After a 15-minute intermission, Gallery 5 is packed. It’s a chilly Saturday in early March. Rows of chairs in front of the stage are filled with several audience members sharing seats and standing ...

The local burlesque dancer Phoenix L’Amour is a performer, an educator and one of the few Ames artists who can legitimately claim to be something of an outlaw. Phoenix recently moved the Iowa School ...

One student said he wasn’t sure whether his inner critic had grown any quieter, “but I’ve learned how to beat it up, stuff it into a bag, and throw it in the river.” Credit: matt baume “I am excited ...

So you already took that pole dancing class, now what? How about perfecting your burlesque act? Philadelphia School of Burlesque at Fishtown's Walking Fish Theater is offering classes in the ...