I read the full article and the letters and I'm not too happy about it. I know absolutely nothing about bellydance so unfortunately I'm in no position to be offended on your behalf Sapphira, but I agree that people shouldn't make such inflammatory comments on an event they didn't even attend ...

No, what got to me was the suggestion by so many people that burlesque is sleazy and involves nudity, let alone 'sexual positions'! Well I suppose it does involve nudity, but not full or even topless, and those comments just seemed to reinforce the view that burly is no different from lap dance style stripping. But then I noticed all the commenters are from the US - any American MoBsters have an opinion on this? Is American burlesque more sexualised than in the UK?It seems to have more of an emphasis on striptease, but is it more out-and-out sexy too?

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