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Debuting in November of 2003 at the Revival
on College, the Harlettes have since
performed more than three-dozen full scale
extravaganzas while also appearing in
numerous burlesque revues and charity
fund-raising events.
Along the way, the Harlettes have
also been engaged to perform at a wide
variety of private affairs. At functions as
diverse as Bar Mitzvahs and sixtieth
birthday celebrations, weddings, corporate
trade shows and raucous bachelorette
parties, and good old fashioned summer
patio
shindigs, the Harlettes have been
able to tailor their performance to satisfy
any audience.
Working from the burlesque tradition that
began in the original vaudeville bawdy
houses, the Harlettes meld that style
with the sensibility of Lucille Ball, Gypsy
Rose Lee and Betty Page. Alternating between
titillating and toying with their audience,
the Harlettes choreography employs
sly strip teasing, ballet, chorus line high
kicks and Vegas show girl theatrics to
delightful comedic effect. Each themed
performance incorporates other, more
specific elements. Whether it’s surf
inspired beach rhythms or space-adelic
riffs, the Harlettes will always
capture the hearts of their public with
their spirit of kitsch and jubilant
irreverence.
Each of the dances is built from the ground
up. Beginning with the initial impulses of
the troupe’s choreographer, Chesty LaRue,
through rehearsal and modification, all of
the Harlettes moves are carefully
prepared for maximum humourous results.
Moreover,
similar to the first practitioner of the
burlesque arts, the Harlettes hand
make all of their props and costume pieces.
The colourful, sequined outfits are tailored
to each dancer for the specific number,
adding incomparable individual flair and
style.
The Harlettes believe that people crave
laughter and entertainment. It is this
belief that has driven the Harlettes to
consistently produce a high quality
production that is not only seductive,
sensual and stick slapping funny but clever
and witty as well.
Their mission is clear: acquire and
accumulate many monkeys.
Why?
Because monkeys are funny.
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