Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque

The lovely Kate Hodges (deputy editor of Bizarre magazine) just sent me a link to their online article about the Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend, with gorgeous pictures by Neville Elder : Bizarre's Burlesque Hall of Fame gallery. All the way from Vegas, baby! There are a few pix of me in there, doing my Sherry Britton tribute number. There are also a couple of great shots of Tempest Storm, whose story has been everywhere the past week or so, and many more delicious stars and audience members. There's also a pretty spectacular piece on Dita Von Teese , with lots of awesome photos. Just so THIS post won't be without photos, here are a few pix of encounters I had during the BHOF weekend: Greeting Lily Burana Tura Satana taking a picture of me at breakfast Me with Rosie Bitts, who I met at the unbelievable, amazing, astonishing burlesque retreat (and there's another one coming up!!!), the Diamond Minx, and Holiday O'Hara. Posted by Jo Weldon, H...

Dita Von Teese on the cover of Bizarre Magazine Originally uploaded by bizarremagazine A friend of mine, Neville Elder, took pictures at the Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend last month for this issue--I saw the layout and it's GORGEOUS! I haven't seen the issue yet, but I'm super excited about the Bearlesque feature, and I was consulted for "The Real Burlesque" story. I was asked to write part of it, but I was asked a week before the BHOF weekend and the article was due that week! We shall see...if you've read some of the autobioggraphies I recommend, you know there're scandals to relate! As always, it's a thrill to have Dita represent. Both she and Exotic World have appeared in the pages of Bizarre multiple times. It's a very, very special magazine. For more on this issue, which also includes lots of my Coney Island peeps, see: http://www.bizarremag.com/ Posted by Jo Weldon, Headmistress of The New York School of Burlesque , for burlesquedaily.blogs...