Monday Night Tease! presents The QUEEN Show - A Fundraiser

Monday, February, 28th, 2011

Monday Night Tease! and our fantastic bartender Chris Corbin, are proud to be raising funds for the Sunshine Kids with an all star tribute to Queen.

Hosted by: Patrick The Bank Robber

burlesque performances by:

Vixen Magdalene
Red Snapper with Jessabelle Thunder
Dizzy Von Damn!
Jewel Of Denial
Red Sonja
Ali Oops
Shyloh DeMille
Rex The Impossible w/special guests.
Anastasia Von Teaserhausen, Dia Blow, Isabella Star

Bar Opens: 6pm
Seating Starts: 9:30pm
Show Starts: 10pm

Cover charge for February 28th, 2011
$20 advance tickets available online at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/154558


3 Clubs
1123 Vine St.
(Vine at Santa Monica)
Los Angeles, CA 90038

No photography. Performers subject to change without notice.

21+, full bar.

Need help?
Email Lili with any questions: lili@burlesque411.com

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SWBS: Wrap-Up

Buster & the Doodlebug

I've been home from the Southwest Burlesque Showcase for nearly two weeks, and I'm finally getting around to sharing my experience.  (In my defense, I got off the plane from Albuquerque and directly picked up Buster, our new puppy.  We've been integrating Buster and the Doodlebug ever since.)

Albuquerque was a bit cold and dry for my Los Angeles-adapted body.  It was lovely and fairly quiet downtown.  Panama Red and I roomed together at Hotel Blue.  It was nice spending more time with her and seeing the Saturday night show together.

Photo by Alex Rimorin

Kimo Theater is gorgeous!  I loved dancing on the capacious stage that was once graced by Sally Rand.  The crowd was so warm and loving.  The theater has a haunted history, so I left one of my Burlesqueland buttons as an offering.  Both nights had so many talented performers.  It really was incredible.

I took two classes and taught one.  We had some scheduling issues, but I managed to teach some wonderful people before I left for the airport.  I love the educational element of many of these festivals.

I would gladly return for the festival and another sixer of Marble Brewing's Wildflower Wheat!  I hope that next time I can plan a little more time to explore downtown.

Creating a Simple Burlesque Costume - Part Three: Making Fabulous

I wrote this for a workshop I taught at Theatre Unleashed in 2008 and revised parts of it to post here.  Please do not republish without permission, but feel free to link back to this blog entry.  I'm sharing this information because I know I have readers who are burlesque pioneers who need a little guidance.   These are instructions for making a very simple burlesque costume, and are a good guideline for beginners.  :)
 
This is the really fun part of the process.  I've been told by several instructors and performers that if you think you've done too much embellishing, keep going.  Look at sample costumes to find ideas of what might work best for you.

Tools for making fabulous:

• Fabric glue that dries clear and is somewhat flexible (like Fabri-Tac)
• Trim glue that dries clear and is somewhat flexible (like Gem-Tac or E6000)
• Scissors
• Needle and thread
• Tweezers, a toothpick or a matchstick with tape on the end for placing rhinestones

Take the time to try different looks with your embellishments before gluing anything down.  (In the beginning, I glued trim on my costumes.  As I continued in burlesque, I started hand sewing embellishments so that I could easily remove them and adjust the look of the costume or transfer the trim to another foundation.  It's a lot harder to reuse trim when it's covered in glue.)  Make sure you like the placement of each aspect before you break out your glue.  Buy enough trim to do what you want plus some -- in case of emergency.  Try layering different trims and try different rhinestone and sequin placements to see what looks best on you and accomplishes the most flattering look for your body.

Fabulous potentials:

• Apply beaded trim in layers to the lower half of your bra cups to make your boobs look full and for nice movement when you shake.
• Apply beaded trim in layers to the entirety of your bra cups to make your boobs look very full and give even more m,ovement when you shake.  Be sure the cups are strong enough to handle the weight.
• Make designs on your bra cups with rhinestones, sequins or fabric paint.
• Add fringe to the band of your bra.  be sure to stretch out the bra when you sew the fringe around the back band.
• Put rhinestones or trim on the straps.
• Put rhinestones on the closure to make it easy to find.Remove the closure of your bra and add ribbon ties for ease in removal.
• Layer the trim on the bra and shimmy belt and accent with rhinestones.
• Drape trim off your panties - either across the leg holes or from center front to center back.  He sure to cut each side individually since our bodies are a little uneven.
• Sew trim to the waist or leg holes of your panties.  Be sure to stretch them out as you sew.

Please feel free to email me photos of your projects (msredsnapper gmail).  I hope this serves you well.

Texas, I Still Love You

It's been a month since this show. I put together a special fan dance to the opera song "Flower Duet" for this show. It's such a beautiful song. I found this on YouTube and had to share it with you.

The Joy of Cinching

I'm always bragging about the corset work of Anastasia von Teaserhausen, and with good reason.  Anastasia taught a class on corsets through All-Star Burlesque last Saturday.  She really knows her stuff when it comes to corset construction.  She discussed the differences between fashion corsets and costume corsets, what classifies as a corset and what doesn't, what one should expect from a corset, and how to upgrade fashion corsets so they last longer.  It was a wonderful class.  When I get a moment, I'm going to upgrade a beautiful corset I purchased from Frederick's of Hollywood that fell apart the first time it was worn.

(If you'd like to contact Anastasia, shoot me a comment.  Her website is being revised so I'll help you get in touch with her.)

SWBS Video

Tassel Twirling Geniuses

Last night I had the pleasure of teaching around 35 geniuses a brief history of burlesque and some burlesque technique at the Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa Regional Gathering. I taught boa technique, glove peeling and tassel twirling. It was a great deal of fun, and several members left my presentation with pasties for personal use.

In fact, it was so much fun for them that I've been asked back for next year.

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