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Spectacles of Agency and Desire: Dance Histories and the Burlesque StageMain MenuKatherine Greerfc295a655478c83ef28fbc5d88f44e832ee8ba0bLilianna Kanec453f3fcecc1717732f04f989f34f22e5a4d4903Maddie Leonard-Rose7795fc6919b777a978ec7bda4587e47146d4272eMargaret Morrison70f833738ab191151c82af514f5ee008e3ec05e1Claire Staveskifd4448269ba1d9180643996c497c3b954e2e9635Rachel Sigrid Freeburg19a18a24de8629654b230af3d38b9d4e018fd92aNena Couch011ed4d85d026b7c015f3ceb81e22a57b29b69c6Harmony Bench0272c6dce71da71c341d0dca5e4d21947d1ad231
Neo-Burlesque: Transitioning into Burlesque
12015-11-16T13:56:31-08:00Katherine Greerfc295a655478c83ef28fbc5d88f44e832ee8ba0b59779Katie Page 2 pathwayplain2015-12-07T06:31:09-08:00Harmony Bench0272c6dce71da71c341d0dca5e4d21947d1ad231The Burlesque Voice Offstage: Power and ManipulationKatie Page 1 Intro Indigo Blue, The current “Headmistress” of the Academy of Burlesque in Seattle, WA, states in her website biography that she had a “strong theater and dance background along with extensive experience as a stripper” (Academy of Burlesque). She is the inspiration behind the academy and shows how a current day stripper can become the head of a large dance academy organization. When looking at the biographies from other staff members at her academy their backgrounds ranged from acrobatics, trapeze, and hula to holding BFAs and MFAs in Dance. Currently there are many skills that relate to burlesque dance that can translate to other athletic and dance fields. For example, acrobatics and trapeze work is not a “requirement” for burlesque dance but definitely give that performer a unique skill set and platform to develop their persona. It seems that Neo-burlesque dancers have a wide variety of backgrounds and eclectic skills that are different from those of the burlesque dancer interviews from the archive. Dancers come from all walks of life and may or may not have the same path through which they discovered burlesque. Indigo Blue and her Academy give a current snapshot into how someone can get into the burlesque industry and how their education, lifestyle, and other skills led them into the industry. Works Cited:
"Teachers and Instructors-Academy of Burlesque." Academy of Burlesque. Spin Digital Consulting, 2015. Web. 02 Dec. 2015.
1media/Kitty_Bang_Bang_2.jpg2015-12-02T14:18:05-08:00Rachel Sigrid Freeburg19a18a24de8629654b230af3d38b9d4e018fd92aNeo-BurlesqueRachel Sigrid Freeburg8Pages connected the current resurgence of burlesquevistag2015-12-08T19:47:26-08:00Rachel Sigrid Freeburg19a18a24de8629654b230af3d38b9d4e018fd92a
1media/stripvol2.jpg2015-11-22T22:49:38-08:00Rachel Sigrid Freeburg19a18a24de8629654b230af3d38b9d4e018fd92aTrainingRachel Sigrid Freeburg5Pages exploring the training of burlesque performers and amateursvistag2015-12-08T20:03:52-08:00Rachel Sigrid Freeburg19a18a24de8629654b230af3d38b9d4e018fd92a
