As the popularity of burlesque has spread around the globe, the New Orleans Burlesque Festival’s Queen of Burlesque competition has become a coveted crown. “New Orleans was my biggest dream,” says ...

Aria Delanoche performs at Teaser Fest. The Queen of the Striptease competition, complete with a live jazz band and retro styles, is one of the main events at Teaser Fest, but the burlesque festival ...

Two years ago, the woman who would become Elle Dorado was a professional figure skater from Long Island visiting New Orleans with her fiancé. They were walking on Decatur Street when a sign ...

Get ready to shake, bump, and grind. The 7th Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival shimmies down to New Orleans this weekend for four nights and three days of live burlesque shows, parties, and ...