essential elements of burlesque

[Carly May Carnage]

what would all of you lovely ladies say are some essential elements of burlesque?

for me, the main two would have to be: energy (read: enthusiasm) and CURVES!

this comes about from having seen a performance from the "local burlesque troupe" in my city, only to be met with stick thin gaunt skeleton girls barely sashaying round the stage at all, with NO energy (oh well, who could blame them, lookked like they hadn't eaten for a week) and no enthusiasm whatsoever. AND NO CURVES! not a single curve among them.

i felt so incredibly ripped off. made me consider forming my own troupe of girls who actually WANT to be doing it, and have moneymakers to shake!

so tell me what YOUR essential elements of a GREAT and MEMORABLE (ie, keep you wanting to come back for more) burlesque performance.

[Lil_Bit {★}]

I live in LA ? and well are there any burlesque places I can go?? If so let me know...I'd like to go check out a show.
I'm no performer but from a viewers point of view I would have to have that enthusiasm and curves are essential to a performance.

[Darla Dynamite]

I agree with you. This become so commercialized. I saw a girl being taught a burlesque fan dance on MTV and thats how I know its out there.

Roxi Dlite said:

The great thing about the burlesque revival is that ALL women are accepted. All shapes and ALL sizes. There are lots of styles to burlesque, from classic to neo. I tend to be more of a traditionalist. It seems that everyone has jumped on this huge burlesque revival. What once used to be underground is now becoming more mainstream, which makes me a little sad. Not all performers are going to be mind blowing, but they deserve applause for getting up there and giving it a shot. I think its great that you were inspired to form your own troupe, so I guess you can say they did inspire you.

For me, essential elements of a great memorable burlesque show are music, costuming, and how you build your show. Taking time to perfect poses and movements that match the mood of the music and show. Find your inner burlesque starlet and roll with it.

Good luck with your troupe!

xoxo
Roxi Dlite