Iona Fortune
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Burlesque dancer, producer, costumer, and art historian www.ionafortune.com DM for commissions
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✨ Introducing The Velvet Verse—a brand-new literary burlesque experience where poetry strips down and storytelling gets sultry! Join us Friday, Oct. 3 at The Reading Room for our first show, blending bold performance with bookish charm! 🕗 8PM | 🎟️ $25 | 🍸 21+ 📍1505 Farnam St Tix on eventbrite!
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✨ Introducing The Velvet Verse—a brand-new literary burlesque experience where poetry strips down and storytelling gets sultry! Join us Friday, Oct. 3 at The Reading Room for our first show, blending bold performance with bookish charm! 🕗 8PM | 🎟️ $25 | 🍸 21+ 📍1505 Farnam St Tix on eventbrite!
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Purris is teaching burlyq classes! Saturdays from 10am-12pm!
@purrisstilton.bsky.social
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Get ready to shop at Nebrask-Gay Market! I’ll be selling reusable pasties, boas, and more! June 22nd from 11am-4pm at Floors, Floors, Floors (7052 Maple St. Omaha, NE) Swing by and shop something dazzling! 💖🌈
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Hello folks! I’m seeking to connect with individuals who performed burlesque in the past! If you or someone you know has a history in burlesque and would like to share your experiences, I’d love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out to me via email❤️✨
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Beatrice, Nebraska, might not be the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of burlesque. However, like many small towns across America, Beatrice, has its own unique story to tell when it comes to entertainment history. Read more below!👇
ionafortune.com/2025/03/25/b...
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Burlesque in Beatrice
Nestled in the heart of the Midwest, Beatrice, Nebraska, might not be the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of burlesque. However, like many small towns across America, Beatrice, has i…
https://ionafortune.com/2025/03/25/burlesque-in-beatrice/
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Have you checked out the "Let's Burlesque!" Podcast?
open.spotify.com/show/0zOWtdl...
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Let's Burlesque
Podcast · Mae December · A show about all things in the sparkly world of burlesque! We talk about the Legends, the history, current events and controversies. True crime and current happenings.
https://open.spotify.com/show/0zOWtdlUITH1d5UP0kpoSb?si=8687dff0a5de4a29
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“Harlem in Havana” was a groundbreaking traveling revue that showcased Black & Cuban performers during the segregation era. The revue featured a mix of music, dance, comedy, and burlesque, captivating audiences! Read more below:
ionafortune.com/2025/03/19/h...
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The Hot Mikado was a 1939 burlesque a comic opera. It featured an all-African-American cast and brought a jazz-infused twist to the 1885 opera. Read more about the cultural significance of the production in my new article:
ionafortune.com/2025/03/17/t...
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I spoke on the Let's Burlesque podcast about the life of Rosita Royce "The Dove Dancer"! Listen on Spotify now!
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I’m so excited for this episode of Let’s Burlesque! ❤️🤗
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Burlesque has long been a stage for bold self-expression, yet history often overlooks the contributions of POC performers, who defied racist societal norms. This article celebrates those unsung POC performers and honor their impact on the burlesque world!
ionafortune.com/2025/03/11/b...
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Burlesque Dancers of Color
The art of burlesque has long been a stage for bold self-expression, dazzling creativity, and fearless individuality. Yet, beneath the sequins and spotlight, history often overlooks the contributio…
https://ionafortune.com/2025/03/11/burlesque-dancers-of-color/
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"Burlesque in Harlem" was a 1949 movie showcasing black entertainers from the Chitlin' Circuit. Read more about the acts showcased in the movie in my article:
ionafortune.com/2025/03/10/b...
