It’s a sad day in the dance community, with news of the death of “beautiful dynamite” Cyd Charisse. From the International Herald Tribune: Cyd Charisse, the leggy beauty whose balletic grace made her a memorable partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic MGM … Read More →
Monthly Archives: June 2008
History: Betsy Holland on 1940’s Vaudeville
The following is a wonderful story by Betsy Holland Gehman, vaudevillian and Broadway chorus girl (and Princess Farhana’s mom). It’s a glimpse of her experience working in the waning vaudeville circuit in the 1940’s. My many thanks to Princess Farhana and Augusta for allowing me … Read More →
MEW 2008 Pageant Reports (LV Weekly and Daily Fiasco)
The word of the weekend was “underboob”. Somehow in Vegas, city of sin and beacon of debauchery, excess and immodesty, a burlesque show of all things was censored this weekend. Never mind that there are strip clubs every five hundred feet, including all nude joints … Read More →
New York Burlesque Festival
The 6th annual NYBF is coming up fast! September 18-21, 2008. Application deadline for performers: July 1st! See the site for more details, including photos and other info from previous years.
Photos from MEW 2008
Here are some fan boy/girl moments from my account (photos mostly taken by Indiana Jake/Mister d’Meanor...
News Roundup
1) Canada’s SexTV channel will be premiering an original documentary on the Miss Exotic World Pageant, entitled: “Bump and Grind: The Making of a Burlesque Diva”. It features five (unnamed) performers from their hometowns, making their way to Vegas for the competition, as well as … Read More →
Musings on MEW
It has been a whirlwind weekend! So much so that after two after party nights/mornings in a row, we couldn’t even make it to any of the Sunday day events before driving home. (On the plus side, we got to visit an old friend of … Read More →
MEW 2008 Winners
I am so very happy to have witnessed such a wonderfully varied show! Big kudos to all the hardworking and seriously entertaining competitors– especially despite the delays, crazy bursts of wind and last-minute limitations on what could and could not be shown of the female … Read More →