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American burlesque dancer Lola Bel Aire performing a traditional striptease Josephine Baker in her "girdle of bananas" outfit, first seen in the Folies Bergère show La Folie du Jour in 1926–27. A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually ...
Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released by Screen Gems, Inc and RCA Records on November 19, 2010. The soundtrack consists of ten songs sung by the film's stars, American singers Christina Aguilera and Cher; Aguilera sang eight of the tracks, while Cher performed the remaining two.
Show Me How You Burlesque" was written by Aguilera, Christopher Stewart and Claude Kelly, and was produced by Tricky Stewart. [5] Its music incorporates dance-pop, jazz and R&B genres. [9] Instrumentation comes from saxophone, trombone, trumpet and percussion. [5] The track lasts for a duration of 2:59 (two minutes and 59 seconds).
Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) [3] was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. Rand got her start as a chorus girl before working as an acrobat and traveling theater performer.
Dirty Martini (born Linda Marraccini) is an American burlesque dancer, pin-up model and dance teacher. She is best known for her over-the-top performance acts, which mostly incorporate various classic burlesque styles such as the fan dance, balloon striptease, and shadow stripping. Martini lives and performs in New York City, but tours ...
Belle Chasse High School. Occupation (s) Burlesque dancer, dance teacher, dance producer. Children. 2. Website. www .thebellalounge .com. Bella Blue (born January 25, 1982) is an American burlesque dancer and producer. She is the founder and headmistress of the New Orleans School of Burlesque.
Burlesque on Ben-Hur, c. 1900. A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. [1] The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery.
Neo-burlesque, or new burlesque, is the revival and updating of the traditional American burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional burlesque art, the new form encompasses a wider range of performance styles; neo-burlesque can include anything ranging from classic striptease to modern dance to theatrical mini-dramas to comedic mayhem.