Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque

When The Burlesque Handbook was first published, I did a series of burlesque tips articles for various beauty and lifestyle magazines. It was a lovely challenge to try to make what I know about performing useful to people who may not be going onstage. MSN did a gallery of photos with ten tips. Check it out! From the article: Build Tension Weldon says: "Burlesque performers know that just standing still and breathing can build anticipation in the audience once they've established that they're prepared to entertain them. Be willing to be still for a few moments and let your partner drink you in." You can read the rest of it on MSN.com!

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This was originally intended for The Burlesque Handbook . It was originally five times longer. I kept editing and editing and it was still too long, and ultimately even this version didn't make it in. I had forgotten all about it! I've written more burlesque glossaries, some based on vintage terminology, one very technical, and one illustrated and really mean and filthy! I'm illustrating with some old photos just because I haven't seen them myself for awhile. Attribution: Giving specific and upfront credit for the source of inspiration or influence. Contrary to maxim, this is the highest form of flattery. Backstage: Behind the stage or in the dressing area, usually out of sight of the audience. Bump ‘n’ grind: A bump is a snap of the hips, and a grind is a circular motion of the hips. Burlesque: A style of performance featuring low-brow humour and high-brow strippers. Brittanica says: "In burlesque the serious is treated lightly and the frivolous seriously.” ...

The book's designer, Paula Szafranski at HarperCollins, won an award from the Book Industry Guild of New York for the design of The Burlesque Handbook! It was a pleasure to be able to work with Paula and I was so thrilled when I first saw her design. It's a real honor to be associated with her work! You can look inside the book here and see her fabulous work. Tamara's copy. Learn more about the Book Industry Guild. I've been a lucky lucky lucky lady to be working with Paula, Rakesh Satyal, and the other amazing folks at HarperCollins!

See what's in it! Me teaching at Tease-O-Rama in a clip from the documentary "No Strings Attached" by Lisa Whitmer. See the trailer (which shows me as a bumping grinding Godzilla among the goddesses) at http://www.lisawhitmer.com