What's the greatest compliment a viewer can give to a performer?

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"I don't want to be on the list, I want to pay to get in and support the show."

Just kidding! Actually, the best compliment is always a straightforward expression of appreciation--"I loved your number" or "I was really moved by your number." And of course my favorite compliment in the world is, "Watching you made me want to do burlesque too!"

Occasionally people accidentally insult me or one of my friends when they are complimenting; they'll say, "That was so much better than that skanky pole dancing" (I love to watch pole dancing), or some compliment about liking my number better than a number someone else did. Any comparison should be left out, it's just not necessary! Just say what you like.

I performed a burlesque fan dance number at the 2009 Pole Dancing Championship, after which Carmit Bachar of the Pussycat Dolls came up to me and said how lovely my number was. The pole dancer and the fan dancer should be friends!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkk0ZmBfoYs

Ask me anything about Burlesque!

Comments

Gaina said…
I agree with you 100% on pole dancing. I can't believe people are getting so uptight about the prospect of it's inclusion in the Olympics!

Cirque Du Soleil do it and nobody would bats an eyelid, so what's the difference between them and the women in that video? People are such hypocrites.
May 14, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Unknown said…
I agree Gaina; I've told some of my family and friends that I've taken a class (hard as SHIT by the way, oh my GAWD!)and there's not much enthusiasm but I'm gonna keep it up anyway, just to be able to do maybe half of what I just saw here. And Jo, I wholeheartedly agree that fan/lap/pole/belly should be friends, as NONE of us are "good girls" by society's lame standards. :)
May 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM
shimarella said…
I love this video...I do some aerial silk work but am not sure I have the core strength some of these women do!
May 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM
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