Mercury Stardust doesn’t know what exactly drew her to Madison’s punk-oriented burlesque dancing scene, she wouldn’t be who she is now without it. Surprisingly, “getting naked in front of strangers” ...

As a burlesque dancer, Cora Helton, widely known as Cora Mandragora, never dreamed of owning a bar. Bossy Grrl's Pinup Joint ...

Jamie Doktor – Photo credit: Scarlet Noir Photographic Recently, Jamie opened a new dance studio at 14 North Street called The Buffalo Burlesque Studio. Formerly, she was teaching classes at ...

The Stripteasers – the “babes” that brought burlesque back to Buffalo – are ... one of the founding members of the exotic dance troupe, and who continues to perform to this day.