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 ...

For the performers of Birthday Suit Burlesque, body positivity comes from getting onstage and doing seductive, funny, or shocking numbers at their monthly themed shows. The troupe’s upcoming Under the ...

Burlesque for the Soul has a bit more behind it than just a striptease. The show will be making its premiere at the local Surly Wench Pub Friday. “It kind of sounds like a conundrum — people taking ...

Life is a stage ... So we spoke to four confident women about how to shine, even when you're feeling a little insecure. Lola Torch, Molly Teasely, Lacy O'Ceans and Kitty Catatonic are burlesque ...

Mercury Stardust doesn’t know what exactly drew her to Madison’s punk-oriented burlesque dancing scene, she wouldn’t be who she is now without it. Surprisingly, “getting naked in front of strangers” ...

Fancy Feast is a plus-size burlesque performer who wants to inspire others to be self-confident. She’s an advocate for body positivity and owning her story and her body—and her confidence is ...

In the Depression-era days of Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque dancing was about as naughty, and as nude, as it got in public. The emphasis was on the tease more than the strip, until Playboy and harder-core ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. To move through life in a woman’s body is an inherently political act. Society, for centuries and across ...

A Carlisle-based dance teacher is helping women “find joy in movement” through her body-positive, burlesque-inspired dance classes.