Burlesque is a scintillating form of live performance with a long and varied history. With threads hugging back to the corsets of the Moulin Rouge Cancaneuses of Paris, and beyond, the dancers of the Folies Bergeres, and the tableaux-vivants of the show curcuit worldwide, Burlesque

A Short History of Burlesque by Lola The Vamp

emerged in late 19th Century America with the performances of Lydia Thompson and the music halls of the time. At various points in it’s diverse life, Burlesque has been bawdy parody, risqué comedy, girls in naughty clothes dancing to naughty songs and ...