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    Default how do you dance burlesque?

    im really curious about what kind of moves the fore mothers of stripping did. one of the reason i wanted to dance was the way burlesque was romanticised im movies and on tv.

    like for example - fan dancing.
    if i bought fans online - is there a PROPER way to dance with them? like i could also buy tap shoes online - but just because i jump around and make noise doesnt mean im actually tap dancing the way you would learn from a professional - is fan dancing like that?

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    and the "bump and grind" or also "the bump" is a burlesque move i hear about - could someone that knows what that looks like describe it?

    other than that what exactly did they DO?

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    Default Re:how do you dance burlesque?

    Check out some old movies. Gypsy is about Gypsy Rose Lee, a VERY popular burlesque dancer from years ago. A lot of old musicals have fan dancing and such.

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    Default Re:how do you dance burlesque?

    lol....they never used tap shoes....well...the "strippers" didn't anyway....that was a vaudeville (sp?) thing. Anon, I was in a production of Gypsy!!! Great musical! Va Va, there's two different versions of Gypsy on video (the older one with Ethel Merman I believe and the newer one with Bette Midler). They don't show "fan dancing" but they CAN give you an idea of what the old burlesque was like.
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    Default Re:how do you dance burlesque?

    Do a search for burlesque videos on Ebay - there are a lot.

    Sally Rand was the original fan dancer, so do some research on her if you really want to find out about that.

    There are also a couple of websites with links to both old and new burlesque that are a wealth of info - http://www.teaseorama.com and http://www.gstringsforever.com. I highly recommend checking them out.

    On a side note, I'm putting together an all-girl burlesque night in Austin for July 17th, if anyone's interested.

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    Damn I wish I was in Austin or I'd be all over that !

    I wonder how many cities have venues where dancers can make a decent living doing just burlesque style shows ?

    Does anyone know of any burlesque work in FL ?

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    i think the whole fascination and secret to burlesque was the audience thought they were seeing something but in reality they saw nothing. The fans were used to conceal her nudity. So maybe one could say an improper fan dance is one where your tit flops out, like janet!


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    Default Re:how do you dance burlesque?

    Quote Originally Posted by Va Va Voom link=board=1;threadid=10287;start=msg125195#msg125 195 date=1087729311
    other than that what exactly did they DO?
    they wore multi pieced elaborate costumes and they slowly and seductively removed each piece one by one.


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