One of Britain’s premiere burlesque stars, Chrys Columbine is the only burlesquer in the world who plays classical piano and strips at the same time! A highly-experienced lingerie and pin-up model, she has graced and headlined stages all over the world and has featured in countless major publications such as Mail On Sunday, French Playboy and Glamour Italy. Chrys has also made a number of T.V. appearances, including on ITV with Dita Von Teese. With the ethereal looks of a fairytale princess, the enticing mystery of a femme fatale and a number of stunning, unique routines she is a truly charismatic performer.
Gypsy Charms is one of the UK’s foremost cabaret and burlesque choreographers, teachers and performers.
Gypsy has been an inspiration to thousands of women and men across the world introducing them to their ‘inner performer.’ A born innovator and motivator, she has helped people realise their potential on and off the stage. Her personality led teaching style and her unique approaches to the teaching of performance genres have made her a cult figure in the burlesque world. At present you can see Gypsy Charms on Italy’s Canale 5 on a regular basis, as she heads up Chiambretti Night’s Burlesque Academy. For more information on Gypsy’s teaching please visit www.burlesqueandcabaret.com, or to book her to teach your hen party go to www.charm-school.co.uk.
Versatility is paramount in Gypsy’s performance repertoire. From glamour based burlesque striptease and high kicking can cans to ethereal fan dances and 80’s pastiches she can and does turn her hand to any style and genre. Her performances include a variety of act based burlesque numbers from a tribute to Dietrich, en-pointe fan dances and classic bump n’ grind to hour length shows such as the widely acclaimed Mating Ritual. For enquiries on Gypsy’s performance work please email Gypsy at gypsy@burlesqueandcabaret.com.
Ms Charms as written a PhD on striptease in Scotland, “The Private, the Public and the Pubic: Striptease and Naked Power in Scotland.” A keen advocate of freedom of expression within all forms of adult entertainment, she is an avid lobbyist. To contact her for more information on her academic work or her campaigns please contact gypsy@burlesqueandcabaret.com.
Adopted by strict Methodist parents as a child, Zorita was discovered via a beauty pageant and became a burlesque artist in 1935. Her specialties were a twenty minute dance with two boa constrictors, `Elmer' and `Oscar', and her `Dance of the Wandering Hands'. It was only in 1954 that she stopped stripping, to run a number of different nightclubs in the New York and Miami areas. Although she taught younger girls routines, she refused to let go the secrets of her famous snake dance. She appeared intermittently in films throughout her career. In 1974 she retired to Florida, where she bred Persian cats.
Known as "The Embodiment of Burlesque", Kitten de Ville performs across the United States and Europe -where she headlines with a variety of top musicians and performers from around the globe .
Kitten has been seen on several television shows in North America and Europe. She has been featured in two Burlesque documentaries and has starred in several Independent films. Some of the Music Videos that kitten has appeared in are J-Lo ,"You do it well", The Cramps "Ultra Twist and Rob Zombie's "Feel So Numb".
Kitten made her Hollywood acting debut in the movie "Auto Focus." starring Willem Defoe and Greg Kinnear. Photographs of Kitten de Ville have graced the covers of books,magazines, calenders,and newspapers worldwide. Her image has inspired many artists to paint her likeness in a variety of styles. Kitten has worked with top photographers from around the world, including David Lachapelle and Bunny Yeager. Kitten has also appeared on the runways for such acclaimed designers as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Syren, and Agent Provocateur.
Kitten de Ville is an award-winning international burlesque superstar. Some of the titles that Kitten has won are Miss Exotic World 2002 and Queen of the Quake. This multi-talented kitten also produces a successful rock n' roll burlesque show and runs her own school of burlesque in her home town in southern California.
She has been performing around Europe and blossomed in Japan her sparkling talent had enthusiastic reviews either by the critics and the audience. Her bloody sparkling irony will spice you up. As Art Director of the Burlesque Garden, (the most important Burelsque Festival in Italy) she brought the best of the international Burlesque to Viareggio, turning the City of the Carnival into a pyrotechnic fellinian circus.
