Burlesque Industry Newsletter!
March 10th-16th, 2025
Hello Burlesque Industry Professionals!!!
Welcome back to the second edition of the Burlesque Industry Newsletter! This resource is still being curated, but coming along nicely!
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Your can find Casting Calls, Classes, Community events, and more on the website at any time.
Open Local Casting Calls:
April at Creepatorium: Chronic Carnival & Sacrilegious Sunday
(Denver)
Two shows in one application!
Show dates: 4/18 & 4/20
Applications close 3/19
Burly Picks: Mountain Regionals
(Denver)
National Variety Competition!
Show date: 7/20
Applications close 6/15
Ongoing Local Casting Calls:
Heartbreak & Hotties (Denver): Pop-Punk/Emo Gogo- burlesque
Show dates: multiple. Applications are ongoingBooty in the Breakdown (Denver): Metal Gogo-lesque Roulette
Show dates: multiple. Applications are ongoing
Non-Local & Festival Casting Calls:
2025 Hybrid DisabiliTease Festival
(MN & on Zoom)
Festival Dates: 7/18 & 19
Applications close 4/15
Classes
Masc Burlesque with Morningstar
(Denver)
March 15th, 2025
1:00pm
Hard Candy Dance Studio
An afternoon dance class for those looking to explore masculine and gender fluid style burlesque. Happening every third saturday of the month!
Regularly Occurring Classes:
The Burlesque Werkout w/ Mr. Valdez (Colorado Springs): Tuesdays
6:45pm at Praxis YogaIntro to Belly Dance with Katya Peepin: Wednesdays 6:50pm at Rockstar Pole Fitness
Foundations of Flexibility & Intermediate Back Flexibility with Katya Peepin: Thursdays at Circus Collective
Burlesque with Stella Luna: Thursdays 8:30pm at Circus Collective
Intro to Contortion with Katya Peepin : Saturdays 10:05am at Rockstar Pole Fitness
On demand:
On Demand Burlesque fundamentals by Katya Peepin’s School of Badass Burlesque.
Community Events
Community Craft Day!
(Colorado Springs)
March 12th, 2025
6:00pm
Wagon Wheel
The first monthly Community Craft Day! Bring your costumes and props that need help, and we'll come together as a community to help! Bring your old, unwanted Craft supplies or costumes, to donate to our community chest! Learn hand sewing 101 with Izzy Stardust! This is a free event.
You may have missed…
There are so many insightful voices in the burlesque community, both local and elsewhere! You will find some links to blogs and other informational things that you may want to read in this section!
The Pop a Pastie Podcast
The Latest Featured Denver Burlesque Performer: ALLurrr'Em velvIT!
The PolyGlamorousGoddess of Burlesque. Welcome to the stage… ALLurrr'Em velvIT!
ALLurrr’em VelvIT is A Goddess, A Muther of Haus VelvIT, A Vibe! She's a North Minneapolis native born and bred and now living that Mile High Life. She was recently a Featured Performer for the 2024 Colorado Burlesque Festival! Bringing you on a sensuously salacious ride with every move she makes. She’ll help you reach your peak faster than the rarest strain out there. She’ll uplift you! Like a fine Sativa, this PolyGlamorous Goddess is as smooth as her name implies.
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