Since its revival in the 1990s, artists like Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and the reigning Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, have brought the Art of Burlesque and Burlesque Costumes into the mainstream and inspired a broad cross-section of people all over the world.
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Currently, one can easily attend one of several Burlesque Dance Classes available in any major city around the globe and afterwards, if so inclined, enjoy Burlesque Tea, also known as ‘Afternoon Tease’, in a Burlesque Lounge or Tea House nearby. Women and men of all ages create their own Burlesque Acts or ‘Dress Burlesque’ for parties, holidays or every day fun. The costumes they wear range from moderately demure to outrageously provocative and easily embrace all body types of both genders, widening their appeal. They emphasize, without fully revealing, the sexual aspects of the body, assisted by exaggerated heels, hair and make-up. Their styles may range from 1950s Calendar Girl, Rockabilly, or Steampunk to a completely original design.
The art of Burlesque has varied roots. The word Burlesque if comes originally from the Spanish word burla, meaning joke, which was adapted to burlesco in Italian, then into the French burlesque. Burlesque literature was popular during the 1300s in the British Isles as satirical commentary on social and political mores. By the 1700s Burlesque had expanded its definition to include musical performances that combined serious drama with comedic and risqué aspects. During the 1800s Burlesque performance became widely popular with the British middle class and introduced the innovative element of casting actual females in female roles. The British performers Lydia Thompson and the British Blondes brought their brand of Burlesque to the United States in the late 1800s, where many believe the art was debased into a mere striptease by American audiences of drunken blue collar workers out to see a little leg. Burlesque Queen Dita Von Teese disagrees, claiming that the 5th century playwright Aristophanes' play Lysistrata was as bawdy and ribald a tease as any modern Burlesque show, and in truth there is far more to the art of Burlesque than stripping.
Modern Burlesque involves certain key elements in combination to produce a spectacular and original performance. Performances are not just a striptease but include elaborate thematic costumes and sets, cabaret-style singing and dancing plus an overall sense of racy and titillating humor. The teasing element is ever-present, leading to an abundant variety of pasties and G-strings in Burlesque Costumes. Whether one is male or female, when ‘dressing Burlesque’ there are some basic rules to follow. Hair and makeup must be immaculate and exaggerated, with false eyelashes, glittery eye-shadow and bright red painted lips and nails encouraged. Burlesque clothing should include textural elements like feathers or fishnet and sparkly elements like rhinestones, sequins or faceted beads. An adaptable style, shy folks can wear tight fitting Burlesque Costumes that strategically reveal cleavage while exhibitionists may be simply attired so as to cover only the most explicitly sexual areas of the body, like the nipples and genitals.
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