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**Enigma266** · 29-05-2009, 13:25

Burlesque is the art of the tease...the power of suggestion. Although, to be fair there sometimes there isnt much left to the imagination!

**29072010** · 29-05-2009, 13:26

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

Originally Posted by D0lly86

The way Dita Von Tease does it its definately art, and she charges 20K for 20 minutes.

20K

You have got to be joking, I can buy two young children for that

Nope all true.

**old_fat_and_hairy** · 29-05-2009, 13:37

Originally Posted by Enigma266

Burlesque is the art of the tease...the power of suggestion. Although, to be fair there sometimes there isnt much left to the imagination!

If done properly is quite stimulating, and can be tasteful too.

**jimmys_best_mate** · 29-05-2009, 13:46

Originally Posted by duckula

There's a big show in Vegas now where they are gonna try and get various female celebs to star in a Burlesque show, I think Mel B is doing it at the mo. There certainly seems to be a lot of money in it.

The real Pussycat Dolls? They've had loads of celebrities dance with them - Christina Aguilera for one, off the top of my head.

They were in one of the Charlies Angels films too.

**duckula** · 29-05-2009, 13:54

tasteful shmastful :D Seriously, I honestly doubt that I could sit through a Burlesque show and then think "Hmmm, very tasteful" "Such a lovely stage design too, don't you think?"
Didn't realise it was the predecessor to music hall. What a weird direction to take it in.......Sexy dancing girls/Abbot and Costello? Hmm tough call.

**spaz** · 29-05-2009, 14:05

You can't flick heated up loonies at a Burlesque artist's flange.

**vvaannmmaann** · 29-05-2009, 14:10

Tart.

**1stgulfmac** · 29-05-2009, 14:59

After three years of running the popular Be burlesque night, the Proud gallery in north London has been told by Camden council it needs to apply for an adult entertainment licence.

Grauniad article

Shunned by Camden Council but reported on by the Guardian. I'm even more confused. What is it? A "guilty pleasure"?

**ringdoby** · 29-05-2009, 15:29

Originally Posted by spaz

You can't flick heated up loonies at a Burlesque artist's flange.

The plus side with not being able to flick hot loonies, is you have a lessened chance of getting the sh!t kicked out of you, by some Canuck 'roid-raged bouncer.

**1stgulfmac** · 29-05-2009, 19:00

OK this is moved from current affaitrs to all things Artsy, but I refer the honourable gentlepersons to my origional question, ART or TART? Thats fairly current isn't it?