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At New Year, we will announce the TOP 50 Burlesque Industry Figures of 2011 – as voted for by you!
You nominated in your thousands in 2009 and 2010 – and after such an exciting year we can’t wait to see the results for 2011. Let’s celebrate our community at the end of another fantastic year of burlesque!
You can vote for performers, troupes, a burlesque legend, producers, stage kittens, photographers, artists, writers, costumiers, stage managers, event organisers – anyone that you think has made an outstanding contribution to burlesque this year. We would encourage you to nominate non-performers as well as your favourite performers.
This is not a competition, or something that should encourage frantic voting campaigns. It is simply a chance for you to nominate the people who have impressed, excited, nurtured, inspired or entertained you in 2011.
We will count up your votes, and then count down from 50 to 1 at New Year!
Go here to vote http://www.21stcenturyburlesque.com/the-burlesque-top-50-2011/
We’ve made it back from our yearly pilgrimage to the mecca of Burlesque Hall of Fame! And we have a new queen!!!
Huge congratulations to Miss Indigo Blue, our Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2011! It is well deserved and goes to an inspirational lady who is a fantastic performer, strong advocate for burlesque, and intelligent producer and business woman. There are so many things I admire in this woman!
Also exciting is that Indigo will be making a trip to Denver soon, as she is one of our headliners at the Colorado Burlesque Festival! Make sure to mark your calendars and come check out Burlesque’s Queen along with all of our other fabulous performers!
More congratulations and celebrations to send out to all of the incredible winners from BHoF! The show was incredible and the performances were stunning. It was the best show of spectacle and tease that I’ve seen in a very long time! Thanks to all the performers, producers, volunteers, crew, audience, lovers, movers, and shakers. It’s the best family reunion a girl could ask for!
BHoF Winners 2011
Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2011: Miss Indigo Blue
First Runner-Up: Anna Fur Laxis
Second Runner-Up: Lily Verlaine
Reigning King of Burlesque: Captain Kidd
Best Debut: LouLou D’Vil
Best Group: The Stage Door Johnnies
Most Dazzling: Captain Kidd
Most Classic: Miss Indigo Blue
Most Comical: The Dolls of Doom
Most Innovative: Jett Adore
After many hours of all nighter rhinestoning, the never ending repeat of my song in the car, me staring at the lineup in disbelief that I once again have a chance to perform with such incredible artists, and slow breathing techniques to calm down my nerves that want to scream, freak out, rejoice, and cry all at the same time! . . . THE TIME HAS COME!
Tomorrow we head out to Las Vegas for the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend, the mecca, the World Series, the Academy Awards of burlesque! Buster and myself are carpooling with the lovely Sweet Lily Bee and sassy Foxy Tann and her beau Aaron all the way to Sin City. There I shall join the celebration and scandalous good times in the best family reunion ever!
I am truly honored to share the stage with the likes of such talent! I am also so excited to have the chance to share my aerial work with the community this time around (hopefully last year’s Queen Roxi D’Lite will approve!)
Some have brought up the argument that aerial burlesque is not the same as regular burlesque. Because we fly in the air and use a piece of equipment it is seen as gimmick-y or should be in a different category than other burlesque performances.
I respect this opinion, but hope to persuade some that aerial burlesque has a place on the regular burlesque stage. Yes there is a flying piece of equipment, but we strive to use that as a dancer would use a big prop. My goal is to always use my aerial technique as a vehicle for burlesque, combining and blurring the two. Where moves or “tricks” are used and blended with striptease and clothing removal. If nothing else I am honored to have the chance to try and prove this in front of such a respectable crowd this year at BHoF. That is reward enough for me!
Me at BHoF 2009
And what a fantastic lineup of events and performers!
