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The dance performed by Little Egypt had also been called "Hootchy-Kootchy" or "Hoochee-Coochee", the origin of the name is unknown, and "danse du ventre", which is French for "belly dance".
After the fair, Little Egypt became front-page news item in 1896 after she danced at a New York Fifth Avenue swank bachelor party for Herbert Seeley. The party was raided by the vice squad.
The raid brought some amount of fame to Little Egypt. She was hired by Broadway impresario Oscar Hammerstein I to appear as herself in a humorous parody of the Seeley dinner.
However, several women adopted the name of Little Egypt and toured the United States, until the name became somewhat synonymous with exotic dancers generally.
Rhonda Fleming starred in the title role of the movie "Little Egypt," a 1951 Universal International Production. Elvis Presley wrote and performed a song entitled "Little Egypt" extolling the virtues of belly dancers. Donna Carlton wrote "Looking for Little Egypt", a historical account of Little Egypt at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago.