As a burlesque dancer, what I do involves choreography, feathers, and glitter. (Lots of glitter.) Also involved: never-ending drama around issues like fair pay, entitled male audience members, and the ...

She was born and bred in the MIA, but she truly came of stage in New Orleans, where her Fleur de Tease is the absolute ultimate in Big Easy burlesque. Her shows combine sass, brass and beauty, and ...

Bizzi Lavelle, a Queer Wakka Wakka and Arrernte writer and burlesque dancer known in the scene as Bizzi Body, is reclaiming ...

Take it from a professional -- Velcro is just not hot. "It catches on everything," admonishes Kitty Victorian, burlesque dancer extraordinaire, with a wink. "It will snag and destroy bits of your ...

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 10:47 p.m. From selecting music and choreography to perfecting costumes and makeup, the ins and outs of putting on a dance performance are complex and detailed. Put on ...

*Former burlesque dancer Tanqueray, who shared her compelling story as part of the Humans of New York (HONY) series is set to release her a new book. Tanqueray, whose real name is Stephanie Johnson, ...

Ruby Rage performs with Slow Burn Burlesque at the Howlin' Wolf in 2011. She says that she was let go from 'The Blue Book' show at Lucky Pierre's on Bourbon Street over her size. (Photo by Steven ...