Ginger Valentine is a striptease artist known for blending her classical training with raucous bump-and-grind. She is the 2011 Queen of Burlesque from the New Orleans Burlesque Festival, the 2010 Best Tease at the Texas Burlesque Festival and was voted into the top 20 Burlesque Industry Figures for 2011.
Ginger is co producer and director of the Ruby Revue which performs regularly in Dallas and in Houston and helps produce the Dallas Burlesque Festival. She also appears frequently at Bustout Burlesque in New Orleans. She is an instructor at the Ruby Room Studio in Dallas where she teaches burlesque and ballet classes.
Miss Valentine has performed alongside some of the most respected artists in the industry at some of the biggest events including Burlesque Hall of Fame Tournament of Tease show in Las Vegas and the New Orleans Burlesque Festival. Miss Valentine has also been a featured special guest for Michelle L’amour’s Belles and Whistles Show and at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret.
Drawing on over a decade of performance background, Red Hot Annie turned her attentions to burlesque in early 2008. Over 400 performances later, her award-winning blend of candid comedy, shameless sexuality, and character-driven storytelling has made her one of the most recognizable and visible faces in Chicago. Whether she’s painting, sweeping a set of luxury feather fan through the air, or gleefully twirling a pair of tasseled pasties, Red Hot Annie’s sure to make the wieners boil!
In July 2008, Red Hot Annie paired up with Dick Dijon to form Vaudezilla (voted Best Burlesque by Chicago Reader 2011), a production company that has become a major force in Chicago by redefining the burlesque bar show and setting a new standard for burlesque variety shows. Red Hot Annie began teaching burlesque in 2009 and currently teaches basic, intermediate, and semi-private classes at her own Vaudezilla Studios. She also serves as one of the Executive Producers of the Windy City Burlesque Fest since its inception in 2010.
Red Hot Annie’s impact in Chicago is undeniable, as evidenced by her numerous interviews (TimeOut Chicago, The Chicago Reader) and appearances on Check Please, WGN radio, WCIU television. In addition to performing regularly for corporate clients including Harley-Davidson, Grey Goose, Hendrick’s Gin, and more, she is a nationally-recognized performer, having been voted #34 in the Burlesque Top 50 for 2010 and won “Best Novelty” at Texas Burlesque Fest in 2012.
Red Hot Annie has also had the honor to perform and headline at the following national/international events:
Critically acclaimed, award winning, international burlesque showgirl Ms Coco Deville is a highly established performer in the decadent and theatrical burlesque scene for over six years.
Known for her theatrical moxie, dynamic dancing and effervescent energy displayed in her shows Ms Deville has become one of the most distinctive and simply entertaining performers in the cabaret circuit to date.
Armed with her traditional theatre background, spanning over ten years, high end dance abilities and topped with her BA honours degree in contemporary theatre and choreographic practises, Ms Deville act’s are simply unique, visually stunning and undisputedidly entertaining.
Coco Deville devises, choreographs and costumes each of her shows in her diverse and eclectic cabaret repertoire. From 1920’s speak easy shows, avant guard circus pieces to lavish and sultry dance acts; Ms Deville is a flavoursome addition for an array cabaret, burlesque or festival events. Also she create bespoke shows for any special occasion.
Ms Deville has graced a variety of cabaret events, venues, festivals, theatre spaces and galleries all over the UK and Europe. These delightful venues include:
PROUD Ballrooms – Resident Performer – (Brighton)
PROUD Camden – (London)
The Connie Douglas – (Milan, Italy)
Volupte – (London)
Madame Jojos – (London)
Trailer Trash KOMEDIA – (Brighton)
C Venues – Cabaret Club – (Edinburgh Fringe)
Bethnal green working men’s club – (London)
Testimonials
“Unique and enchanting, never to be forgotten” -Proud Ballrooms, Brighton
“Exotic fan dancer and comedy queen” – Madame Jojo’s, London
“Superior dancing ability, unique concepts and very charming comedy routines” – Club Smooch, Brighton
“The most exotic burlesque dancer in the South, bringing the comedy back to burlesque” – Coco Boudoir, Bath
“She is a true professional and has a stage presence that is hard to match” – Rolling Stage, Bristol
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