Diana Valdez, one of two dancers known as the ‘Exotic Twisters’, on stage in front of the b …

Diana Valdez, one of two dancers known as the ‘Exotic Twisters’, on stage in front of the band Eagle Eye Shields Four at the start of her act at the Carver House, Westside, Las Vegas on Jan. 24, 1962. (Courtesy of Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas)