What Katie Did launch party

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The lovely team behind burlesque lingerie and fashion company What Katie Did recently held a very special party at their London boutique to celebrate the launch of Viva Van Story’s Sheer book (published by Korero Books). During the evening guests were treated to gin cocktails and cupcakes, lingerie featured in the book was discounted, and [...]

Burlesque Bible Volume 4 is on sale now!

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The wait is finally over… The Winter 2012 issue of Burlesque Bible is now on sale in the UK!     The UK’s only burlesque magazine prides itself with bringing you all the burlesque interviews, features and advice you could possibly need, and this issue is no different. To start with, not only do we [...]

Too Cabaret Video

A very amusing tribute to Gary Barlow on behalf of the cabaret community . Click here to check it out !    

Win a pair of tickets to An Evening of Burlesque

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Direct from London’s West End, the UK’s first and only touring burlesque show is doing a special show at  The O2 in London (Indigo2) on Friday 26th October. And we have teamed up with the producers of the superb An Evening of Burlesque to give away a pair of tickets to see the show. Showcasing [...]

Burlesque and the body

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Newcomer Jessica Stark celebrates the diversity of burlesque and the way it celebrates the female form in all its shapes and sizes…   Last week someone asked me a very intriguing question which went something along the lines of “Have you ever stripped in front of an audience before? If not, how do you know [...]

Meeting Ms Jean Idelle

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Burlesque artist Essence Revealed tells us all about her first trip to the Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend and meeting Ms Jean Idelle… 2012 marks the year of my first Burlesque Hall of Fame (BHOF) Weekend in Las Vegas.  I’ve never had so many women show me their boobs over one weekend in my life! [...]

The importance of the ‘swooning dress’

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Burlesque fashion enthusiast Frankie Lynn believes that every performer should have one special dress in their wardrobe which makes them stand out from the crowd when meeting their audience after the show. Here she speaks to other artists about whether or not they agree… Over the many different discussions either face-to-face, on forums or just [...]

The appeal of the hoop

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Burlesque and acrobatic skills go together beautifully. Here Daisy Black looks at how to introduce hoop dance into your routines… Both reliant on movement, grace and poise, hoop dance and burlesque go hand in hand, and, if executed well, complement and enhance each other perfectly. With both hooping and burlesque enjoying a resurgence in recent [...]

The teaching problem

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Glorian Gray explores the current debate on who should and shouldn’t be allowed to teach burlesque classes and questions if there should be a checklist or syllabus for teachers to follow… If you want to learn burlesque it’s not usually hard to find somewhere that teaches it. You can find lessons in local dance schools, [...]

THE HURLY BURLY SHOW, Naughty But Nice! Special offer for Burlesque Bible Readers!

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We are delighted to announce that this July sees the return of the fabulous Hurly Burly Show featuring the divine Miss Polly Rae and the Hurly Burly Girlys and we have a very special promotion especially for our Burlesque Bible readers! THE HURLY BURLY SHOW, Naughty But Nice! Special Offer – tickets £29.50* The Hurly [...]