More importantly, they led the way for their fellow chorines by leading the first strike by black performers, when they walked out of the Apollo Theatre in a dispute over wages. Reunited in 1985 and dubbed the Silver Belles, they do their act at venues ranging from old age homes to Carnegie Hall. Filmed segments of various performances provide ample evidence of the winning nature of their routines.

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