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 »
Posts Categorized: Burlesque history
A Sunday Night Skin Flick
I’m working on a new gallery for TVO’s May Dancer of the Month, which will be posted tomorrow. Meanwhile, here’s a vintage video of Scarlett Knight taking it off:
Boys Watching Girls Dance
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.