How It Began
Miss Scarlet Rose came to burlesque quite accidentally. One scorching summer night, her belly dance troupe performed at a local talent contest. While they walked away with the prize, the real "prize" that night was Scarlet's chance to watch several local burlesque entertainers - bold and brassy performances that lit a spark inside her, which has only grown since that night. She decided then and there that she wanted to try it herself! With her birthday coinciding with the next talent show, she was utterly decided.

After weeks of obsessive costume construction, music selection, and rehearsal, Scarlet Rose made her burlesque debut at the talent show the very next month. With cheers and catcalls from her friends, she took the stage and artfully danced down to (nearly) her birthday suit! The music, the costume, the dancing - it all came together perfectly, and she was hooked. What fun!

As the fates would have it, one of her fellow performers that night (and first place winner) was the fabulous Vienna Le Rouge - a member of local burlesque troupe, Glitzkrieg Burlesque Bombshells. After the show, she approached Scarlet, surprised that this was her first performance, and enthusiastically invited her to come to the upcoming auditions that Glitzkreig was preparing to hold. With much delight, Scarlet accepted both the compliments and the invitation. Scarlet Rose was invited to join Glitzkrieg Burlesque Bombshells in 2004, and proudly performed with them into the beginning of 2005. Scarlet is now enjoying all the burlesque community has to offer, and is building on her solo experience. She continues to guest star with Glitzkrieg when the opportunities arise.

How Does She Do It? (aka, what's her background, anyway?)
Miss Scarlet Rose has been dancing in one form or another her whole life. Currently, she is a professional instructor of tribal belly dance, and co-director of inFusion Tribal Belly Dance, as well as running her own costuming business. Her earlier background includes forays into jazz, ballet, modern dance, as well as theater and gymnastics. As you might guess, Scarlet loves to entertain, and has a deep appreciation for creative movement - both in performance, and sharing with others through instruction. She has found burlesque to be an incredibly body-positive art form, and a thrilling creative outlet - bringing together all of her skills and influences in dance and theater, and providing new inspiration for her love of costuming.

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