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Burlesque Festival highlights art form's growing popularity in Iowa
Kelli Sutterman / Admin
Nov. 22, 2013 6:00 am
Burlesque dance is catching on in Iowa, and its proponents want to clear up a few things.
“I think sometimes people get a little confused and call it stripping - which it is,” says Danielle Colby, who has organized a Burlesque Iowa Festival in Davenport this weekend. “But it's a 200-year-old art form of stripping. We focus more on the art than on the flesh.”
Burlesque, a theatrical performance that often centers around sensual dance, has its modern roots in the cabaret and Vaudeville shows of the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Today, it is seeing a resurgence of popularity.
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