Master of Ceremonies KITTEN ON THE KEYS (San Francisco, CA) Kitten on the Keys is the Ginzu knife of the stage - she slices, dices and juliennes! When not tickling the ivories, stroking the uke, or squeezing her accordion, this multi tasking vaudeville vamp is a musical MC who announces acts with a putty panache that will tickle your funnybone and stir your nethers. With four self produced CD's under her belt, this one ma'am band puts Sin in her Syncopation for a monkey spankin' good time! She writes her own clever ditties and loves the Tin Pan Alley era and wicked double entendres. Victorian Whimsy and Jazz Baby all rolled into one! Known as the musical snackcake with the moist creamy center, Kitten will tantalize your tastebuds with her spunky mischievous humor.
ANNETTE BETTY (London, UK) Annette is a burlesque dancer, actress, and model. She has a passion for film, and has appeared in several lead roles. Recently, she completed a script writing course in NY. She also has a passion for the 1940s and '50s, the Hollywood golden era, and the glamour and elegance of the past. In 2008, Annette won Best Uk Newcomer in the London Burlesque Festival and Miss Galapagos Burlesque New York.
LA CHOLITA (Los Angeles, CA) Known as "The Latina Queen of Burlesque," Cholita's unparalleled performances are full of glamour, passion, and "firecracker" energy, blooming with sensuality. She won the highly coveted "Miss Viva Las Vegas" title in 2007, the first and only Latina ever awarded the honor. She has been featured on How to Look Good Naked with Carson Kressley, CNN, American Latino, Latin Nation, Telemundo Noticias, Playboy.com, and OnMakeup Magazine. Her signature Glamour Girl meets chola pinup image and voluptous figure have been sought out by a variety of Clothing, Shoe, Lingerie, and accessory companies to model their latest designs.
CATHERINE D'LISH (Los Angeles, CA) Catherine has earned a reputation as a contemporary "striptease virtuoso" with her unusually inventive shows performed in an elegant and whimsical style. She has headlined in varied venues from Las Vegas casinos, nightclubs and fetish events, to the top gentlemen’s clubs and theaters since 1990. Catherine has competed in, and won nearly every pageant and title available to striptease performers, holding over thirty titles such as Miss Nude USA, World’s Performer of the Year, Miss Erotic World, Showgirl of the Year, Miss Exotic America, Miss Nude International, USA’s Best Shows, Miss Exotic World, and the Burlesque Hall of Fame.
LOLA VAN ELLA (St. Louis, MO) Lola Van Ella is an international burlesque starlet who will sing, dance and giggle her way into your heart. She is an often cheeky, but always sexy performer who is showcased all over St. Louis and beyond. In St. Louis, she performs with The Alley Cat Revue, and also leads her student troupe, The Bon Bons. She has performed at Miss Exotic World in Las Vegas, and at The Vancouver Burlesque Festival. With a sultry voice, devastating shimmy, and flirtatious smile; this adventurous ecdysiast has garnered a lot of attention and the tagline "The Derriere Beyond Compare".
OPHELIA FLAME (Minneapolis, MN) Burlesque is like a good wine; it only gets better over time. No exception to that rule is Ophelia Flame, who has been taking her clothes off for friends, family and complete strangers for nearly twenty years! Ophelia has studied ballet, latin, smooth ballroom and flamenco dance. She has worked as a topless dancer in Minneapolis, Chicago, New Orleans and Las Vegas throughout the 1990's. Ophelia is proud to be Miss Exotic World 1999 runner-up and three-time competitor at the Burlesque Museum in Helendale, CA, and was prominently featured in the Hennepin History Museum exhibit, “Hips, Pips & Strips: The History of Burlesque in Hennepin County." A founder of the Twin Cities New-Burlesque scene, Ophelia is a co-producer of Lili's Burlesque Revue, the Twin Cities' premier variety and cabaret show.
RENEA' LE ROUX (Atlanta, GA) Known as the Southern Belle from Hell due to her elaborate costumes and campy shows, Renea' brings old world southern charm to the stage. She started performing burlesque in 2002 with Big City Burlesque in Atlanta. In 2008, after a few years inLos Angeles, she teamed up with Syrens of the South productions as their official costume designer and headliner performer. She performs with Syrens at various Sci-Fi and Pirate conventions, as well as continuing to perform on the burlesque stage. Her "exposure" has turned into a steady stream of bookings throughout the U.S. Renea' makes her own costumes, and her sewing talents have become legendary through out the south, winning her numerous costuming awards.
TRIXIE LITTLE (Baltimore. MD) Trixie is an acrobatic burlesque wunderkind! Along with her partner, The Evil Hate Monkey, she has been flipping and stripping for audiences since 2002. With highly skilled sexy-smart antics and a charming love-hate dynamic, Trixie and Monkey showcase trapeze, striptease, acrobatics and physical comedy in jaw-dropping burlesque, cabaret, variety and theater shows. Shamelessly eccentric and wildly photogenic, Trixie and Monkey were featured in the premiere episode of “The Gong Show with Dave Attel” on Comedy Central. They have performed with John Waters, The Flaming Lips, three Virgin Music Festivals, Rothbury Music Festival, the Philly, DC and Brighton, England Fringe Festivals and are the winners of Las Vegas' 2006 Exotic World Best Burlesque Duo trophy.
EVIE LOVELLE (Los Angeles, CA) Bio currently unavailable.
PERLE NOIRE, THE BLACK PEARL (New Orleans, LA) Perle Noire is a dynamic and energetic dancer, inspired by the great Josephine Baker. Perle Noire joined the New Orleans-based show Bustout Burlesque in 2005. In 2008, she went on to win Best Debut at the Miss Exotic World pageant in Las Vegas. She travels the world performing in burlesque shows, most recently in London for the annual The Tease Show. This year, Perle Noire won second runner-up for the title of Miss Exotic World, appropriately at The Orleans hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
AMBER RAY (New York) Amber Ray's pageantry is easily described as iconic. This variety vixen is a sensation in the evolving essence of pop art and culture. She is well known for her many characterized acts and adventures based on collaborations for style makers such as Anti-gravity, Susanne Bartsch, Thierry Mugler, Jackie 60, Penny Arcade and a thrivingly New York City performance community. She is inspired by classic burlesque, the freak chic, theater, high-fashion, old Hollywood and the feminine mystique visible in every era. Ardently sharing her love of style and luster in a purely spiritual expression, Amber Ray works as an artist, costume designer, singer, burlesque entertainer and all around creative force of nature. She regularly appears in various publications, and has cameos on cable & network TV.
VIVIENNE VAVOOM (Denver, CO) A versatile vixen of the classic ecdysiasts art, Vivienne can generally be found bumping and grinding a mile high in her hometown of Denver. She has performed at various venues around the country and at Miss Exotic World, Tease-O-Rama and the New York Burlesque Fest. She was named "Most Classic" at the Boston Burlesque Expo 2008. Last year she celebrated 10 years of shimmying with the troupe she founded, Burlesque As It Was and in 2009 she helped to open the Black Box Burlesque Cabaret and launched her new troupe, V Burlesque. Her alter ego, Michelle Baldwin, wrote THE book on the neo-burlesque scene, Burlesque and the The New Bump & Grind. This gorgeous goddess is sure to charm, with her classically classy brand of tease.
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