In a revealing blue dress, Alotta Boutte, a full-figured black burlesque performer, stood confidently on the stage at Joe’s Pub after mesmerizing the audience with her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s ...
Turning forty is a milestone birthday, but for many women, it can be daunting. That’s why burlesque performer and powerhouse singer Cora Vette (Reyna Von Vett) wanted to put together an event that ...
Does burlesque get a bad rap? Probably; after all, it can be sensuous, even erotic. But the women who perform contend it's merely an empowering art. “It's about the tease,” said Lady Mekaella DeMure, ...
Women have rediscovered burlesque and are working to make the performance genre their own. Have they stripped away the stereotypes or are they still just left with the old bump ‘n’ grind? (WOMENSENEWS ...
KINGSTON TWP. — Women gathered for a burlesque workshop at The Silver Broomstick on Saturday did much more than learn how to move, they learned how to appreciate their body and feel good about ...
This weekend marked the opening night of Burlesque on BROADway, which runs every Friday through the end of the month at Lannie’s Clocktower. Presented by Tatiana TaTa and Honey Touche, the show ...
In the Depression-era days of Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque dancing was about as naughty, and as nude, as it got in public. The emphasis was on the tease more than the strip, until Playboy and harder-core ...
To the tune of Major Lazer's "Bubble Butt," we watch, mouths agape, as her body disappears inside a giant white balloon. The imprint of her hands pressed against the rubber, the way it bounces, ...
The New York nights were sultry when H. L. Mencken coined the term "ecdysiast" to describe Gypsy Rose Lee, a star of Minsky’s Burlesque during the Great Depression. Lured by promises of the bump and ...
The performers promise you beautiful, clothing-averse women, lots of laughs, spinning tassels, and flying underpants. So join us for Hotsy Totsy Burlesque at The Home For Wayward Girls and Fallen ...
Patrice Mendoza had performed in burlesque since 2016 and worked to make plus sized women feel comfortable with their bodies in front of a crowd. Mendoza Family When Erica Rose began her burlesque ...
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