BurlyCon

BurlyCon BurlyCon is a community-oriented, professional growth and educational organization for burlesque performers, fans, and aficionados.

Our educational events, including our annual convention, preserve, promote, and advance burlesque as a theatrical art form. BurlyCon is a community-oriented professional growth and educational organization for burlesque performers, fans, and aficionados. We conduct educational events to preserve, promote, and advance burlesque as a theatrical art form. We offer classes, workshops, panels, and othe

r educational offerings that further professional skill and development. We are committed to supporting personal transformation through creative artistic expression in the burlesque arts.

✨ Is the spotlight sustainable?Taking care of yourself isn't stepping away from your art, it's what makes a lasting cre...
09/04/2026

✨ Is the spotlight sustainable?

Taking care of yourself isn't stepping away from your art, it's what makes a lasting creative life possible.

💛 Beyond the Spotlight: Sustainable Self Care for Performers

Mae D'Lovely, aka Dr. D, is Sonoma County's queen of beautiful contrast. An award-winning Doctor of East Asian Medicine, professional speaker and workshop leader by day, and a burlesque performer, producer, and emcee by night, Mae brings her unique energy and unstoppable confidence to every event. As the founder of The Self Care Crown Method, her work blends nervous system support with sustainable self-care rituals designed to help fellow performers sustain their spark and prevent burnout.

👑 Crown Yourself With Self Care

✨ Discover practical tools to support recovery, regulate your nervous system, and build sustainable self-care practices that help you keep creating for years to come.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

09/03/2026

💋Lip Service from Nina Nightshade💋

✨ The art is in the anticipation.Whether you're commanding a room one glove at a time or building an entire evening of e...
09/03/2026

✨ The art is in the anticipation.

Whether you're commanding a room one glove at a time or building an entire evening of entertainment, Madam King brings practical tools for performers and producers alike.

🧤 Power at Your Fingertips: Stage Presence & the Art of the Glove Reveal
🎭 Curtain Up: Designing a Cabaret from Concept to Applause

✨ Explore the power of intentional movement, thoughtful pacing, and purposeful production, then put those ideas to work onstage and behind the scenes.

Seen. Celebrated. Crowned. Every body is beautiful! Madame King is a burlesque performer, producer, MC, and vocalist Madam King commands the stage with slow-burn glamour as she sings and dances with magnetic presence. Founder of Madam King Presents and creator of Rebecca’s Nudist Farm, she stands for body positivity, empowerment, and being seen on your own terms.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

Can You Wear the Future? ✨Neon? Chrome? Rhinestones? Space-age glamour? A little retro sci-fi? Maybe something that does...
09/02/2026

Can You Wear the Future? ✨

Neon? Chrome? Rhinestones? Space-age glamour? A little retro sci-fi? Maybe something that doesn't exist anywhere except in your imagination.

Our 2026 theme, Neon Dreams & Future Fantasies, is your invitation to decide what the future looks like and bring a little of it with you to BurlyCon.

You don’t need a whole new wardrobe. Add a strange accessory. Try a color you normally wouldn’t wear. Pull that ridiculous costume piece out of the closet. Or go completely over the top. 🚀

Read the blog for ideas on how to interpret the theme, literally or figuratively.

What does your future look like? 👀✨

✨ A lasting performance begins long before you step onstage.From physical conditioning to the history of q***r resilienc...
09/01/2026

✨ A lasting performance begins long before you step onstage.

From physical conditioning to the history of q***r resilience in burlesque, Lovina Tease brings two thought-provoking classes to BurlyCon 2026.

💪 Built for the Stage: Burlesque Conditioning
🏳️‍🌈 Still Here, Still Stripping: Q***r Survival in Burlesque

Maria White is a q***r Romanian-American dancer, performing artist, and educator working at the intersections of contemporary dance, neo-burlesque, and socio-political intervention. She holds an MA in Dance from Florida State University where she is currently pursuing her PhD in Theatre and Performance Research, investigating neo-burlesque as a praxis for socio-political transformation. Her latest work, Invitation Provocateur, has been performed in Florida and at Tic Tact Arte Centre in Brussels.

Where skin meets the revolution.

✨ Whether you're strengthening your body for the demands of performance or exploring the history, resilience, and lived experiences that continue to shape burlesque today, these classes offer practical tools and meaningful conversation to support your artistic journey.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

09/01/2026

💋Lip Service from Veronika Hazard💋

✨ The stage asks a lot of your body. Give something back.Start your day with intention and end it with care alongside Li...
08/31/2026

✨ The stage asks a lot of your body. Give something back.

Start your day with intention and end it with care alongside Lisa Moon.

🌅 Body Talk: Morning Embodiment Warm-Up
🌙 Body Talk: Evening Reset

Burlesque performer and movement facilitator Lisa Moon is known for her sensual, confidence building approach to dance. Lisa has a doctorate in education and has been teaching diverse adult learners for over ten years. She brought her experience to the world of Burlesque in 2024 and fell in love with performing and teaching in Southern California.

Come home to your body with Lisa Moon.

✨ Whether you're preparing for a full day of classes or unwinding after an evening of performances, these guided sessions offer space to breathe, move, recover, and reconnect with yourself.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

✨ Big ideas deserve bold construction. ✨Whether you're reimagining a pattern, experimenting with new materials, or bring...
08/28/2026

✨ Big ideas deserve bold construction. ✨

Whether you're reimagining a pattern, experimenting with new materials, or bringing digital tools into your costume work, La Cochina Royale has a class for you.

🧵 If You Can’t Duct It, FK It: Creating Costume Patterns with Duct (and Other Types of) Tape**
✂️ Franken-Pattern It! Turn Store-Bought Patterns Into Burlesque Gold
🖨️ Print Me Like One of Your French Girls: 3D Printing for Burlesque Artists

Cochina Royale is a Dallas-based burlesque performer, costumer, and member of Full Moon Rising Arts Collective. A former middle school teacher with a background in fashion and pattern design, she brings educational flair, sharp wit, and couture-level costuming to every class and stage.

La Cochina Royale: The High-Rollin' Hellcat of Tease.

✨ Walk away with practical techniques, fresh approaches, and new ways to bring your costume ideas from sketchbook to stage.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

✨ The little things make the biggest difference. ✨From where you stand to what you wear, every choice shapes the story y...
08/26/2026

✨ The little things make the biggest difference. ✨

From where you stand to what you wear, every choice shapes the story your audience experiences.

🎭 Wicked Stage
🖤 The Art of Hosiery

Kisa von Teasa is an award winning international performer, producer, and educator since 2005. In 2007 they co-created Knoxville, TN. own award winning Salomé Cabaret, and Salome Cabaret Burlesque Academy. As a founding member of the Knoxville Burlesque scene they have carved out space for performance for over 19 years. In 2021 they started Senectitude Burlesque Showcase for Disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ performers over 40. In 2022 they moved to the PNW and have been keeping it weird in Portland.

✨ Whether you're learning to command every corner of the stage or finally figuring out the mysteries of stockings, garters, and denier, Kisa's classes are packed with practical knowledge you can put to work right away.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

08/25/2026

💋Lip Service from Veronika Hazard💋

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