Video shot and produced by Jordan Vesey and Matt Ehrichs. "This is where it all happens," says Chicava HoneyChild as she opens the door of her dressing room and ushers us inside. She removes her floor ...

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The exclamation can be heard over the music as a burlesque dancer known as Lady Mabuhay sheds her skirt in preparation for her act’s crescendo: She spins the aforementioned tassels in direct ...

Gloria Dillon, who gained fame in the 1950s and '60s as the New Orleans burlesque performer Tajmah, "the Jewel of the Orient," died Dec. 22 at age 77. She lived near her daughter Rose in Austin, Texas ...

As women continue to fight for equal pay and the right to make choices about our bodies, the art form of burlesque boldly spotlights self-expression, providing a forum for owning and celebrating ...

Do these heavily embellished dresses ever make it difficult for you to perform a striptease onstage? They’re hard to maneuver in, sure, but the look of it is astonishing. In fact, the dress that I ...

Their venues are closed and their stages are dark, but New York City’s burlesque performers are itching for the return of feathers, tassels and harnesses. Veronica Viper at the Slipper Room on the ...

Dita Von Teese has taken burlesque far beyond its racy borders — and her own wildest dreams. The sexy star has expanded her brand to include a lingerie line, books, perfume and an entrenched place in ...

Kellita Maloof had been dancing since she was young. But she didn’t fully appreciate what dance had given her until she was recovering from a flare up of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disorder ...