page_title: Showgirl
section_title: The Las Vegas showgirl
hierarchical_section_title: Showgirl / The Las Vegas showgirl
caption_attribution_description: English: Jubilee Dancers taken in 2005 in San Diego. Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas was the longest-running production show in Las Vegas.
context_page_description: A showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way of revealing clothing, toplessness, or nudity.
context_section_description: The first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to employ dancing girls as a diversion between acts was the El Rancho Vegas in 1941. Showgirls were presented in Las Vegas in 1952 as the opening and closing act for Las Vegas headliners, sometimes dancing around the headliner.  They were introduced at the Sands Casino for a show with Danny Thomas. In 1957, Minsky's Follies took the stage at the Desert Inn giving birth to the topless showgirl in Vegas.  This was followed by a long-running The Lido de Paris at the Stardust Casino that ran for 31 years. Traditionally, Las Vegas Showgirls are classically trained dancers with skills in Ballet and Jazz dance.
caption: Jubilee! showgirls
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