Anyone familiar with the burlesque scene in Buffalo has heard the name Jamie “Miss J” Doktor. Jamie first got her start in burlesque back in the days of Roxy’s as a co-founding member of The ...

Matt Finish was first attracted to the world of burlesque in November 2011, when a friend of his insisted that he attend a show with her. Despite his disinterest, he went to a Black Cherry Burlesque ...

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 10:47 p.m. From selecting music and choreography to perfecting costumes and makeup, the ins and outs of putting on a dance performance are complex and detailed. Put on ...

Take it from a professional -- Velcro is just not hot. "It catches on everything," admonishes Kitty Victorian, burlesque dancer extraordinaire, with a wink. "It will snag and destroy bits of your ...

Before her burlesque set in Philadelphia last month, Claymont, Del., native Lucy Smith sat at the bar next to a tightly wound couple that reminded her of Brad and Janet from The Rocky Horror Picture ...

The feather boas. The lacy corsets. The stiletto heels and fishnet pantyhose. And, of course, the va-va-voom. They’re all coming back to Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center next week with the curvaceous ...

Portland is home to more burlesque than you can shake a rhinestone-studded stick at. Here are a handful of the regular burlesque nights across town. RELATED: Heart of the Glitter Tribe is a Look Into ...