Minnie Tonka’s Burlesque Hall of Fame Diary
Tonka’s Recap of the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend, 2012. Whoo hoo! Wednesday, May 30, 2012 I was so incredibly excited for the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend 2012! It was my fourth year in attendance, and I simply could not wait for the weekend to get here! Reuniting, hanging out, performing, and whoopin’ it [...]
On the Road with Dangerous Curves Ahead: Week Three
Greetings from Brooklyn! We’re back home safe and sound! Read all about our last week on the road… On April 26th we drove from Tucson, AZ to Albuquerque, NM and made a pit stop at Sparky’s Restaurant in Hatch, NM – the Chilli Capital of the World – to sample their chilli shakes and spicy [...]
BHoF 2012 – The Road to Reigning Queen: Darlinda Just Darlinda [2/11]
![BHoF 2012 – The Road to Reigning Queen: Darlinda Just Darlinda [2/11]](http://21stcenturyburlesque.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/darlinda-thumb.jpg "BHoF 2012 – The Road to Reigning Queen: Darlinda Just Darlinda [2/11]")
As we count down to the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend, let’s find out more about the eleven talented temptresses competing for Reigning Queen! I have asked each of them about their lives, personalities, preparations and plans, so that those who don’t already know them well can learn a little about them and their work, [...]
On the Road with Dangerous Curves Ahead: Week Two
Click here to meet the troupe and read Minnie’s introduction… Greetings from the road! We started off on April 16th with a drive through the ‘Big Sky Country’ of Montana on our way to Missoula. Our host, Stella Pearl of the Cigarette Girls Burlesque, welcomed us with a hearty, home-cooked meal. She served us local Montana [...]
On the Road with Dangerous Curves Ahead: Week One
Click here to meet the troupe and read Minnie’s introduction… Greetings from the road! Our Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go! Spring Tour 2012 kicked off on April 10th in Charleston, WV, where we arrived almost two hours late to our show due to heavy traffic and what we think was a time warp [...]
On the Road with Dangerous Curves Ahead!: Meet the Troupe…
The 21CB festival and show diaries are some of the most popular features on the site, and when Minnie Tonka asked if I would be interested in publishing weekly diaries from the new Dangerous Curves Ahead tour, which starts today, I thought it was a fantastic idea! I am sure you are all familiar with [...]
The return of Tease-O-Rama
“…I knew that I wasn’t alone, and more than that, I knew that burlesque was more than a fluke; it was a true revolution and we were the generals of this new army…” Dirty Martini Tease-O-Rama is, in many ways, the reason you are reading this right now, on this website. I decided to create [...]
Ginger Valentine’s Dallas Burlesque Festival Diary
Smouldering temptress, Ginger Valentine shares her DBF experience, as a producer and a performer… Wednesday, February 1st. For months, Black Mariah, Missy Lisa and I worked tirelessly on the Fourth Annual Dallas Burlesque Festival. It would be our third year working together and we had planned the biggest weekend yet. In the wee hours of [...]