This is a class to teach you the classic elements of Burlesque! It's everything you need to know about old school striptease! WALKING, MOVEMENT (THE BUMP & GRIND!!!), GLOVE PEELS, BOA WORK, MUSIC SELECTION, POSES, COSTUMING, CHOREOGRAPHY, HOW TO GRACEFULLY UNHOOK THINGS, etc. This is a fun class designed to help you feel more confident and comfortable with your body and your movements. NO NUDITY!
AEROB-A-GOGO:
THIS IS A GREAT WORKOUT! Be prepared to break a sweat and learn all the groovy 60's go-go dance moves! You'll do the PONY, the JERK, the HIPPY SHAKE, the SWIM, the TWIST, the HITCH HIKER, the HULLY GULLY and many more! We'll put together choreographies for fun and fitness. You'll look like you danced right out of Hairspray or Hullabaloo!
WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHES AND THE APPROPRIATE DANCE SHOES - ANYTHING WITHOUT RUBBER SOLES FOR BURLESQUE, TENNIS SHOES FOR GO-GO. BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND LET'S DANCE!!!
For complete class schedule and to register for the series, please e-mail info@pantyraidburlesque.com
WANT TO THROW A COOL BACHELORETTE OR BIRTHDAY PARTY?
Current mood: flirty
Category: Parties and Nightlife
TEACH THE GIRLS A LITTLE STRIPTEASE WITH PANTY RAID'S BURLESQUE & GO-GO DANCE CLASSES!
Class descriptions...
BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE BURLESQUE/TEASERCISE:
This is a class to teach you the classic elements of Burlesque! Everything you need to know about old school striptease...WALKING, MOVEMENT (THE BUMP & GRIND!!!), GLOVE PEELS, BOA WORK, MUSIC SELECTION, POSES, COSTUMING, CHOREOGRAPHY, HOW TO GRACEFULLY UNHOOK THINGS, etc. This is a fun class designed to help you feel more confident and comfortable with your body and your movements. NO NUDITY!
AEROB-A-GOGO:
THIS IS A GREAT WORKOUT! Be prepared to break a sweat and learn all the groovy 60's go-go dance moves! You'll do the PONY, the JERK, the HIPPY SHAKE, the SWIM, the TWIST, the HITCH HIKER, the HULLY GULLY and many more....We'll put together choreographies for fun and fitness. You'll look like you danced right out of Hairspray or Hullabaloo!
CALL OR EMAIL TODAY TO SET UP YOUR OWN BURLESQUE BIRTHDAY OR BACHELORETTE PARTY!
Panty Raid! World Headquarters 615-944-0457 info@pantyraidburlesque.com
THE YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW WITH THE INDIGO BELLY DANCE - NASHVILLE - SEPT. 16 - SEE VIDEO HERE...
Current mood: ecstatic
Category: Music
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GRIMEY'S NEW & PRE-LOVED MUSIC KATY K'S RANCH DRESSING THE GROOVE IN EAST NASHVILLE PLATINUM SALON IN EAST NASHVILLE OR FROM ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PANTY RAID! GIRLS...
HURRY - THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT!!!
YEEEEEEE HAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!!!
*Presented by Carnivalesque Entertainment
BLACK & BLUE BURLESQUE
TOBIAS THE MYSIC MAN
ZOE JAKES (INDIGO BELLY DANCE)
SHENANDOAH SASSAFRAS
THE YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW
The Subtle and the Absurd
The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show entertainment theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. They lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of history that may or may not have existed – followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world. It's a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry - all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road Show is pure visual and sonic voodoo.
Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late 1800's and slammed into the underworld of modern American road culture. The Yard Dogs create a timeless space for the union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture.
The Before Now and How Did
There is some speculation as to the origin of all this. Not for the want of mystery but for the difficulty in translating an experience that was navigated by the overly-romantic and sleep deprived. Shows came and went leaving very little time to fully comprehend what was going on. Some say the carnival-inspired performance art of the Yard Dogs Road Show began as a three piece jug band performing in road houses and dance halls and at informal gatherings, including Oregon's modern day acid tests with Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters. Some say they traveled in a 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 and the evolution of their show revealed itself in the flames of a campfire on Dog Creek Road: dancing dolls with feather fans, an hombre in silver sunglasses eating fire, a dreamy guitar boy with golden locks, a bearded swami capable of conjuring the supernatural . Others say this story is complete hogwash and it was actually the brainchild of a unemployed "cowboy" and his faithful muse – transient artists with an incredible talent for brainstorming impossible ideas while under the influence of poppy tea and wishful thinking. By chance these conversations were overheard by an ambitious young poet who decided to actualize them for the sake of all impossible dreams everywhere. When the three finally immerged from their stupor they realized that they were in show business. An almost homeless lifestyle sprinkled with moments of outstanding glory and recognition. But mostly uncertain days. The only thing they could rely on was the fact that there would always be glitter under their fingernails and confetti in their bed. Truly a life of horseshit and confetti.
Either way, that was eight years ago, and the unlikely troupe of gypsies has been performing on stages ever since.
The Bread and Butter
In an historical sense we are a family run show. We endeavor to operate a values based entertainment business that sustains itself on pure democracy and creative collaboration. The Yard Dogs are a naturally occurring phenomenon - favored by those seeking an unsullied entertainment experience. We are continually working towards a refinement of showmanship and musicianship while simultaneously finding creative ways to embrace our community and the forever present unexpected.
