Spectacles of Agency and Desire: Dance Histories and the Burlesque Stage

Claire Staveski

Claire Staveski is a senior at The Ohio State University working on a bachelors degree in Health Sciences and a minor in Sexuality. She hopes to attend graduate school in the near future for Occupational Therapy, specializing in Clinical Sexuality. She has varied interests, including art, literature, sexuality, body modification, Asian culture, politics and health. Her esteem for Dita Von Teese led her to the path of studying burlesque and exotic dancing in the pursuit of historical knowledge and deeper insight.

Contents of this tag:

  1. Dita Von Teese
  2. Shaping Persona: The British Blondes and The Media
  3. Lili St. Cyr
  4. Bettie Page: The "Queen of Bondage"
  5. Dita Von Teese & Lili St. Cyr: A Comparison Across Time and Genre
  6. Fetish and Costuming: Building A Persona
  7. View On Career and Sexuality
  8. Neo-Burlesque

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