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Transcript of interview with Carol Baker by Nancy Hardy, May 29, 2003

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2003-05-29

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In 1943, Carol Baker was born in a small village in England near Walton-on- Thames. Her successful entry into entertainment began when she joined the legendary dance troupe known as the Bluebell Girls. She danced at the Lido in Paris before arriving in Las Vegas in 1963. Madam Bluebell rehearsed the group in Italy for their initial Las Vegas show at the Dunes Hotel. After leaving Las Vegas to return home for a few months, Carol received an offer to be a part of the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana. She gave excellent accounts of what a typical day was like for an entertainer on the Strip including backstage life, parties, and relationships among dancers. Alter performing in shows in Las Vegas and around the world - Amsterdam, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and Paris - Carol and her husband settled down in Las Vegas and raised their children. She ended her dance career in a show at the Holiday Inn. Then she went on to share her knowledge of dancing by teaching at the Wonderland School of Dance. Today she owns a Wonderland School of Dance in Southern California, operating it from Las Vegas.

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Carol Baker oral history interview, 2003 May 29. OH-00062. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13x86p2j

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An Interview with Carol Baker An Oral History Conducted by Nancy Hardy The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Oral History Research Center at UNLV University Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas 2007 ©The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral His