

Showgirls must move gracefully at every moment, no matter what costume they are wearing or what surface they are walking on or climbing. Showgirls are taught a special way to walk that accentuates the swaying of hips and a gliding motion. These techniques are essential, especially when walking topless while carrying a 30 pound backpack on her shoulders and walking down a long staircase in 4 inch heels without looking down. It takes poise – and skill! Las Vegas showgirls are gorgeous ladies who are literally up on a pedestal – the huge sparkling stage. Their goddess-like beauty inspires reverence and adoration from afar, and the audience is never allowed to believe that they could actually touch or obtain them. They remain ethereal mirages of splendor.

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January 5th, 2019

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