![]() Sometimes I wouldn’t even answer my phone because I might want to stay home a little bit. That’s why I was booked in Las Vegas at the Moulin Rouge, and then I was really blessed to integrate some of the shows at the Dunes and the Flamingo Hotel. You know, if I was booked, I would just go and I was always on time, and worked my hardest, so people were always glad to hire me. RW: How did you rise so quickly in your business?ĪB: I think I was just at the right place at the right time, and I never really had any kind of problems. Her brother, Bill Bailey, always would tell me if I was dancing before the music, if I was dancing too fast, or if I wasn’t dancing on time. ![]() Even though my last name is Bailey, we’re not related, but she would call my husband “Cuz” and me “Cuz.” And she always told me to go to Las Vegas, because that’s where you need to go if you’re going to stay in the business. Did you have any influences, or people teaching around you, who made an impact on you?Īnna Bailey: I hate to name-drop, but Pearl Bailey was a great influence. Rachel Williams: You were performing at the Apollo at a very young age. She and her husband went on to open successful clubs. In the early 1960s Anna Bailey became the first Black woman to work as a dancer on the Las Vegas Strip, at the Flamingo hotel and casino. Interview by Rachel Williams/ Photograph by Da’Shaunae Marisa ![]()
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