Dance Auditions
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The Velvet Kittens are auditioning dancers for upcoming revue shows!
We are looking for dancers that meet the following qualifications:
~female
~classically trained
~min. age of 18
~height/weight proportionate
The Velvet Kittens perform a vaudevillian-burlesque stylized variety show. All performers must be trained professionals of their chosen disciplines in the arts. Please submit a resume listing training & any professional shows, as well as short bio and headshot (or current picture) to le_cabaret_burlesque@yahoo.com. Please put "Kitten Auditionee" in the subject line.
It's Show Time, Folks!
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The Velvet Kittens will be back on the stage this Saturday night presenting another VK burlesque revue show! Join us April 11 & 25 at Rembrandt's Dutch Pub in Dallas for some feisty burlesque entertainment! Show time is 10pm at our Rembrandt shows, and no cover. Reservations recommended, but not necessary.
Tonight…
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Bring your family & friends and come out to enjoy free buffett appetizers, happy hour drinks, great entertainment and a have a chance to win Mavs tickets and other great prizes!!
Kids are welcomed!
Kick off at 6:30 pm, so get there early to guarantee seating!
Free admission!
Music by DJ Ric G with special music guest “BLAST” performing his hit single (collab with Akon) “LOOK ME IN MY EYE”
Upcoming Kitten Burlesque Pleasures!
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We'll be back at Rembrandt's Dutch Pub for our vaudevillian-burlesque revue show on April 11 & 25! Show time is 10pm, and as always, no cover for our Rembrandt burlesque shows!
Sugar Moonlight: A Classic Burlesque Revue premiers this April! Be one of the first to witness a whole new level of burlesque entertainment in Dallas! Featuring live blues and swing music from the sensational Shish Boom Band and original costuming by Eric Sands, the Kittens present mystery, glamour, and nostalgia of the hip Sunset Blvd Clubs of the 60's L.A. and the magic of the classic showgirl dancers from the Rat pack days of Vegas in this innovative floor show. Sugar Moonlight will run weekly every Thursday night at the Dallas Hyena's Comedy Club location in Mockingbird Station, next door to the Angelica Theater. Doors open at 10:15 pm, and show time is 10:45pm. Drink specials all night, and $5 cover.
Burlesque classes???
The Kittens have been busy in preparation for upcoming classes and workshops to be presented in DFW. Classes will be offered in both Dallas and Fort Worth at metroplex dance studios. All Velvet Kitten classes are taught by trained dancers/instructors working at prestigious dance schools, and who have dedicated their lives to their craft and training. The VK stress the importance of trained and qualified dance instruction in a dance class setting. We will also be offering a few surprises along the way!! The VK burlesque class schedule & locations will premier shortly after the opening of Sugar Moonlight.
Saturday Night Burlesque Show in Fort Worth!
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Catch a special Velvet Kitten burlesque performance at the Ridglea Theater! Saturday, March 14, the Kittens will be performing before Spoonfed Tribe! Ridglea Theater is located at 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76116.
For more information and ticket info, check their website at ridgleatheater.com.
Pictured above: Spoonfed Tribe
The Shish Boom Band!
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Allow us to introduce you to the fabulous and sensational Shish Boom Band! Four marvelous musicians have come together to form the Velvet Kittens' very own extraordinary house band! This band of vintage vibed goodness plays a wide variety of Swing, Blues and Cabaret styles providing the pulse behind the sassy & talented Kittens!
The Shish Boom Band has been created especially for the VK's newest burlesque extravaganza Sugar Moonlight: A Classic Burlesque Revue, featuring original costumes designed by Eric Sands exclusively for the Velvet Kittens! Not since the heyday of burlesque has Dallas had a weekly show. The VK are exceptionally thrilled to be the first to re-introduce the entertainment in a weekly form to the area every Thursday night!
Music covered by the band ranges from early Swing and Jump Blues inspired material to €˜Rat Pack' Jazz standards that evoke the quintessential martini-infused club shenanigans of the early 60's. Spanking new burlesque musical & dance numbers premiering in Sugar Moonlight include: The swingin' Hey Pachuco, a sultry Why Don't You Do Right, the blues'y Boom, Boom and more! Visit the band on their website at http://www.shishboomband.com/.
DFW, meet the Shish Boom Band:
Jack Martinez
(doghouse bass)
James Miller
(guitar & vocals)
Randy Loworn
(skins)
Daniel Totten
(sax)
VK creator /choreographer would like to give a special thanks to Daniel Totten (Sugar Moonlight musical director/sax player). Totten has provided great support to the Kittens, and when approached in 2008 to form a new original burlesque revue has provided much assistance in the creation & musical selections of Sugar Moonlight. Totten was also the musical director & sax player of Hyena's Red Light Burlesque Revue which premiered in 2005.
Tonight at Hyena's Comedy Club… Johnny Sanchez!
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Thursday night is free night at Hyena's new comedy club in Dallas' Mockingbird Station! Headliner this week is comedian Johnny Sanchez! Show dates March 12, 13 & 14. For more information about Hyena's & show times, please visit their website: hyenascomedynightclub.com
New Mad T.V. cast member Johnny Sanchez is one of America’s premiere comedians. Having performed in comedy clubs for years, he has honed his comedy into an exquisite art form. From coast to coast and everywhere in between, Johnny is always a club favorite. with his feverish energy, detailed characters and pinpoint delivery, his shows take you on a laughing journey of people, places and life. He is known for his storytelling and is unrivaled when it comes to physical comedy. Johnny’s audiences are always captivated by his clever metaphors, inventive scenarios and hilarious characters. He is one of those comedians who also transcends as a true performer.
