Satan's Angel

Angel Cecelia Helene Walker (September 18, 1944 – April 11, 2019) was an American exotic dancer specializing in stripping and burlesque under her stage name Satan's Angel.

Career Satan's Angel started dancing in San Francisco in 1961, after winning an amateur strip contest at North Beach nightclub Moulin Rouge. Her full moniker was Satan's Angel, the Devil's Own Mistress, Queen of the Fire Tassels. She also danced under the stage names Tassel Tossin' Angel, Angel Dahl, Angel the Body, Satana Angel, and Satin Angel.

Satan's Angel's signature act was to light her tassels aflame, "then extinguishing the flames by means of strenuous mammary rotation". She would sometimes twirl five tassels at a time—two on her nipples, two on her buttocks, and one on her navel.

She performed in San Francisco in the 1960s, dancing at small and bigger nightclubs including the Esquire, the Galaxie and the Condor Club. She was also bass player in The Hummingbirds, an all girl topless cover band which performed nightly at Tipsy's in North Beach. She also toured the United States and the rest of the world with her act.

When asked why she chose to pursue a career in burlesque, she said she wanted the glamorous life of Gypsy Rose Lee.

In addition to performing, Satan's Angel gave classes in burlesque striptease and fire tassel twirling. Strip tease and burlesque dancer Catherine D'lish has called Satan's Angel "a trailblazer in her profession".