How important is a proper bow?
During a curtain call recently, I witnessed another performer fail to fully take their bow when their name was called. They just sort of half heartedly walked to…
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Choreography, the Quick and Dirty Way
Choreography. It’s my arch nemesis when it comes to creating a new act. I have never been good at it, nor wanted to become good at it—that was…
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How to Make Your False Eyelashes Last
How to clean false eyelashes A couple weeks ago, I asked my followers on Instagram how often they get new lashes. Why get new ones when you can…
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How to prep your false eyelashes like a pro
How to customize false eyelashes Do you customize your false eyelashes? Or do you just buy a new pair, trim them to fit your eye and then glue…
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Why rhinestone encrusted costumes aren’t always a good idea
Last summer, Dita Von Teese came to Denver on her tour. I had never seen her perform and was dying to go, but was short on funds. My…
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Top 5 mistakes when wearing fishnets (are you making them?)
This is part 2 of a 2 part series to the secrets of fishnets. (If you missed the first part, read this first, then come back!) One thing I…
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Growing Your Repertoire: Should You Really Create Another Act?
I remember how I felt onstage for the very first time since I left Jubilee a decade earlier. That amazing rush of excitement while working a stage that…
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Adding Value: How to get more bookings
There has been a little bit of an uproar in the burlesque community due to a show pay poll and subsequent release of a detailed infographic recently. While…
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How to NOT Lose a Wig Onstage
Showgirl shortcut: Keep your wig on Please don’t fall off, please don’t fall off, please don’t fall off! Ever had those pleading thoughts running through your head onstage?…
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How to make those heels last
Well you did it, you just blew $100 on a pair of shoes for an act. And that’s just the shoes. You haven’t even started to bedazzle yet!…
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How to NOT Face Plant Onstage
There is a video out there in the world, probably several, of a long-legged burlesque artist gracefully walking across a parquet floor and then suddenly wiping out in…
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High Kicks and Kick Lines
I’ve always been a pretty flexible dancer. I was always the one doing splits on chairs and practicing over stretching techniques in order to get the most out…
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Top 7 Costume Malfunctions that Can Be Avoided
How terrifying is it as a strip tease artist when you get stuck in that dress or that corset and you are running out of bars til that…
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How Much do You Get Paid to Perform?
This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about them and the benefits click here. How much do you really get paid to perform?My first big burlesque purchase…