BurlyCon

Jeez Loueez leading a class at BurlyCon 2016. Copyright Don Spiro for BurlyCon

Electra Mourning’s BurlyCon Recap

Well… What does one say? Donald Trump is President Elect of the United States of America. What effect this would have on the BurlyCon weekend, I honestly wasn’t sure.  I did know…

Bettie Blackheart's BurlyCon 2014 Diary

Bettie Blackheart’s BurlyCon 2014 Diary

The Lean, Mean Glitter Machine: BURLYCON! You stole my heart! Ever since the first BurlyCon was organised I have followed its development from a smaller gathering to a huge convention with as…

Jo Weldon: BurlyCon 2013

Jo Weldon’s BurlyCon 2013 Diary.

A fantastic report from BurlyCon 2013, by BurlyCon Board Member and Vice President Jo ‘Boobs’ Weldon. Prepare for a lot of mushiness, gratitude, and self-congratulation. I had a great BurlyCon 2013 weekend.…

Sydni Deveraux' BurlyCon Diary 2012

Sydni Deveraux’ BurlyCon Diary 2012

BurlyCon V: November 2012 Every year, strippers from all over the world come to BurlyCon with the hopes of meeting their heroes, learning a new technique or two, and having a 4-day…

Lola Frost's BurlyCon Diary

Lola Frost’s BurlyCon Diary

Before I gave an interview on what I teach, someone whom I admire very much said to me, ‘Go get ’em, don’t be stingy with your knowledge. What you have to offer…

Karmen Sutra's BurlyCon Diary

Karmen Sutra’s BurlyCon Diary

Karmen Sutra presents her BurlyCon 2012 diary… My name is Karmen Sutra. I started as a burlesque dancer in Seattle, WA by attending Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque just barely over…

A look back at BurlyCon’s record breaking 'Largest Fan Dance'.

BurlyCon’s record setting ‘Largest Fan Dance’.

Last weekend saw the close-out of Seattle’s 5th annual BurlyCon, ‘a community-oriented professional growth and educational convention for Burlesque performers, fans, and aficionados’. Each year the convention keeps getting bigger; you can…

BurlyCon 2008 to 2010: A Retrospective, by Sydni Deveraux

BurlyCon 2008 to 2010: A Retrospective.

I have been a part of planning BurlyCon in different ways since its beginning three years ago, and just like a fine wine – it gets better with age. In the last…

BurlyCon: Past, Present and Future

BurlyCon – Past, Present and Future.

I really can’t say enough about BurlyCon. I feel positively gleeful with excitement every time I think about it, or see a new announcement. Of all the things Indigo Blue has contributed…