Posts Categorized: Burlesque history

Centerfolds “A Touch of Burlesque” – A TVO Review

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Is Centerfolds’ Burlesque a Game Changer? After hearing tons of buzz in town I finally saw Centerfold’s extravagant “Touch of Burlesque” show. It far exceeded my expectations! Las Vegas clubs have been experimenting with non-traditional acts, and add on performances, for several years. The trend started before the “state of emergency’ … and, with a… Read more »

Boys Watching Girls Dance

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A couple months ago I posted a memoir about going to burlesque shows in Detroit when I was a high school student. (See “When Burlesque Met Rock’n’Roll”). This video of a girls’ dance team in Korea performing for an all boys’ school reminded me of the audience at the Detroit burley in 1963.