Bebe Bardeaux

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

What exactly is burlesque plagiarism to an art form steeped in history and inspiration?

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

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...

Last night, I had the distinct honor of performing in the iconic Pretty Boi Drag's #OpenKingNight Pride Spectacular show. It was, in one...

Yesterday, I received some awesome news: I'll be competing as a protege in the 2019 Golden Legend Champion Challenge! For those not...

I am not gonna lie – I fangirl HARD over burlesque performers. Like, really hard. I bookmark their websites and videos, read their blog...

My burlesque mother and mentor queen has helped shape me into the performer I am. I’ve got two shows this week. The first is with the DC...

Last year, at the urging of local D.C. fave Ginger Jameson, I signed up for my first burlesque competition. In addition to producing for...

Some of us have heard this song: She can uh, she can uh She can uh, uh, uh They’ll never make her rich. Me - I uh, and I uh And I uh, uh,...