Bebe Bardeaux

While Shake Queens mainly focuses on femme shakers, there was a straight cis male shaker named "Snakehips" Tucker that revolutionized...

I recently had an existential burlesque crisis. Perhaps, looking back through this blog, I'll discover that I've had many existential...

Hello out there!! It's a not-so-shiny but totally-brand-new year, and I recently realized I'm slowly inching up on my four-year burlesque...

For the past few weeks, much of the world has been on lockdown due to coronavirus. There are no gigs since most bars, restaurants, and...

At the risk of getting too personal, I've been going through a lot lately. Well... I say "lately"... but I've really been an emotional...

Before I had my son three years ago, I never had the confidence to striptease onstage or off. I was an avid and proud burlesque fan, but...

I woke up this morning feeling inspired af! Lately, I've been in a mild creative rut. Nothing too serious, but it's been difficult for me...

While reading an article on teaching for my Muggle job, I came across Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's idea of "flow": a state or period where...

This is a vent post. Read at your own risk! There are so many good and amazing things happening right now -- I'm getting ready to embark...

This summer has been a whirlwind! I've been checking many boxes off my burly bucket list, including: teaching my very first non-private...

This past weekend, I performed in the "Chocolate Lounge" in Washington, D.C. Founded and produced by D.C. native Gigi Holliday and...

I just got video of my performance back from Jeezy's Juke Joint. It's sitting in my inbox because of all the self-loathing that will come...

I missed BHoF this year, but guess what? Apparently, this happened: I'm pretty honored, because I feel like this places an...

A few weeks ago, I saw a question in a burlesque group on Facebook that really got me thinking. A new performer asked "What is a...

This weekend, I conquered a huge fear. I popped my "Naked Girls Reading" cherry and I... well... I read naked onstage! It was not an easy...

I'm going through a bit of sadness right now, which I think is a pretty normal part of glitter-crashing after a big burlesque festival....