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San Fran's Burlesque Fest

Pack up your elbow-length gloves, feather boas and shimmy hip belts and head to San Fran for the annual Tease-O-Rama 2005 from Sept. 30th through Oct. 2nd. With events at major clubs in the city (mainly Bimbo's 365) each night, the festival features dancers, comics, DJ's, daily classes and shopping excursions.

Living legend burlesque dancers will also be guest speaking, emphasizing the realness of the art. Many say its popularity died out when full-on gentleman's clubs came into play:

"Burlesque dancing is about the tease, and gentlemen's clubs are about getting naked," says the 61-year-old San Francisco native who once danced on the stages of the Mission District's Victoria Theatre and now lives in Apache Junction, Ariz. "I feel the audience was intrigued by our beauty, not whether our ta-tas were real."

Back in the day burlesque dancers had booking agents and got the star treatment at established clubs and revues (um, Moulin Rouge).

Nightly events start at 8 pm each night and the show at Bimbo's is $35/night or $100 for a weekend pass.

Related Stories:
·   Tease-O-Rama [SF Chronicle]
·   Bimbo's 365 Club [Official Site]