The Raleigh School of Burlesque

The Raleigh School of Burlesque Dance School - Est 2024

New date!Beyond the Veil: Intro to Veil Fans with Lady Gatita has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 11 from 2:00–3:30 P...
06/23/2026

New date!

Beyond the Veil: Intro to Veil Fans with Lady Gatita has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 11 from 2:00–3:30 PM.

If you’ve been wanting to explore veil fans, this is a great opportunity to learn the basics in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment. You’ll learn fan control, movement patterns, visual effects, and foundational techniques that can be incorporated into burlesque, dance, cosplay, flow arts, and more.

Saturday, July 11
2:00–3:30 PM
$30
Cell Block #9

Students must bring their own veil fans. Space is limited to 10 participants.

Sign up at RaleighBurlesque.com under Classes.

🎬 This Sunday — Free Burlesque Movie Night 🎬Join us for Bayou City Burlesque, a documentary offering a close look at the...
06/22/2026

🎬 This Sunday — Free Burlesque Movie Night 🎬

Join us for Bayou City Burlesque, a documentary offering a close look at the Houston burlesque community and the performers who make it thrive.

Featuring a runtime of approximately 57 minutes, the film centers the artistry, performances, and personalities of Houston-based burlesque artists, capturing the energy of a regional scene built on collaboration, expression, and resilience.

🎞️ FREE | Community Event
📅 Sunday, June 28
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Cell Block #9 — private home studio near NCSU / Western Blvd
📌 Raleigh, NC

Space is limited. Registration required. Address provided after sign-up.

“I’m just like other girls” because other girls are powerful, creative, resilient, and brilliant. 💖✨There’s room for all...
06/22/2026

“I’m just like other girls” because other girls are powerful, creative, resilient, and brilliant. 💖✨
There’s room for all of us to shine — and we’re better when we do it together.
Happy Monday, beauties.

If you’ve been performing an act for a while and feel like it’s plateaued, it may be time for intentional refinement.Pri...
06/21/2026

If you’ve been performing an act for a while and feel like it’s plateaued, it may be time for intentional refinement.

Private Act Feedback Sessions with Miss Rachel Riot provide focused, one-on-one critique to help you identify subtle issues that impact clarity, pacing, and audience connection. This is not a class or rehearsal—it’s a targeted working session designed to move your act forward.

Sessions can support:
• Mid-career act refinement and polishing
• Clarifying story and performance intention
• Editing excess and sharpening focus
• Strengthening transitions and momentum
• Preparing an act for rebooking or competition

$25 for a 30-minute private session
In person or on Zoom

To schedule, email [email protected]

Casting is open for Peace, Love & Pasties.This show celebrates 1960s-inspired burlesque — psychedelic visuals, free-love...
06/20/2026

Casting is open for Peace, Love & Pasties.

This show celebrates 1960s-inspired burlesque — psychedelic visuals, free-love energy, and retro sensuality.

If your act feels dreamy, political, playful, or cosmic, we want to see it.

Apply at www.raleighburlesque.com
Apps close August 1.

Yep, that’s Sterling Maxwell and Rachel Riot — exploring drag, gender, and theatrical play for their Victor/Victoria–ins...
06/18/2026

Yep, that’s Sterling Maxwell and Rachel Riot — exploring drag, gender, and theatrical play for their Victor/Victoria–inspired gender-bending show at Legends in 2014.

We co-produced these shows together, pushing boundaries, swapping roles, and having an absolute blast doing it. These are raw images from our photo shoot — most of the rest have been lost to time, but the joy, curiosity, and creative risk of that era still shine through.

Gender play has always been part of burlesque. We were just doing it our way, in Raleigh, with heart and humor.

This Saturday!Beyond the Veil: Intro to Veil Fans with Lady Gatita is almost here, and we still have a few spots remaini...
06/18/2026

This Saturday!

Beyond the Veil: Intro to Veil Fans with Lady Gatita is almost here, and we still have a few spots remaining.

Whether you're a burlesque performer, flow artist, dancer, cosplayer, or complete beginner, this workshop is a fantastic introduction to one of the most visually stunning props in performance.

Learn fan control, movement patterns, visual effects, and foundational combinations while spending an afternoon immersed in creativity and movement.

Saturday, June 202:00–3:30 PMCell Block #9
Raleigh, NC

$30

Bring your own veil fans.Limited to 10 participants.

Register now before spots disappear: www.raleighburlesque.com

June Burlesque Wisdom ✨“Burlesque is radical self-love.” — Dirty MartiniDirty Martini has spent her career proving that ...
06/17/2026

June Burlesque Wisdom ✨

“Burlesque is radical self-love.” — Dirty Martini

Dirty Martini has spent her career proving that joy, confidence, and sensuality are not reserved for one kind of body. A central figure in the modern burlesque revival, she became internationally known in the early 2000s and was crowned Miss Exotic World in 2004. Her performances—lush, unapologetic, and full of humor—challenged narrow beauty standards at a time when mainstream stages rarely did.

This quote lands because it reflects lived experience. To step onstage fully present in your body, exactly as it is, is an act of resistance. Burlesque doesn’t just celebrate self-love—it practices it, loudly and in public.

LAST CHANCE!You have until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to save $8 on your ticket to Glitter Drop: A Burlesque Rave Experience.Use p...
06/17/2026

LAST CHANCE!

You have until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to save $8 on your ticket to Glitter Drop: A Burlesque Rave Experience.

Use promo code GLOW and get your ticket for just $22.

Tomorrow tickets increase to $30, and tickets will be $35 at the door.

Join us Saturday, July 18 at Cannonball Music Hall for a night of burlesque, bass, DJs, kandi, dancing, and rave energy.

Featuring performances by:

Rachel Riot
ALVARA
Abellona Bee
Yvie Anne Indigo
Anastacia Joy
Babylon Mystère
Lady Gatita
Matteo Alessandro
Saint Veronica Veil & Her Brightness Everlie Day
Vanta Flame
Private Tails
Dickie Smalls

With DJs:

Adrenalin
Fruitti Pebbles
DJ Shadow Animal

This isn’t a seated show. It’s a dance floor. Come dressed in your rave gear, bring your kandi, and get ready to move.

Tickets:
https://www.raleighburlesque.com/event-details/glitter-drop-a-burlesque-rave-experience

🪶✨ THIS OR THAT: FEATHER FANTASY EDITION! ✨🪶When it’s time to turn up the tease, which classic prop gets your heart flut...
06/16/2026

🪶✨ THIS OR THAT: FEATHER FANTASY EDITION! ✨🪶

When it’s time to turn up the tease, which classic prop gets your heart fluttering? 💋

💃 Feather Fans — dramatic, glamorous, and full of mystery. A slow reveal behind a swirl of feathers and fantasy.

💋 Feather Boa — playful, flirty, and endlessly versatile. Wrap it, twirl it, or toss it — it’s pure showgirl magic.

So tell us, burly babes — are you or ? 👇

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Cary, NC
27606

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