Women usually take burlesque classes for one of three reasons: they want to feel cheeky and have fun, they want to improve their body confidence and how they feel about themselves, or they want to ...
There’s an old saying that men have the more power the more clothes they wear, whereas women are most powerful without their clothing. Then again, there’s also the stigma that women who wear very ...
If you’ve ever seen a truly remarkable drag or burlesque act, you may have thought, “How did they even come up with that?” There’s a lot that goes into act development: music choice, choreography, ...
The author (shown third from left in center) performs with their class as part of the Camp Cabaret student showcase at Newport Theater. Credit: Kirk Williamson Last year, my friend Katie invited me to ...
The Lehigh Valley doesn’t have much of a burlesque scene today, but not all that long ago Allentown was one of the major hubs for it on the East Coast. Maybe that's because burlesque has evolved from ...