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“Burlesque in Harlem” 1949
“Burlesque in Harlem” was a 1949 movie showcasing black entertainers. The film was also released under the titles “Rock & Roll Burlesque” and “A French Peep Show.&…
https://ionafortune.com/2025/03/10/burlesque-in-harlem-1949/
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Join me on Friday February 28th, as I dive into the history behind the costumes so lovingly taken off!
ionafortune.wordpress.com/rsvp/
Can't make the in person lecture? RSVP at the link above and I will share a recording of the lecture post-event!
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A preview clip of Cab Calloway with his band performing "Minnie the Moocher" in 1932
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10 months ago
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Every body is a burlesque body! Burlesque is for everyone!
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Posters by me.. Dancers by Jelena Katkova
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Tarza was a Black burlesque and shake dancer from the 1940s through the 1960s. She was born Pauline Young in Detroit, Michigan and was featured in the film "Burlesque in Harlem"! Learn more about her career in my article:
ionafortune.com/blogs/perfor...
Thanks for reading ♥️
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Noma was a famous fan dancer of color in the 1930s. She performed all over the country..Her fans cost between $200 and $300 ($4k-7k today), were made of pink and white ostrich feathers. Learn more about her career here:
ionafortune.com/blogs/perfor...
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SAVE THE DATE for my next lecture on the History of Burlesque Costuming!! Friday February 28th 6:00pm Doors 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A Where: North Omaha, NE More details to be revealed!
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Happy Black History Month! Amy Spencer was "The Lady with the Fan"! The inspiration for Cab Calloway's infamous song. Did she invent the fan dance before Sally Rand? Read more about her life and dancing career in my article:
ionafortune.com/blogs/perfor...
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Moonday Cabaret was a blast! 🥰
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Clara Bow ♥️
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Catch me performing TONIGHT! Moonday at the Down Under is a free monthly cabaret show in Omaha! 🌙
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I've updated my Performer Spotlight about the Spence Twins! Special thanks to Silky The Body for sharing research and photos with me! Learn more about Jean & Joyce Spence in my article:
ionafortune.com/blogs/perfor...
As always, thanks for reading and sharing! ❤️
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DM me to commission your own pair of reusable pasties ♥️🖤♥️
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The Emo-Off was killer 🖤 photos by mortis.enflora 🔪
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Erna Alene Hoover was born in Iowa in 1912. She grew up in Omaha and studied dance under Adelaide Fogg before going to NYC at 15! She graced the stages of the RKO Vaudeville Circuit before becoming a famous fan dancer. Check out her full story at
www.ionafortune.com
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My burlesque reading list has been updated! Do you have any recommendations??
ionafortune.com/blogs/histor...
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Burlesque Reading List
A list of books to read if interested in learning more about burlesque history. Wortley, Richard. “A Pictorial History of Striptease. 100 Years of Undressing to Music” Octopus Books. 1976 Sobel, Berna...
https://ionafortune.com/blogs/history-of-burlesque/burlesque-reading-list
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The Fake History Hunter
11 months ago
Burlesque dancer Zorita walking her pet snake (for a publicity shot) in the late 1930s.
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We will continue to draw frog art tonight. We will continue to draw the shading of the entire art today. The key to success is how well you can imagine the shading when it is completed.
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Just published a blog-gallery tribute to Dixie Evans, one of THE queens of burlesque, known as The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque.
www.paultobin.net/blog-2-1/dix...
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Dixie Evans - The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque — Paul Tobin
Mary Lee " Dixie " Evans (August 28, 1926 – August 3, 2013) was one of THE queens of burlesque, not only as a performer herself but in helping support each new generation of performers throughout h...
https://www.paultobin.net/blog-2-1/dixie-evans
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I'm currently writing a new performer spotlight on Alene Hoover was born in Omaha, NE and became a burlesque fan dancer in the 1930s! Photos from Nebraska State Historical Society, 1931
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Oteka Lahoma Willingham aka "Princess Lahoma" was a burlesque dancer and member of the Chickasaw Nation! She became one of the highest paid burlesque dancers in the 1950s. Read more about her life at
ionafortune.com/blogs/perfor...
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