These days, burlesque is a term as abused as a stripper’s feet at the end of a night in clear heels. Oops, that was a bad comparison — especially because, dammit ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A once-thriving burlesque scene is getting a glamorous revival later this month, as local performer and choreographer Jess Worley, known on stage as Scarlett Kiss, prepares to bring ...

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In the Depression-era days of Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque dancing was about as naughty, and as nude, as it got in public. The emphasis was on the tease more than the strip, until Playboy and harder-core ...

"I do not perform a strip tease. I'm nude to begin with." Sally Rand, who revolutionized exotic dance in the 1930's by combining classical ballet with peek-a-boo titillation, knew how to tease the ...

Just for kicks, imagine New York City, 1868: The bustling center of American culture abounded with theaters, P.T. Barnum-esque museums of curiosities, and the middle and upper classes whose ...

The Brazen Belles are saucy. Now approaching their third anniversary, these risqué, all-in-good-fun dancers with stage names such as Mini Teasecake and Olive Mia are bringing the spirit of classic ...

BurlyCute’s Cora Vette has heard a lot of misconceptions about burlesque. While some think of it simply as “that stripping stuff,” others are totally clueless to the fact that it involves nudity, ...

Carnivale de Sensuale, Denver’s largest burlesque and variety show, was conceived by producer Scott Happel a decade ago, with the help of a stiff drink. “I was sitting in my office, drinking Fireball ...

Remember how Jessica Simpson performed with the Pussycat Dolls for her (now ex-) husband, Nick Lachey? True, popping out of a cake for him didn't ultimately mean anything in terms of the strength of ...