The Untold and Who Knows
We have many plans that require many miles. Some say the show will settle down, maybe in your town – in a small theater or even under canvas - just long enough to flatten the grass and feed the baby. Whatever the future holds we want you to be there, dressed in your finest masquerade. Now is the time to alter the course of our journey and we hope that you will be there to witness the charade.
www.yarddogsroadshow.com
THE INDIGO BELLY DANCE
Bellydance Superstars Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes and Mardi Love bring you Vintage Cabaret with ragged edges in a strange brew of Belly Dance, Ragtime, Vaudevillian, Mid-Eastern and Gypsy music. Sometimes enchanting, sometimes mischievous, often raucous, but always delightful, these performers breathe new life into the movement and spectacle of a bygone era.
A GREAT REVIEW FROM THE TENNESSEAN!
Current mood: accomplished
PASTIES AND A PONY
The dazzling dames behind Nashville's first burlesque troupe, Panty Raid, pulled off another jaw-dropping show before a packed house at Cannery Ballroom in celebration of the group's fifth anniversary.
The party served as a reunion of sorts, as all the original members of the troupe were present and accounted for. The show included performances from the dancers' closest friends, who broke out impressive new numbers and a few old favorites for the occasion.
Highlights of the evening included Bianca 13's super-sexed-up routine, which she performed in handcuffs and a blindfold, contorting herself into all sorts of positions to the sounds of The White Stripes' "Ball & Biscuit." If only Jack White had been in the audience, we might have seen the pale man blush.
Special guest Roky Roulette made two appearances on stage. He first donned a Colonel Sanders costume and stripped down to nothing more than a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, which he had loaded with feathers and a drumstick for one gal in the audience to snack on. Later, for the grand finale, he strutted out into the audience in full cowboy regalia, stroking ladies' hair while smoking a cigarette. Finally, he pulled out a pogo stick that was decorated to resemble a sparkling carousel pony and jumped up and down the catwalk while stripping down to a purple thong and sprinkling the audience with glitter. Now that, my friends, is a show.
FIRST VIDEO EVER TAKEN OF A PANTY RAID! PERFORMANCE...
Current mood: giggly
Hi Everybody!
Yep. Here they are...These are from 5 YEARS AGO. The first known videos ever taken of Panty Raid!
The Go-Go would be from Katy K's 2nd Girlesque show in the Summer of '03. It was called "June Is Busting Out All Over". We were in those Go-Go boots for about 12 hours. What about Ramona's hair?! Geez, it's big. I look like a total dork! Ruby looks great - as always!
And I want you to just take a look that CANCAN! That was the first number we ever choreographed together...Not bad. That video is from a Halloween show we produced in Oct. of '03. We had a 3-piece off to the side playing music throughout and Dames A'Flame from ATL were our special guest stars.
It's been so, so much fun...Hard to believe it's been 5 years. Thanks to everyone who's supported and put up with us over the years. WE LOVE YOU!
xx Lula
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PANTY RAID! ON COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION...
Current mood: nostalgic
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Howdy Folks!
Here are all the music videos we've been in over the years. Including the one with Old Crow Medicine Show- it's the one we hold nearest and dearest to our hearts. Sorry it's taken me forever to post them...Enjoy!
Love from Hillbilly Hollywood! Yer Pal, Lula
PS- There's actually two more floating around out there...I'll post them when I find them - if I find them.
Old Crow Medicine Show "Wagon Wheel"
Cadillac Sky "Born Lonesome"
Flynnville Train "Last Good Time"
Wait, then there's this one...Thelonious Moog "Caravan"
Don't ask.
Currently
listening
:
O.C.M.S.
By
Old Crow Medicine Show
Release date: 10 February, 2004
CHRISTMAS CHEER-BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! Review of X-Mas Spectacular with Spooky & Miss Saturn!
Current mood: thankful
Nashville Scene - The Spin
Panty Claus
Some of our parents looked forward to a Burl Ives Christmas celebration, but we much prefer a burl-esque Christmas, and Panty Raid's Christmas Spectacular at Mercy Lounge Saturday night inspired a great deal of praise and worship (though there was nothing immaculate about the conception we were envisioning). The providence was nonetheless divine, as Panty Raid dames Lula Licious, Ramona Rouge and Ruby Van Go-Go and a slew of gratifying guests -Monique Honeybush (grrrrr...), Kicky La Rue (yowza!), New Orleans temptress Spooky Le Strange (shwing!), Miss Lollipop (mmm...candy) and RoXXXy the Ring Girl (who can hold our cards any time she likes)tantalized, titillated and tormented the lusty throngs. DJ Lonesome contributed some fine play-by-play, and Sideshow Bennie performed unimaginable (and unmentionable) feats of human endurance. The luckiest guy in the room had to be Larry the Panty Elf, who personally escorted the ladies to and fro, often disappearing into the dressing room, where we can only conjecture what might have taken place.
The highlight of the evening might have been Miss Saturn from New York City, who put on an astounding display of Hula-Hoop artistry that left us wondering if the legendary children's toy should be sold from behind the counter at Hustler Hollywood rather than Toys R Us. (Though, for sheer heart-stopping wanton glory, Lula Licious' faux-shower-stall peep show was, um, hard to beat.) All bad puns aside, these were no sleazy strip-club dancersthe emphasis was on campy entertainment and teasing with class. In fact, the crowd was 50-50 men and women (also proving that a little healthy prurient fascination is an equal opportunity pastime). To cap off the show, the gals treated a certain Scene editorwho published a photo that caused them to have to tone down their act (just a little)to a pie (or seven) in the face, as absolution for his transgression. (Of course, being humiliated in public by beautiful women was nothing new for him.)
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