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London Underground: Mind The Burlesque!
By Nonita on July 28, 2011
London Underground – Image © erik ERXON The three million daily users of one of the most exciting and iconic public transport platforms in the world – the London Underground – are in for a burlesque treat, as the Wam Bam Club joins us all in our journeys on the tube, adding a little bit [...]
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Scandalous! | The History Of Can-Can
By Nonita on March 1, 2011
Did you know that the earliest evidence of can-can dancing was found on a wall frieze in a tomb in Egypt in 2500 to 2350 BC?
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Wam Bam Joins The World Record Attempt For The Largest Burlesque Dance!
By Nonita on December 26, 2010
Fancy starting the New Year with a burlesque bang? Wam Bam is joining Virgin Holidays in the attempt to break the World Record for the Largest Burlesque Dance – can-can screams! – so we thought of inviting you all to come and join us too!
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The Wam Bam Club At The Premiere Of New Burlesque French Film: ‘On Tour’ (Tournée)
By Nonita on December 14, 2010
French films are a bit like foie gras – or escargots – you either love them or you hate them. I happen to belong to the first bunch. Oh! comme j’adore les escargots, le foie gras, les frittes, les macaroons, le Chanel pour moi a beaucoup monsieur s’il vous plait, oui oui, on va a Paris, au Moulin Rouge a can-can, [...]
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Elvis Is Back! – A Night Out In London With The King
By Nonita on November 15, 2010
‘There was no fanfair on January 8, 1935 when a baby boy was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two room shotgun shack in the outskirts of Missisipi. The boy was the second of a set of twins that were delivered with some difficulty. The first twin was still born. The Presleys decided [...]
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Burlesque Fashion In Vogue! – Are Pasties The New Bra?
By Nonita on November 9, 2010
Izabel Goulart by Gui Paganini for Vogue Homme Brazil June 2009. Apparently, it isn’t just us at Wam Bam who love pasties, so is Vogue! Yup, the fashion bible will be featuring images of the lovely Lara Stone gracing the pages of their upcoming December issue, clad in some fabulous star shaped ones.
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Burlesque Icons: The Fabulous Mae West!
By Nonita on November 2, 2010
‘Before Madonna, before Monroe there was Mae West. The first dirty blonde, the woman that made sex topic A.’ Born in 1892 Mae West is the woman who single-handedly revolutionized show business.
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Courtesans: Money, Sex, Fame and Burlesque
By Nonita on October 12, 2010
Image: Georgian ‘Pleasure Garden’ at the Museum of London. Nothing quite catches the eye like the promise of sex and that is exactly what these lovely ladies called courtesans came to be known for. I stumbled upon this brilliant book by Katie Hickman called ‘Courtesans: Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century’, which gives you [...]
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Burlesque: The Movie! – But Is It Really About Burlesque?
By Nonita on August 31, 2010
Did you hear? Christina Aguilera is to star in her first acting role in a movie called ‘Burlesque’, alongside Kristen Bell and Cher – who returns to the big screen after 11 years! In the style of a musical, the movie tells the story of a small-town girl who discovers a Burlesque club in LA. [...]
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Lady Alex, Pet Detective
By Lady Alex on March 16, 2010
Nothing says burlesque in Springtime like bunny ears. I recently decided we needed to do a spring-themed Easter photo shoot for Wam Bam. Its always good to be fresh and exciting with new photos for the website. I wanted white picket fences; ample bunches of daffodils and lederhosen. Well why not?! My shoot, my vision [...]
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