Cherokee Rose, who won the prize for "most classic" dancer at the 2012 "Great Burlesque Exposition," performs at the opening of this year's conference. (Greg Cook) The crowd arriving last night for ...

“When you do the shimmy,” explains Lola Van Ella, St. Louis burlesque dancer and owner of Van Ella Studios, “think of it as you have two elevator buttons right in front of your shoulders and you’re ...

NEW YORK – The old bump and grind is the new way to tone abs and thighs. That old vaudeville staple, burlesque, is fast becoming a workout of choice for women across the nation as the lost art of the ...

She’s a lawyer by day, she said, and looked forward to burlesque classes as an opportunity to cut loose. Over the course of the hour-long session, there was a clear transformation: Indigo led the ...

Burlesque sensations Kitten de Ville, Ruby Joule and Jolie Goodnight are on the road for their summer tour, “Road Strip!” and they'll be stopping in Boise for a variety of events, even offering the ...

It’s an old-fashioned art form, but burlesque is giving modern women the chance to channel their inner seductress. Erin Basta, choreographer and director of professional burlesque troupe Hootchy ...