Synopses & Reviews
The Burlesque Handbook is the essential manual to understanding and performing both classic and neo-burlesque. Written by Jo Weldon, award-winning founder of the New York School of Burlesque, this book features easy-to-follow suggestions and exercises for developing stage-worthy confidence, presence, and sexiness. You'll learn about the fabulous makeup, costumes—including pasties!—moves, grooves, and attitudes of burlesque. The Burlesque Handbook is the must-have guide for everyone interested in this vibrant and wildly popular performance art, providing inspiration and practical information that readers can take straight from the page to the stage!
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“Thats Jo Weldon and shes perfect!” Leighton Meester, star of Gossip Girl
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“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. A learned burly-q historian, a skilled and gracious teacher, and a breathtaking, world-class performer, shes everything you could want in a shimmy queen. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit shes my idol.” Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America and head bombshell of Operation Bombshell: The Burlesque School for Military Wives
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“When you need an academic diatribe about the importance of burlesque in a gorgeous package served with sex appeal, intelligence and love, thats Jo! This woman is passionate about burlesque and can recreate the sex appeal of the genre lost long ago.” Dirty Martini, Muse to Karl Lagerfeld, Voted #1 Burlesque Performer in the World 2010
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“When Jo performed at Exotic World, Id never been so mesmerized by a woman sitting on a chair. Thats the mark of a true performance!” Immodesty Blaize, Miss Exotic World 2007 and the UK & #8217;s Premier Burlesque Performer
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“Why shes willing to make the secrets of her fantastic skills available to the public is beyond me, but if I were you, Id buy this book quick, before she changes her mind.” Jonny Porkpie, author of The Corpse Wore Pasties, creator of Pinchbottom Burlesque
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“Jo is one of the true champions of the burlesque world….Hearing her speak, seeing her teach, and marveling at the way she has been the driving force behind successful events is a real pleasure for me!” Catherine D & #8217;Lish, Two-Time Miss Exotic World, Creative Director for Dita Von Teese
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“Jo is not only one of the most classically elegant dancers ever to grace the Slipper Room Stage, but in my humble opinion, she is also one of the sexiest performers Ive ever known.” James Habacker, Artistic Director, The Slipper Room NYC
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This easy-to-use and indispensable guide to the art form runs through the basic philosophies of burlesque performance, provides step-by-step instruction on basic moves, and offers hand-me-down wisdom from one of the most established voices on the burlesque scene.
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"Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she's my idol." -- Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America
From one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque enthusiast Margaret Cho. Fans of Dita Von Teese--as well as performers of every stripe--will love the helpful advice and feisty attitude of The Burlesque Handbook.
Synopsis
The Burlesque Handbookis the essential manual to understanding and performing both classic and neo-burlesque. Written by Jo Weldon, award-winning founder of the New York School of Burlesque, this book features easy-to-follow suggestions and exercises for developing stage-worthy confidence, presence, and sexiness. You'll learn about the fabulous makeup, costumesincluding pasties!moves, grooves, and attitudes of burlesque. The Burlesque Handbookis the must-have guide for everyone interested in this vibrant and wildly popular performance art, providing inspiration and practical information that readers can take straight from the page to the stage!
About the Author
Jo Weldon is the headmistress and founder of the award-winning New York School of Burlesque, and many of her graduates have gone on to become burlesque stars themselves. She is known as the premier educator and authority on burlesque, and is the coexecutive director at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, working with burlesque instructors around the world to develop curriculum and standards for teaching burlesque history and technique. She has published countless articles and photographs about stripping and burlesque, and has been interviewed for television, film, radio, print, and the Internet.