
Tonight! Come get fierce with me!
Learn Burlesque with The Burlesque Handbook! From HarperCollins/ItBooks, with a foreword by Margaret Cho. Available everywhere books are sold!
Teaching and Performing! In NYC
July 19-30
August 3 Student Showcase at Coney Island
August 6 How to Strip Out of a Wedding Gown Coney Island
Traveling with Grab My Junk Summer of '11. http://www.grabmyjunk.net
July 11 Madison Wisconson
July 13 Des Moines Iowa
July 14 Milwaukee WI
July 15 Grand Rapids MI
July 16 Chicago IL
July 29 NYC
August 6 Washington DC
August 10 Atlanta GA
Tonight! Come get fierce with me!
This Saturday at with is my last time onstage for a while! I’ll be doing a number I haven’t done in well over a decade. I was so flattered when it was specifically requested – I can’t believe she remembered it! Not only that, she learned my obscure song and I’ll be performing to it LIVE! I had to go into storage and see if I could get my post-menopausal body into the costume, which I could – and I haven’t done it since meno, because it was the number I did every time I was on my period. When I first looked at it, I thought, “No rhinestones! I better update it!” But then I decided to let it be seen exactly as it was. This is some seriously archival s**t!
Most of my older numbers haven’t been seen in quite a while. There aren't videos of any of them, and there are few pictures. In many of them I did things I wouldn’t have wanted to be filmed or photographed, though the one I’m doing Sunday is comparatively, shall I say, presentable. My reputation got overtaken by my interest in historical burlesque and my interpretations of classic routines, and many people don’t think of me as a neo-style performer at all. Still, I had my moments. In one I got coal in my Christmas stocking, stuffed it into my [redacted] and crushed it into a diamond–-take that, Santa Baby! Occasionally I brought back some of my old skrip joint routines like one where I got fully nood (yes, there were/are fully nood burlesque shows) except for pearls and then pulled pearls out of my redacted (you can see this one on an old episode of The Robin Byrd Show!). In another old strip joint number I got audience members to put on red lipstick and kiss my behind, resulting in a red leopard print effect. There were no rhinestones in any of these numbers – unless you count my Christmas diamond, which was on the inside, not the outside, of my costume.
I loved not being photographed or filmed, and never really adapted to the constant media we experience now. I’m not saying it was better – but I am saying if you never saw this number back in the day, this is the only chance you’re going to see it!
Plus: LIVE METAL BAND BURLESQUE SHOW AT CONEY ISLAND WITH CHERRY DELIGHT
One night only!
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It's my birthday party and you're invited!
At
August 10 at 9 pm
Coney Island USA Presents: Burlesque at the Beach
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn NY
With Aurora BoobRealis, Cheeky Lane, Dirty Martini , Fem Appeal, GiGi Holliday, Jonny Porkpie , Tiny D, Veronica Viper, and, all the way from the West Coast, Mystic O'Reilly! With go-go and pick-up by Miss Manhattan.
I will be doing a completely unrehearsed brand-new experimental group-thing that I may never do again, so if you want to see the sexy chaos, you want to be there!
Tickets at
https://www.coneyisland.com/event/batb081024
Have you been a New York School of Burlesque Student Showcase yet?
New York School of Burlesque - Dromnyc.com Students of the New York School of Burlesque present all-new numbers in this titillating showcase! 7 PM doors, 8 PM show.
Did you miss the Business of Burlesque discussion? The topic was how new performers can start getting gigs. You can listen to it here:
Business of Burlesque Presentation January 15 2022 Hello everyone! You can watch/listen to the Business of Burlesque presentation here. The slide show begins a couple of minutes in. The ques...
New classes!
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Act Development, Confidence Workshop, and Floorwork Just Added! Plus a special video preview
Hello everyone!
I've been working for The Burlesque Hall of Fame in its many incarnations since 2004. The first time I went to what we now call the weekender, it was on a ranch in the middle of the desert, and Dixie Evans was proudly showing us through her collection as it was set up in a house on the property. That was a wild, woolly time! The closest thing we had to social media was Yahoo Groups.