Thursday Night (hosted by Foxy Tann)
Bee TinyTot (Tokyo, Japan)
Clams Casino (New York, NY)
Inga Ingenue (Seattle, WA)
The Itty-Bitty Tease Cabaret (Helsinki, Finland)
Iza la Vamp (Los Angeles, CA)
Hazel Humdinger (Colorado Springs, CO)
Jonny Porkpie (New York, NY)
Kitty Bang Bang (London, England)
Kitty LaRue and Moxie Rhodes (Madison, WI)
Leroi the Girl Boi (New York, NY)
Lulu Lollipop (Philadelphia, PA)
Meka La Creme (Durham, NC)
Miss Charlamay (Las Vegas, NV)
Miss Mary Cyn (New York, NY)
Nina Nightshade (Portland, OR)
Olivia Rouge (Tampere, Finland)
Ray Gunn (Chicago, IL)
Siren Santina (Knoxville, TN)
Surlie Temple (Denver, CO)
Sweety J (Grosseto, Italy)
Waxie Moon (Seattle, WA)
Friday Night
The Cosmic Queen of Burlesque, Camille 2000
Catherine D’Lish, Miss Exotic World ’92 & ’93
Dusty Summers, The Nude Magician
Erochica Bamboo, Miss Exotic World ’03
Gina Bon Bon
The Grant Avenue Follies
Haji, co-star of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Holly Carroll
Joan Arline, The Sexquire Girl
Judith Stein
Kitten Natividad, Miss Nude Universe ’70 & ’71
Marinka, Queen of the Amazons
Satan’s Angel, The Devil’s Own Mistress
Tiffany Carter, Miss Nude Universe ’75
Toni Elling, The Duke’s Delight
…and featuring the first-ever Burlesque Walk of Fame, staged by Grant Philipo (Las Vegas Showgirl Museum) and starring: April March (The First Lady of Burlesque); Big Fannie Annie; Dee Milo (The Venus of Dance); Ellion Ness; Georgette Dante; Gypsy Louise; Holiday O’Hara (The Lady Who Loves To Love You );Lottie the Body; Tammi True; Val Valentine (Cupid’s Cutie); Viva La Fever and Bob “Rubberlegs” Tannenbaum!
Saturday Night (hosted by Miss Astrid)
BEST DEBUT
Angelique DeVil (Portland, OR)
Charlotte Treuse (Portland, OR)
Ginger Valentine (Dallas, TX)
Imogen Kelly (Sydney, Australia)
Iva Handfull (Seattle, WA)
LouLou D’vil (Tampere, Finland)
Minnie Tonka (Brooklyn, NY)
Miss La Vida (Auckland, New Zealand)
Randi Rascal (Seattle, WA)
Stella LaRocque (Chicago, IL)
BEST BOYLESQUE
Bazuka Joe (Chicago, IL )
Captain Kidd (Brisbane, Australia)
Jett Adore (Chicago, IL)
Mahogany Storm (Toronto, Canada)
BEST GROUP
Brown Girls Burlesque (New York, NY)
The Dolls of Doom (Chicago, IL )
Melody Sweets & The Candy Shop Boys (New York, NY)
Razzle Tassel Tease Show (Vancouver, Canada)
The Schlep Sisters (Brooklyn, NY)
The Stage Door Johnnies (Chicago, IL )
MISS EXOTIC WORLD, REIGNING QUEEN OF BURLESQUE
Anna Fur Laxis (Yorkshire, UK)
Coco Lectric (Austin, TX)
Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle, WA)
Kristina Nekyia (Los Angeles, CA)
Lily Verlaine (Seattle, WA)
Lux LaCroix (Los Angeles, CA)
Melody Mangler (Vancouver, Canada)
Midnite Martini (Denver, Colorado)
MsTickle (New York, New York)
Nasty Canasta (Brooklyn, New York)
Ophelia Flame (Minneapolis, MN)
Sparkly Devil (San Francisco, CA)
Sweetpea (Minneapolis, MN)
Vicky Butterfly (London, England)
Sunday Night(hosted by Nadine DuBois and Naughty Pierre)
The Chicago Starlets, Best Troupe, ’10
Dirty Martini Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of ’04
Gigi & Pop, Best Variety ’09
Hot Toddy, Best Boylesque ’09
Julie Atlas Muz Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of ’06
Kalani Kokonuts Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of ’09
Kitten DeVille Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of ’02
Michelle L’amour Miss Exotic World, Reigning Queen of ’05
Mimi Le Meaux, Most Classic, ’10
Tigger!, Best Boylesque ’06
Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey, Best Duo, ’06
A sneak preview of Burlesque Assassins, starring Amber Ray, Armitage Shanks, Kiki Kaboom, Koko La Douce, Kellita, Renea LeRoux, Roxi Dlite, Scarlett Martini and Xarah von den Vielenregen
…with special appearances by our 2011 Sassy Lassy honorees, Billie Madley, Michelle Carr and a tribute toTease-O-Rama founders Alison Fensterstock, Baby Doe von Stroheim & Debbie Mink.
