>>
>> HELLO,
>> HELLO, EVERYONE! WELCOME TO
WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY.
DID YOU
DID YOU
DID YOU KNOW THERE IS AN OREGON
BURLESQUE FESTIVAL HAPPENING
NEXT WEEKEND AT THE ALBERTA ROSE
THEATER?
THEATER?
THEATER? HEADS-UP, NUMBER 1, YOU
CAN GET YOUR TICKETS.
AND NUMBER
AND NUMBER 2, MAYBE YOU CAN LEARN
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. YOU GUYS HAVE TO
TEACH ME HOW TO CORRECTLY HOLD
THE BOA.
THE BOA.
THE BOA. I'M TRYING TO STAND
LIKE I'M GLAMOROUS AND
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE LOLA, THE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL. WE HAVE HOLLY, ALSO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. AND KITTY,
AND KITTY, THE STAGE MANAGER.
WELCOME!
WELCOME!
WELCOME! THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN
DOING BURLESQUE FOR?
>> OOH, TEN YEARS.
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> I'M COMING UP ON ABOUT FOUR.
>> WHAT GOT YOU INTO DOING IT?
WHY IS IT SO MUCH FUN?
>> YOU KNOW, IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED FOR ME THAT WAS
JUST AN ENLIGHTENMENT OR BEING
ABLE TO HAVE FUN WITH MYSELF AND
MY BODY AND THAT JUST GOT ME OUT
OF MY SHELL.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
SO THIS IS THE
SIXTH ANNUAL BURLESQUE FESTIVAL.
SO IT'S BEEN GOING FOR A LITTLE
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT TO
SEE AND DO AT THE FESTIVAL?
>> WELL, KIEXPECT TALENT FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
PERFORMERS
PERFORMERS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND AS WELL
AS CANADA COMING IN.
WE HAVE A
WE HAVE A
WE HAVE A HEADLINER, 79 YEARS OLD, A
BURLESQUE LEGEND WHO IS STILL
STRIPPING AND PERFORMING FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> OH, MY
>> OH, MY
>> OH, MY >>> AND BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE 18
TO 20 PERFORM ANS EACH NIGHT AND
AN OPENING PARTY ON THURSDAY
WITH PORTLAND DRAG QUEEN BRUNCH
AT THE NIGHTLIFE LOUNGE.
>> THAT'S SO FUN.
I'VE SEEN YOU
PERFORM AT
>>
>> OBVIOUSLY GO CHECK OUT ALL THESE TALENTED HUMANS.
SO
SO
SO SPEAKING OF TALENT, YOU GUYS
HAVE BEEN DOING BURLESQUE FOR
MANY YEARS.
MANY YEARS. I'VE NEVER -- I
DON'T THINK ANYTHINGIFF EVER
DONE AS QUAFFED AS DOING
BURLESQUE.
BURLESQUE. WHAT DEFINES
WHAT DEFINES BURLESQUE?
BURLESQUE? >> THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
BURLESQUE ACTUALLY STEMS FROM
THE ROOT WORD, BURLER, FROM THE
LATIN WORD TO LAUGH.
IT'S ALMOST
IT'S ALMOST A SAT TIRE, THAT'S COMEDY.
SO IT
SO IT
SO IT KIND OF EVOLVED INTO DANCING BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF HUMOR, A LOT OF
FANCY GOWNS.
FANCY GOWNS. AND A LOT OF FUN.
>> IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S
MORE RADICAL THAN SELF-LOVE.
SO
SO
SO THAT
SO THAT IS WHERE BURLESQUE REALLY
MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.
>> I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S SO GREAT.
SELF-LOVE, CONFIDENCE, THROWING
AROUND THE BOA.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> SO WHAT KIND OF MOVES -- I AM
NERVE.
NERVE.
NERVE. >>
NERVE. >> WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO
DO AN "AROUND THE WORLD."
IT'S A
IT'S A
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE BEGINNING BOA STEP.
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WE'RE
ALREADY IN OUR POSITIONS, RIGHT?
GET A LITTLE MUSIC GOING ON.
NOT
NOT
NOT TOO
NOT TOO LOUD.
TOO LOUD.
TOO LOUD. ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪
>>
>> NOW
>> NOW YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR RIGHT ARM, GRAB THE BOA.
PUT
PUT
PUT THAT
PUT THAT DOWN.
THAT DOWN. AND THROW IT OVER
YOUR SHOULDER, AND RELEASE WITH
YOUR LEFT HAND.
>> YES, THERE YOU GO.
>> AND THEN TAKE YOUR LEFT HAND,
SWIM THROUGH, UNDERNEATH THE BOW
ARIGHT, AND PUT YOUR ARM UP.
SO IT SHOULD BE AROUND YOUR
NECK LIKE THIS.
AND THEN YOU'RE
GONNA DROP YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER
AND STEP BACK.
AND THIS SHOULD
LET THIS FALL DOWN.
AND IT'S ON
ONE SIDE.
ONE SIDE.
ONE SIDE. >> OH!
>> OH!
>> OH! >>
>> OH! >> AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A
LITTLE SWIMMING BACKWARD.
SO
SO
SO TAKE
SO TAKE OUR HANS, SWIM THROUGH THE
>>
>> OH,
>> OH, MY
>> OH, MY GOSH. >> AND ESSENTIALLY IT KINDA
LOOKS LIKE THIS.
SO IN FAST
MOTION, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO IT
A LITTLE FASTER.
>>
>> SUPER
>>
>> AND
>> AND YOU DID THAT ONE REALLY WELL.
WELL.
WELL. YOU
WELL. YOU SHOULD GO WATCH THESE
LADIES AND EVERYONE ELSE AT THE
OREGON BURLESQUE FESTIVAL.
>> WE ALSO HAVE SOME CLASSES IF
YOU WANT TO LEARN THIS WEEKEND
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. IF
TOO. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A
LITTLE MORE KNOWLEDGE, TEACHING
SOME THINGS.
SOME THINGS. THE SAME WEEKEND AS
OUR FESTIVAL.
OUR FESTIVAL. AND
AND
AND >>
AND >> AND YOU BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU
SO YOU CAN WEAR THAT.
>> OH, THAT'S SO CUTE!
>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S PG-13, BUT IT IS 21 AND UP.
UP.
UP. BECAUSE THERE'S ALCOHOL AT
THE VENUE.
THE VENUE. >> BUT PEOPLE CAN BUY TICKETS TO
EACH NIGHT AT THE ALBERTA ROSE
THEATER.
THEATER.
THEATER. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND A WHOLE PASS TO THE
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> AND THE KICKOFF PARTY IS.
>>
>> WE
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND ABILITY, AND
ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMING AT THIS
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL. AND IT IS ALSO
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. AND WE
AND WE
AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE A PART OF
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> THAT IS SO GREAT.
YOU GUYS
YOU GUYS
YOU GUYS HAVE SO MANY MESSAGES TO SHARE
ABOUT BURLESQUE AND THE WORLD
AND FEELING GREAT ABOUT
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. OREGONBURLESQUEFESTIVAL.COM.
OREGONBURLESQUEFESTIVAL.COM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> EVEN THOUGH I