Find out what it was like to make this pilgrimage! Join us at Ranch Un******ng for a live discussion on August 16!
https://bhofweekend.com/schedule/
Schedule The world’s largest, longest-running and most prestigious burlesque event!
The New York School of Burlesque has all kinds of exciting workshops and events in July, including st******se, bump n grind, floorwerk with Hartless Malone and Perle Noire, boa work with Coco Lectric, interviews with authors, and guest instructors; plus act development mini workshops in music, costuming, stage names, and more. Check out this week's emailer!
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The New York School of Burlesque has all kinds of exciting workshops and events in July, including st******se, bump n grind, floorwerk with Hartless Malone and Perle Noire, boa work with Coco Lectric, interviews with authors, and guest instructors; plus act development mini workshops in music, costuming, stage names, and more. Check out this week's emailer!
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Here's an article about Po'Chop's list of black performers and producers from around the world! It's constantly being updated. In order to be on it you have to submit the link on the bottom of the directory on Po'Chop's page.
If you're a non-black producer, please read this, as black erasure and tokenism contributes to inequality and racism in our art form.
https://21stcenturyburlesque.com/black-burlesque-directory-all-white-lineups-tokenism-inexcusable-pochop/
Black Burlesque Directory makes all-white lineups and tokenism "inexcusable" says creator ⋆ 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Since 2010, Chicago-based, award-winning burlesque powerhouse Po’Chop has headlined shows across the US, starred in music videos and dance films, and performed at the Brooklyn Museum with Brown Girls Burlesque. She is also a board and cast member of Jeezy’s Juke Joint, an annual production creat...
https://burlesquedaily.blogspot.com/2020/05/five-minute-pasties.html
Five-Minute Pasties This video is for beginners who may not be very crafty! It's also designed to reduce purchases and waste during the pandemic. My idea is ...
The book proposal workshop is back! Several people requested a weekend date: May 2, 2 pm EST. Sliding scale.
http://www.schoolofburlesque.com/joweldon.shtml
The New York School of Burlesque is going online for the duration! Flirting With Burlesque is back, Essential Burlesque will be available online for the first time, and I’ll be producing a 12-section series on The Burlesque Handbook to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Come tease with us!
http://www.schoolofburlesque.com/flirting.shtml
Updated post: How to choose music for burlesque!
https://burlesquedaily.blogspot.com/2019/05/tips-for-tuesday-music-for-burlesque.html
Tips For Tuesday: Music for Burlesque Vintage sheet music available at https://www.ebay.com/i/362616752815?chn=ps When it comes to burlesque music, the truth is that an...
Just added! Stage Kitten and More with Qualms Galore!
There's no better way to get an inside track on burlesque and no better person to teach you about it.
http://schoolofburlesque.com/qualmsgalore.shtml
The New York School of Burlesque * Qualms Galore Ever wondered what it takes to be a supreme Stage Kitten? From the time you’re booked until you find that last missing glove, this workshop with Qualms Galore will answer all the questions you might have about the art of the pick up!
It's that time of year! Come lap dance with Peekaboo Pointe and me! It's fun, flirty, and a little bit dirty.
http://schoolofburlesque.com/lapdance.shtml
The New York School of Burlesque * Lap Dance! Come learn secrets of flirting, seduction, and enticement! A lap dance is a sexy form of clothed (or not) contact dancing in which the recipient remains seated (well, for as long as they can take it!) while the dancer teases, titillates, and tests the limits of sensuality.
NEW for 2020!
Get to the next level. Become a true burlesque insider as you learn all about the anatomy of a burlesque routine!
http://schoolofburlesque.com/performancefundamentals.shtml
The New York School of Burlesque * Jo Weldon, Instructor * If you’re thinking about taking Act Development, where you work with a group of students to workshop solo numbers into stage-worthy pieces, these are the elements of performance you will need to consider to create your routine. This series of foundational classes will help you build the movem...
We are ready for the roaring 2020s!
Happy New Year!
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New Year at The New York School of Burlesque! Returning Favorites and Fresh Programming