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The Rhinestone Follies are New York City’s only all-classic burlesque troupe, bringing you a spectacular monthly showcase of glitter, glamour and gilded girls!
In the summer of 2008, long time pinup model Kita St. Cyr and gogo girl Beelzebabe each decided to enroll in a series of classes at New York School of Burlesque. Realizing they had similar taste and aesthetics, they found themselves fast friends and often performed together. They soon met Hazel Honeysuckle, a former ballerina and up-and-coming burlesque starlet. The three formed a friendship, and after a year of performing individually, decided to form The Rhinestone Follies, a classic showgirl troupe.
Today, The Rhinestone Follies is an emerging force in the New York Burlesque scene. Having appeared in numerous media including The Village Voice, the NY Daily News, LivingSocial.com, Metromix and Time Out NY, the Follies is quickly wowing both burlesque veterans and first time show goers. During the first annual Coney Island Talent Show, the girls won the title of Best Dressed Dance troupe thanks to costumes that boast hundreds of feathers and over a million rhinestones. They also produce a bi-weekly show hosted by Albert Cadabra of Ripley’s Believe it or Not and featuring some of the best burlesque performances, sideshow acts, and live music numbers in the country, including New York School of Burlesque Headmistress Jo Weldon and Miss Coney Island Gigi La Femme.
In the summer of 2008, long time pinup model Kita St. Cyr and gogo girl Beelzebabe each decided to enroll in a series of classes at New York School of Burlesque. Realizing they had similar taste and aesthetics, they found themselves fast friends and often performed together. They soon met Hazel Honeysuckle, a former ballerina and up-and-coming burlesque starlet. The three formed a friendship, and after a year of performing individually, decided to form The Rhinestone Follies, a classic showgirl troupe.
Today, The Rhinestone Follies is an emerging force in the New York Burlesque scene. Having appeared in numerous media including The Village Voice, the NY Daily News, LivingSocial.com, Metromix and Time Out NY, the Follies is quickly wowing both burlesque veterans and first time show goers. During the first annual Coney Island Talent Show, the girls won the title of Best Dressed Dance troupe thanks to costumes that boast hundreds of feathers and over a million rhinestones. They also produce a bi-weekly show hosted by Albert Cadabra of Ripley’s Believe it or Not and featuring some of the best burlesque performances, sideshow acts, and live music numbers in the country, including New York School of Burlesque Headmistress Jo Weldon and Miss Coney Island Gigi La Femme.