Product Details

• Actors: Jo Weldon
• Directors: Jo Weldon
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
• DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00095MBO4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,298 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Preparing for striptease, January 1, 2010

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Seir (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Striptease for Bulesque, Exotic Dance & Every Day (with Jo Weldon) (DVD)

The sensual feminine art/dance of stripping is amazing. How to begin? Inhibitions have you captive? Playfully and skillfully work your way into sensuality from simple everyday garb such as a sweat suit or step out of a beautiful wedding gown!

Before embarking on your "naughty" journey, rest assured, Jo Weldon guides you into the art of striptease for your own exotic dance pleasure or burlesque career. Before you take it all off, Jo Weldon enlightens her viewer with an interesting background and short history, details on resources, book lists and references on striptease. Tips for a stage name are mentioned as well.

Each routine or "theories" are great tips for mastering items as, those hard to reach zippers, whether using a tassel or just reaching back and playfully opening out of a dress, pencil skirt, or evening gown, here is the key! The music is fantastic and so saucy and alluring. The program is open level and user friendly. Ms. Weldon is candid and skillfully represents her art. So, feel beautiful and love the skin you're in and prepare!

Some of the stripping routines taught in this program are:
Sweat suit with hoodie: playfully removing sneakers, socks, pants while seated in a chair
Lingerie: very cute routine. Learn how to remove a bra, using shoulder rolls, and yes removing panties and using a cute little kick to send them out of the way
Skirt and blouse practice with three sections, slipping out of a shirt, or skirt, very playful
Evening gown: flirtatious and very, very sexy
The men's clothing routine: fun, playful and sexy. This routine is so cute, performed in a fedora, men's underwear, shirt, tie, socks and garter socks, with heels.
A section on removing "over the knee" boots and jeans skillfully

If you want dance moves to add to your strip tease, Jo Weldon has 2 fantastic burlesque programs."Honey and Spice", and "Silk and Feathers", which includes dancing with props such as,large ostrich and marabou fans, silk fans. All these enhance and add drama to stripping.
There are no voice cues or music only sections but its easy to follow along or simply sit and be entertained.
A few distracting items about the program I felt were too much unnecessary detail before each routine about what she's going to do. The mention of the sponsors that contributed to the program seemed repetititious, since they are already mentioned in the credits section. Aside from these minor items, the program is entertaining and the tips are easy to learn.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "One of the Oldest Professions", February 25, 2010

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Striptease for Bulesque, Exotic Dance & Every Day (with Jo Weldon) (DVD)

Since antiquity (think Salome!) women have been stripping, and one of the things that makes this DVD fascinating as well as fabulous is Jo Weldon's history of the art of striptease and her detailed explanations of so many aspects of it, from the burlesque traditions to strip joints. Jo even talks about how to choose a name for yourself that is unique, and adds that "when you take your earrings off, you mean business."

Unlike Jo's earlier DVDs, Honey and Spice: Sensual and Fierce Burlesque and Silk and Feathers: Burlesque Fan Dance which required special costumes, this DVD is so terrific because it uses readily available clothing, that you might have in your closet, and shows us how to make the most of it. The outfits she uses are:
Sweat pants, hoodie and T-shirt
3 skirt and blouse outfits
Dress and evening gown
Men's clothes
Jeans, long boots and turtleneck sweater (all difficult clothes to remove)
Garter belt and stockings explained and demonstrated
Business suit
Wedding dress

Among her many credits, Jo Weldon is headmistress of the New York School of Burlesque, and really knows her art. All you need for a prop is an ordinary straight-backed chair, and an appreciation of the human body. Music is by Debra, Ronnie Magri, and J.C. Hopkins, and fits the practice sessions well. One of the best things about striptease, and it is not a gender specific art either, is that one can have tremendous fun with it. So go through your closet for some nifty clothes, put on this DVD, and enjoy!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Burlesque Teacher Today, January 1, 2010

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Retrofatale (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Striptease for Bulesque, Exotic Dance & Every Day (with Jo Weldon) (DVD)

Jo Weldon is the best burlesque teacher out there today. She has spent years studying and collecting information from the legends, as well as perfecting the art from her personal experience as a performer. She explains everything wonderfully and makes you feel comfortable with her, even through the TV. I highly recommend this DVD, as well as her other DVDs, and the classes she teaches at The New York School of Burlesque.