The drum beats a soft but insistent rhythm as the dancer in a white satin jacket and shorts bends over and slowly slides her hands up her legs covered in pale fishnets. Suddenly, the scene shifts, and ...

Miss Exotic World 2004, Miss Dirty Martini is one of the most recognized names in New Burlesque. Spearheading the New ...

Go to any of the local burlesque performances and it’s easily understood by the standing-room-only crowds that there’s a following and that Tucson is a burlesque kind of town. Yet that doesn’t mean ...

Get ready to shake, bump, and grind. The 7th Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival shimmies down to New Orleans this weekend for four nights and three days of live burlesque shows, parties, and ...

The burlesque renaissance seems like it shimmied into Washington a bit late. The art form, which, for the record, isn't stripping but a camp theatrical dance that originated in the late 1800s, busted ...

Now anyone can learn the fundamentals of burlesque with the cast of Gypsy Layne Cabaret and Co. in this 3-hour workshop filled with fun, laughs, good times, and a lot of heart. In a safe and welcoming ...

In recent years, many of the ‘Living Legends’ have attended the Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend, coming out of retirement to revive their old routines. Some of them had neither set their stilettos on ...

Bump and grind enthusiasts, mark your calendar for Texas Burlesque Festival 2025! Featuring New Orlean’s reigning Queen of the Tease Jeez Loueez, Chicago Kings of Boylesque Bazuka Joe and Ray Gunn, ...