Burlesque Schools

Why yes, this IS a glitter World Map! (made by LisaAnneCrafts on Etsy!)  What are those dark rhinestones adorning it, you ask? They are indicators of burlesque academies, schools and courses across the globe!  We scoured the interwebs for any and all schools of burlesque we could find, and our list continues to grow!  Please contact us with any info you have on worldwide burlesque schools not yet listed here, and we will add them!  Any changes in school locations or availability?  Let us know that too!

UNITED STATES SCHOOLS OF BURLESQUE

ALASKA

• Viva Voom Brr-Lesque, Anchorage, Alaska

CALIFORNIA

• International Dance Academy, Hollywood, California
• Hells Belles Burlesque, Los Angeles, California
• Lili’s School for Wayward Girls, Hollywood, California
• Kitten DeVille’s Burlesque for Beginners, Los Angeles, California
• The Fishnet Follies, Oakland, California
• Siren Burlesque Academy, Sacramento, California
• Red Hots Burlesque School of Shimmy, San Francisco, California

COLORADO

• Spankings and Martini’s Burlesque Booty School, Denver, Colorado
• Vivienne Vavoom’s School of Burlesque, Denver, Colorado

FLORIDA

• Cabarret, Cooper City, Florida

GEORGIA

• The Atlanta School of Burlesque, Atlanta, Georgia

ILLINOIS

• Chicago Academy of Burlesque, Chicago, Illinois
• Studio L’amour, Chicago, Illinios
• Vaudezilla, Chicago, Illinios

IOWA

• Iowa School of Burlesque, Ames, Iowa

LOUISIANA

• The New Orleans School of Burlesque, New Orleans, Louisiana

MARYLAND

• Baltimore Burlesque Academy, Baltimore, Maryland
• Gilded Lily School of Burlesque, Baltimore, Maryland

MASSACHUSETTS

• Boston Academy of Burlesque Education, Boston, Massachusetts

MINNESOTA

• Expertease Fitness and Burlesque MN, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• The Twin Cities Burlesque Academy (FKA- The Playful Peacock), Minneapolis, Minnesota

NEVADA

• The Burlesque Hall of Fame’s School of Strip Tease, Las Vegas, Nevada
• X Burlesque University, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Biggest Little Shimmy School of Burlesque, Reno, Nevada

NEW JERSEY

• The Garden State Burlesque Academy, New Jersey

NEW MEXICO

• Gilded Cage School of Burlesque and The Vaudeville Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico

NEW YORK

• New York School of Burlesque, New York City, New York,

NORTH CAROLINA

• Burlesque Academy of Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

OHIO

• Cleveland Burlesque Academy, Cleveland, Ohio
• Columbus Burlesque Academy,Columbus, Ohio
• Columbus Dance Center, Columbus, Ohio

OKLAHOMA

• Oklahoma School of Burlesque, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

OREGON

• All That Glitters Burlesque Academy, Portland, Oregon
• Rose City School of Burlesque, Portland, Oregon

PENNSYLVANIA

• Philadelphia Burlesque Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RHODE ISLAND

• Rhode Island Burlesque Academy, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

TENNESSEE

• Salome’ Cabaret Burlesque Academy, Knoxville, Tennessee

TEXAS

• Austin Academy of Burlesque, Austin, Texas
• Dallas School of Burlesque, Dallas, Texas

UTAH

• Millenium Dance Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Brawling Beauty Burlesque, Sandy, Utah

VIRGINIA

• Boom Boom Basics, Burlesque and Perf. Arts Studio, Richmond, Virginia

WASHINGTON

• Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque, Seattle, Washington

 

***INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BURLESQUE (in alphabetical order):

AUSTRALIA

• The Australian Burlesque School, Melbourne, Australia
• Melbourne Burlesque School, Melbourne, Australia
• Risque Bizniz School of Burlesque, Wollongong, New South Wales
• Sugar Blue Burlesque, Perth, Western Australia
• Maison Burlesque, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
• Blush Dance School, Sydney, St. Peters, Newtown, Australia
• Miss BB Le Buff School of Performance, Brisbane Australia
• Bombshell Burlesque Academy, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Lady Marlene’s School of Arts, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Australia

AUSTRIA

• I-Akakemie, Vienna, Austria

BRAZIL

• Escola Burlesca de Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil

CANADA

• Toronto School of Burlesque,Toronto, Canada
• Arabesque Burlesque, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Ottawa Burlesque Academy, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Dance With Alana, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Coco Framboise School of Burlesque, Toronto, Canada
• Burgundy Brixx’s School of Tease, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Vancouver Burlesque Center, Vancouver, British Columbia

CHINA

• Shanghai School of Burlesque , Shanghai, China

DENMARK

• Sweet Burlesque, Copenhagen, Denmark

ENGLAND/UK

• House of Burlesque Academy, London, England
• Academy of Burlesque and Pole Fitness, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
• London Academy of Burlesque, London, England
• Academy of Burlesque and Cabaret, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle- Wales, Scotland, England, Europe
• The Showgirl Academy, Bristol, Wiltshire, England
• Burlesque Baby, London, England

FINLAND

• The Shangrila School of Showgirls, Helsinki, Finland
• Burlesk Instituutti, Finland

FRANCE

• Erika Moon Art of Seduction Workshop, Paris, France to USA

GERMANY

• Vintage Dance Studio (Munich School of Burlesque),Munich, Germany
• Berlin Burlesque Academy, Berlin, Germany
• The Shimmy Shake Berlin Burlesque School, Berlin, Germany

IRELAND

• Burlesque Workshops at Central Arts, Waterford City, Ireland
• Irish Burlesque School, Dublin, Ireland

ITALY

• Academia Dell’ Arte Burlesque, Rome, Italy
• Burlesque School Milano, Milan, Italy
• Rome Burlesque School, Rome, Italy

JAPAN

• Burlesque Tokyo (no classes), Tokyo, Japan
• Pole Dance Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

KENYA

• Burlesque Classes Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

MALTA

• Burlesque Academy of Malta, San Gwann, Malta

MEXICO

• Academia de Burlesque, Mexico

NEW ZEALAND

• Bambina Burlesque Academy, New Zealand

POLAND

• Akademia Burleski (Betty Q), Warsaw, Poland

PORTUGAL

• Bijoux Burlesque, England and Portugal

RUSSIA

• The Knowledge Academy, Moscow, Russia

SINGAPORE

• Dancing Meow Singapore, Singapore

SLOVAKIA

• Bratislava Burlesque Academy, Bratislava, Slovakia

SOUTH AFRICA

• Demi Monde Burlesque, Cape Town, South Africa

SPAIN

• Evil Eva Burlesque School, Madrid, Spain
• Escuela de Seduccion y Burlesque, Madrid, Spain
• Tibalona, Barcelona, Spain
• Escuela Barcelona Burlesque Experience, Barcelona, Spain

SWEDEN

• Burleskakademien, Stockholm, Sweden

TASMANIA

• Tasmania’s Pole Dancing and Burlesque Academy, Moonah, Tasmania

*Note: We purposely did not include pole dancing studios that did not specifically offer burlesque classes, but we do have some pole dance schools listed if they are the sole source of burlesque education in a given location.  If you are part of a pole school that offers burlesque classes, and you are not listed here, please, contact us!

List compiled by Rosey La Rouge.  Copyright Rosey La Rouge aka Coleen Scott Trivett.  All Rights Reserved.