Besides his club shows, Johnny has toured with Louie Anderson and most recently, “The Latin Kings of Comedy” tour with Paul Rodriquez. His stand-up television appearances include the “HBO Comedy Showcase”, Showtime’s “Latino Laugh Festival”, the “Late, Late Show” on CBS, his own “Half Hour Special” on Comedy Central, along with the “USO Comedy Tour” and most recently Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed” on ABC and the upcoming Showtime Special “The Payaso Comedy Jam”. Along with appearances on sitcoms and films, Johnny has most notably worked alongside Robin Williams and Elijah Wood as “Lombardo” in the Oscar Winning Animated film “Happy Feet”.
Burlesque Show this Saturday Night!!!!
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Join the Velvet Kittens for another hilarious, sexy, and saucy burlesque revue! Featuring the Velvet Kitten Burlesque Dancers, the singing seductress Lola Love, special guest Danny-Boy, the stand up comedy of Dawn Diamond, and our lovable and comical emcee extraordinaire, Johnny Johnson!
March 7 & 21st, 10pm Show times!
At Rembrandt's Dutch Pub (703 McKinney Ave, Dallas, in West End area)
~ No reservations needed, but recommended. (Oh, and all of our Kitten Burlesque shows are Rembrandt are free….shhhh!) ~
AND COMING SOON…
~ Beginning in March the Velvet Kittens will bring you a whole new burlesque experience! The mystery, glamour, and nostalgia of the hip Sunset Blvd Clubs of the 60's L.A. and the magic of the classic showgirl dancers from the Rat pack days of Vegas will make its way into the heart of DFW in a new weekly Velvet Kitten Burlesque extravaganza!
Fasten your seatbelts! It's going to be a "bumps and grinds" ride! Accompanied by a swanky jazz band, the Velvet Kittens introduce an innovative classic burlesque floor show. Embracing the original Vegas shows, talented and trained dancers and singers slither and sway their way from beginning to end of this burlesque spectacular you won't want to miss!
Every Thursday night, allow us to present:
Sugar Moonlight: A Classic Burlesque Revue
Featuring live jazz music by the Shish Boom Band!
When? When? When?
What's burlesque without the tease….
Opening show date to be announced soon…
Tonight at Hyena's Comedy Club….Dante!
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Thursday night is free night at Hyena's new comedy club, located in Dallas' Mockingbird Station! Headliner this week is comedian Dante! Show dates March 5, 6 & 7. For more information about Hyena's & show times, please visit their website: http://www.hyenascomedynightclub.com/
Born Jay Dante Rusciolelli, DANTE is currently a cast member on Last Comic Standing. On Last Comic Standing, he received the Capital One / No Hassle Pass audience favorite award in the LA auditions and again at the Semi-finals, becoming one of only two comedians in the show’s history to receive back-to-back audience favorite awards; he even received the first standing ovation ever had during the show’s semis round! On the show he is represented in the story line as the cute stay at home dad. The Internet response to Dante has been the most positive out of everyone. By far the most talked about cast member on line.
Dante is one of the top headlining comedians in the United States, appearing on numerous television shows and in films, and appearing to sold-out crowds across the country, as well as making regular stops each year at U.S. military bases around the world, entertaining the troops in every branch of the Armed Forces. He has been honored as the recipient of several comedy awards, including the $10,000 grand prize on America’s Funniest People on ABC; he also still holds the record for winning the most comedy awards ever presented to a single comedian at the BET Comedy Awards. Dante was even the winner of Los Angeles “Funniest Black Comic in LA” award… we’re still not sure how he even qualified for that one!
Beginning his career in San Diego at the La Jolla Comedy Store, Dante has since made a name for himself as one of the few comedians working today who are able to cross over to any crowd and still be just as funny. He is the rare sort of performer who can perform at an urban comedy club, do another set in front of a Latino crowd later that evening, and then still bring down the house at a Beverly Hills country club benefit show after that, all in the same night… and he has!
While he travels across the country, as well as abroad, today Dante calls Los Angeles his home, where you can catch him regularly at The Comedy Store and the Laugh Factory. In his comedy journey, Dante has had the honor and pleasure of working with some of the greats in the entertainment business, including Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Milton Berle, BB King, Santana & Macy Grey… as well as Weird Al Yankovich (who may or may not qualify as one of the “greats” – but he IS a heck of a lot of fun!).
As an actor, Dante has been in over 20 plays. He received 1 of only 2 scholarships for acting at USIU. The other scholarship went to Jamie Foxx. Dante also studied under Jeff Goldblum at Playhouse West. He's had many roles in films and on TV shows. He starred for 2 years on a sitcom called The Blackberry Inn on BET. It was their highest rated show ever. Dante was also the commercial spokesman for ICE LITE from Miller. And had a development deal with Sony/Tri-Star in ’95.
With his sold-out club shows & recent television appearances, as well as upcoming projects in the near future, Dante is one act that’s hard to miss!
Networking in Burlesque, DFW style
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Burlesque entertainment is popping up all over the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex! From solo performers, to group revue shows, burlesque is becoming quite in fashion!
VK creator/producer first began choreographing and performing burlesque in DFW five years ago, and has awaited the emergence of those finding their performance voice in burlesque to surface. And surface they have! From hip hop to storylines…dancing to stripping, there are plenty of diverse burlesque performances to see! A web search provides all the local talent available and a simple you tube search provides a taste of everyone's different styles.
For those new to burlesque, there's a yahoo group for Texas burlesque performers the Kittens were introduced to by a local burlesque artist:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/texasburlesque/
This is a fantastic way to get acquainted and network with area performers, producers, helpful hints, upcoming shows, as well as classes/workshops.
Excited to meet the new performers (and the ones we haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet!), the VK will be organizing a social event for area performers to meet, mingle, and mix in a fun, relaxing atmosphere. If you're new to burlesque, feel free to drop us a hello!