Erochica Bamboo profile from Myspace: Hi there! Im Anarchy Geisha a.k.a. Tokyo TORNADO. Performing through out the world-nightclubs, cabarets, theatres,museums. From Yakuza to Japanese Royal Family, blue collar to white collar,every one! ALL of them are my loving audiences. My burlesque tour will never end. Hotter than Wasabi! The crowned QUEEN of the Miss Exotic Word 2003. I am producing the show with great dancer Adonna Vichet called ''RED ROOM EXOTICA'' in Los Angeles. And the other my show ''TOKYO TEASE!'' in Tokyo. Please come to enjoy the shows! = Anarchy Geisha will be performing her super spicy Burlesque dance all around the world in 2009!! Watch out World! Here comes Erochica!!!!! WELCOME to my world BABY!!!! ..
Angie Pontani is a contemporary burlesque dancer, choreographer, producer, and costumer based in Brooklyn, NY. She was crowned Miss Exotic World in 2008.
Andrea Louisa Pontani is originally from Trenton, New Jersey. In the early 1990s she began her career as a teenager in New York dancing in the Dutch Weismann Follies at age 17. After the close of Dutch Weismanns, Angie went on to launch The World Famous Pontani Sisters. In 2006, Angie started to focus on her solo performances and quickly became one of the most prominent names and sought after burlesque performers working today.
Pontani was the co-producer and star of "This Is Burlesque" at the now-defunct Corio Supper Club. She performs around the world solo and with the Pontani Sisters, and she teaches go-go dancing and go-go aerobics.
Angie was crowned Miss Cyclone in 2007 in honor of the historic roller coaster The Coney Island Cyclone. As a Coney Island resident, she has been very active in the fight to save the from rezoning that would jeopardize the amusement district. Angie was crowned "The Reigning Queen of Burlesque, the winner of the Miss Exotic World Pageant in 2008" at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Reunion at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Other awards include,"The Best Body in Burlesque"-2007 New York Burlesque Festival, "#1 Burlesque Attraction in the Nation"-AOL.com, "Best NY Based Dance Company"= Show Business Weekly, "Hottest Burlesque Troupe" - Village Voice. In 2010, Angie appeared in Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque, a film by Gary Beeber about NYC's burlesque scene with a focus on performer Dirty Martini.
The World Famous Pontani Sisters are a highly stylized and costumed dance trio that helped to pioneer the burlesque revival. They began performing on the boardwalk in Coney Island and went on to international tours both alone as well as with the band Los Straitjackets. Angie choreographed, costumed, and booked most of the troupe’s performances, including tours, Las Vegas runs and appearances on national television programs like Late Night with Conan O'Brien as well as Gossip Girl.
Dita Von Teese (born September 28, 1972) is an American burlesque artist, model and actress
She is one of a kind. She is the biggest name in burlesque since Gypsy Rose Lee. She tops international best-dressed lists. She is a modern day fashion icon. She is credited for bringing back the glamour and allure of Old Hollywood stars.
Self-created. Distinctive. Iconic. Flawless. Often imitated, never duplicated. She is Dita Von Teese.
Born Heather Sweet in West Branch, Michigan, Dita grew up fascinated by Technicolor musicals, pin-up imagery, and vintage lingerie. This naturally blond, mid-western girl then transformed herself into one of the glamour girls she grew up adoring. The undisputed international queen of burlesque, Dita brings classic pin-up imagery to life.
Missy Malone is a British burlesque performer currently based in central England. She is known throughout Europe for her high calibre performances that fuse classic 1950’s pin-up style and modern rock energy.
Missy Malone is a heady cocktail of 1950’s bombshell and classic rock chick. A highly accomplished and sought-after performer on the UK burlesque scene who has performed internationally and has graced the cover of several publications and campaigns.
As an already established Actress and Model she also commands an impressive list of skills and talents ranging from traditional fan dance to striptease and is trained in both static trapeze and stilt walking. With her stunning trademark look and jaw dropping routines it is but a matter of time.
