Weekly Burlesque

Weekly Burlesque: Diane Lane Fan Dance

I don't post video clips often because they seem to get deleted from YouTube soon afterward, but I can't resist…

Weekly Burlesque: Gossip Girl

Every now and then, I get to do things that aren't part of my usual circuit of gigs. Recently, I…

Weekly Burlesque: Interview with a Legend: Dixie Evans, Part One

In the first part of a multi-faceted discussion, burlesque dancer/columnist Jo Weldon interviews Dixie Evans, a legend of the genre…

Weekly Burlesque: Recommended Reading: Girl Show

In this week's installment of Weekly Burlesque, esteemed columnist and dancer Jo Weldon discusses Girl Show: Into the Canvas World…

Weekly Burlesque: Interview with Photographer and Publisher Dale Rio

The burlesque scene has its very own print magazine thanks to Dale "Black Dahlia" Rio, Shimmy Magazine's co-owner/editor and photographer…

Weekly Burlesque: Interview with Margaret Cho

In the latest installment of Weekly Burlesque, accomplished burlesque performer/blogger Jo Weldon converses with comedian/actress Margaret Cho, not exactly known…

Weekly Burlesque: The American Burlesque Show

"The trouble with the American burlesque show, from beginning to end, is either that is has been too dirty --…

Weekly Burlesque: Strummin’ and Strippin’ Across Canada

Take one guitar wonder kid and one international burlesque star, throw the two together, and you get a rock-out road…

Weekly Burlesque: Paste Won’t Keep Your Pasties On

People always ask questions about pasties. They are, after all, pretty peculiar articles of clothing in spite of being some…