ABSTRACT

In the annals of the American stage “Little Egypt” has become the generic reference for the Oriental dancer, better known in vaudeville and burlesque circles as the cooch dancer. The dance is also known by a variety of names: the couchee-couchee, houchie-couchie, koochie koochie, or even given alternate names like hoolah-hoolah and tootsie-wootsie. 1