Burlesque combines dance, music, and parody as a way to both celebrate and ridicule sexuality—and studies suggest dancers can reap social and emotional benefits.

Performing runs like blood through Tiana Otto's veins. "I've always been fascinated by circus art and vaudeville," said Otto, better known by her stage name Scarlette Revolver. "I've done sideshow, ...

NEW YORK – The old bump and grind is the new way to tone abs and thighs. That old vaudeville staple, burlesque, is fast becoming a workout of choice for women across the nation as the lost art of the ...

KINGSTON TWP. — Women gathered for a burlesque workshop at The Silver Broomstick on Saturday did much more than learn how to move, they learned how to appreciate their body and feel good about ...

Cantrill owns Vitality Fitness and Dance, a burlesque dance studio in Cedar Rapids. There, she works to help women of all ages, shapes and body sizes to gain confidence through the art of burlesque ...

STILETTO HEELS click across a wooden floor, swishing through bright feathers dropped from boas. Fishnets cover dancers’ legs, ending in lacy panties or short skirts. T-shirts knot above curvy hips, ...

Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker And tell Tchaikovsky the news: Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann present stars from Seattle’s burlesque A-list in “a spectacle of ecdysiastic pageantry” set ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Burlesque dance is hot right now, and its growing popularity is creating fresh demand at studios across the Bay Area. Dance studio owner Jessica Rae runs the Rae Agency in San ...