For more information go to www.burlesquehall.com
Me at BHoF 2010
I am truly honored and excited to have been awarded “Best Soloist” and Legend great Joan Arline’s “Top Pick” at this year’s Great Burlesque Exposition!
They festival was filled with amazing classes, performances, and incredible opportunities to meet and mingle with amazing Legends Dusty Summers (seen in picture), April March, Joan Arline, and Bambi Jones!
Many thanks to all the incredible participants, instructors, and performers who made it so wonderful and I can’t wait to go back next year!
The Great Burlesque Exposition is an annual gather of burlesque performers, enthusiasts, costume designers, artists, vendors, and instructors from all over the world. It is held every Easter weekend in the Greater Boston area.
I am thrilled, honored, and just besides myself! I was asked to compete and perform in the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend Competition for Reigning Queen of Burlesque. I competed last year in this same category and am very excited to go back to Las Vegas to do it again! I’ll try to represent Denver and make you proud 
I will be accompanied onstage with some of the best of the best in burlesque! It is my absolute pleasure to be sharing the stage with this amazing lineup:
Best Debut:
Angelique DeVil (Portland, OR)
Charlotte Treuse (Portland, OR)
Ginger Valentine (Dallas, TX)
Imogen Kelly (Sydney, Australia)
Iva Handfull (Seattle, WA)
LouLou D’vil (Tampere, Finland)
Minnie Tonka (Brooklyn, NY)
Miss La Vida (Auckland, New Zealand)
Randi Rascal (Seattle, WA)
Stella LaRocque (Chicago, IL)
Best Troupe:
Brown Girls Burlesque (New York, NY)
The Dolls of Doom (Chicago, IL )
Melody Sweets & The Candy Shop Boys (New York, NY)
Razzle Tassel Tease Show (Vancouver, Canada)
The Schlep Sisters (Brooklyn, NY)
The Stage Door Johnnies (Chicago, IL )
Best Boylesque:
Bazuka Joe (Chicago, IL )
Captain Kidd (Brisbane, Australia)
Jett Adore (Chicago, IL)
Mahogany Storm (Toronto, Canada)
Miss Exotic World, 2011 Queen of Burlesque
Anna Fur Laxis (Yorkshire, UK)
Coco Lectric (Austin, TX)
Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle, WA)
Kristina Nekyia (Los Angeles, CA)
Lily Verlaine (Seattle, WA)
Lux LaCroix (Los Angeles, CA)
Melody Mangler (Vancouver, Canada)
Midnite Martini (Denver, Colorado)
MsTickle (New York, New York)
Nasty Canasta (Brooklyn, New York)
Ophelia Flame (Minneapolis, MN)
Sparkly Devil (San Francisco, CA)
Sweetpea (Minneapolis, MN)
Vicky Butterfly (London, England)
… and in her farewell performance as the Reigning Queen of Burlesque: ROXI DLITE
From Thursday, June 2nd through Sunday, June 5th 2011, the 850-seat Orleans Showroom will be home to a nightly “who’s who” in international burlesque, including top-flight entertainers representing over 62 cities, 14 countries and 7 generations.
But don’t take our word for it; buy your tickets TODAY and see for yourself why BHOF Weekend has been called “The Superbowl of Striptease” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), “The Grand National–The Oscars–of burlesque striptease” (London Daily Telegraph) and “The world’s top showcase of international burlesque entertainers” (Las Vegas Sun)!
