14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

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Traditionally, London hosts a burlesque festival, in other words, a “parody festival”, “comedy festival”, or as it is most often pronounced here, “a striptease festival”. The word burlesque itself is translated as a joke, a parody. We are talking about performances that are humorous in nature, where several artists take part with their numbers. This style of holding the festival was characteristic of the art of Western Europe and America from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. The actresses were so popular that their beauty was considered an ideal, and they themselves flaunted on all kinds of posters and posters. Shining in every performance, they seemed inaccessible and therefore more desirable. Wonderful outfits, corsets decorated with gold and jewels, huge feather crowns on their heads made the actresses the queens of the celebration, they could afford to flirt with the guests right during their performances. This is a truly breathtaking sight.

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14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

1. London, 26 April 2011: A dancer prepares to perform at the opening of the London Burlesque Festival. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

2. London, April 26, 2011: the actress fixes her makeup in the dressing room. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

3. New York, May 5, 2011: Perle Noire (Black Pearl) before her performance in honor of the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Emi Sussman/Getty Images

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

4. Australia, Sydney, April 30, 2007: Dita Von Teese during the show "Lipteese". Photo: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

5. London, April 26, 2011: dancer takes part in the show at the opening of the London Burlesque Festival. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

6. London, January 3, 2011: Kimberly Dunn poses for a photo with other girls during an attempt to break the world record for the most massive burlesque performance. Photo: AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

7. London, April 26, 2011: Dancers backstage at the London Burlesque Festival. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

8. London, April 26, 2012: Warming up before the performance. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

9. New Zealand, Auckland, September 5, 2012: a dancer during the presentation of the jewelry brand Kagi. (Photo: Simon W/Getty Images)

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

10. Scotland, Glasgow, February 1, 2007: Performance by Missy Malone from The Ministry of Burlesque. (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

11. London, April 26, 2011: the dressing room of the London Burlesque Festival. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

12. USA, New York, September 18, 2008: Angie Pontani performs at the annual New York Burlesque Festival. AFP PHOTO / State HONDA

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

13. New York, September 25, 2011: Performance by a burlesque dancer at the Nurse Betty Club. (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

14 "hot" shots from the world of burlesque

14. Supposedly 1955: Kristin Lilly puts on makeup before her impressive performance at the Cat Dance Club. (Photo: Three Lions/Getty Images)

Keywords: Burlesque | Performance

     

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