I interviewed and photographed burlesque dancer Jolie Goodnight for the Austin Post.
Burlesque as social commentary dates as far back as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, but in the first half of the 20th century, stripteases spawned by Moulin Rouge dancers commingled with American vaudeville to create a whole new type of show that was bawdy, comic, and sensual. In recent years, the New Burlesque movement has resurrected this lost art, one in which pasties and feather fans are key, the slow removal of over-the-elbow gloves is absolutely necessary, and a sexy girl on stage may remove most of her clothes, but she'll tease you by not showing you everything.More photos here. (Your Flickr SafeSearch should be turned off.)
[Meet Jolie Goodnight, Burlesque Dancer]