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Originally Posted by ladivina
I am unfamiliar with British burlesque. Does it focus more on the comedy than the striptease like American burlesque?
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I think it tends to, yes. I'm by no means an expert, but at most burlesque nights I've been to the majority of acts have been character based pieces, with a storyline and narrative, and usually comedy ones at that. Of course, there are plenty of performers who do the classic stripteases, fan dances, balloon pops, etc., which are often glamorous and elegant rather than funny, but I know that I personally view these type of acts as more American style, whilst I see the character-based comedy pieces as more British style. I myself am not averse to the American style and do a couple of fan dances, but when I do a striptease I like to have a storyline, and preferably some comedy in there too, because that feels more 'burlesque' to me than a straight striptease ...