So it's high noon, and I'm stuck in Southern California—literally, stuck—in a dune of sand. I'm traveling solo; my only companions are a dead cell phone and a canteen of drinking water on the verge of ...

Steve Pratt learns more about tassel twirling from one of the women who run Club Boudoir, which bills itself as the North-East’s leading burlesque cabaret show. TEN years ago people would have looked ...

A pole-dancing company is inviting women in Reading to go that bit further in a burlesque course at the Purple Turtle. Polestars is offering a four-week beginners’ course in modern burlesque, ...

Luxury brands such as Simone Rocha, St Laurent, Dries van Noten and Chanel are accessorising with tassel jewellery this year Tassels are so much fun. Quirky, flirty and swishy, they are a favourite ...

Now that the Oscar's red carpet is respectfully rolled up and you've probably had your fill of bad girl ballet, I was peering into a juicy red bubble of love and started thinking about all the ...

Compared to the bored gyrations of lap dancers or the jaw-dropping tricks of live sex shows, the nightclub stripper can seem an old-fashioned, even quaint figure. At once raunchy and innocent, ...

The Colorado Burlesque Festival returns to Denver today for a third annual twirl of the tassels. Shotgun Willies? Think again. This event isn’t about scantily dressed ladies. The art of burlesque will ...