Burlesque: The New Goth

When old-timey burlesque returned to Kansas City in the early 2000s, there was something about combining fishnets with ample hips that seemed so right for the Paris of the Midwest. Cut to '08, and the art form once relegated to smoky midtown bars has hit The Legends at Village West, where a new burlesque show has begun at Stanford and Sons.

Yeah, that's right: burlesque in the suburbs.

It's clear now that burlesque dancers, like OP goth kids or Westport gutter punks, have become a subset of KC culture. So how do you identify a burlesquette? Click here for our handy primer to the species.