Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque

This is a little stream of consciousness here, but while we're talking about SNL, let's show one of my favorite holiday clips from the show: And while we're talking about Dick in a Box: Me and Ron Jeremy from a shoot for the cover of the Village Voice, 2004. I actually was acquainted with Ron (NOT like THAT) before the shoot, from my Cathouse days. Tonight my students will be doing a showcase , performing numbers based on any holiday but Christmas. I won't be performing, but you can see my Christmas number here: Some people get lemons and make lemonade with a little sugar and a lemon squeezer; I get coal and crush it into diamonds with my, ah, box. Posted by Jo Weldon, Headmistress of The New York School of Burlesque , for burlesquedaily.blogspot.com .

Well, if this isn't cute, I don't know what is. The DVD features a dozen burlesque performers (Angie Pontani, Anita Cookie, Bunny Love, Chicava Honeyscotch, Gal Friday, Harvest Moon, Julie Atlas Muz, Little Brooklyn, The Maine Attraction, Ms. Tickle, and Peekaboo Pointe, with Kit Cat as the card girl) dancing in front of a Yule Log to Christmas and Hanukka music played by Fisherman's Burlesque. It's pretty frickin cute. There is also a CD of the music without the dancers, which is a nice bonus for those who just want the music (weirdos). It's a fantastic DVD to play in the background at a holiday party, of course, but it's also a great way to steal a few moves for would-be holiday stripteasers. The performers are stellar, and they leave no feather unturned--there are glamourous numbers, sexy numbers, humourous numbers, and numbers that are all three. But of course my favorite part is the behind the scenes extra segment. Performers are asked where they go...

Pinkie Special waiting for the show to begin. Bunny Love prepares to sing "Santa Baby" with the live band. Gal Friday straightens the star during a Classic Moves class. If you have holiday pix, please links to them in your comments! I know a certian Seattle photographer has a pic or two of Miss Indigo Blue performing her Menorah number...