by Polly Wood | Feb 21, 2019 | Academy of Burlesque Staff, Blog Post, Looking Back, Thinking about Burlesque, Uncategorized
When I first got into Burlesque, I almost immediately learned about the Burlesque Hall of Fame, and the Miss Exotic World competition. I’ve always been a competitive person. And I was super excited about being a candidate for Miss Exotic World. Starting in 2002, I...
by Polly Wood | Sep 19, 2018 | Academy of Burlesque Staff, Blog Post
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Darlings, we are thrilled to announce we have hired a new TIT (Teacher In Training!): The fabulous, fantastical, uber-talented Moscato Extatique! They will be observing and training over the next few months, and you will see them in rotation in...
by Polly Wood | Aug 22, 2018 | Article, Blog Post, Interviews
If you’ve been to a Burlesque show in Seattle recently, you’ve probably seen The Academy of Burlesque’s current Photographer-in-Residence, Max Shaw. Max’s stunning images of the current Reigning Queen of Burlesque and Academy Lead Instructor INGA have garnered him...
by Polly Wood | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog Post
We are all about Boylesque this Winter! Our popular Boylesque 101 6-Week performance intensive begins on February 17th, and it co-taught by amazing-ly mustached instructors Waxie Moon and Ernie Von Schmaltz (pictured to the left!). There are a handful of spots left,...
