“When you do the shimmy,” explains Lola Van Ella, St. Louis burlesque dancer and owner of Van Ella Studios, “think of it as you have two elevator buttons right in front of your shoulders and you’re ...

Zoom meetings may be the new normal in the business world, but livestreaming shows is not much of a substitute in show business. “Sometimes it’s really fun, and I’m like, ‘Wow, this is a new medium,’” ...

On March 23 and 24, burlesque performer Lola Van Ella is trading her barely-there stage show in for a more relaxed, intimate night on the town when she performs a cabaret-style show as one-third of ...

Van Ella started a decade ago with the Alley Cat Revue at the former Rue 13 with other dancers. Other Van Ella productions include Beggar’s Carnivale, Shimmy Shakedown, the Bon Bons and the upcoming ...

Enjoy a fabulous cocktail, dance to the jamz of our DJ and check out some over the top, sultry performances by some of our favorite performers from around the country at this official opening night ...

ST. LOUIS -- Their clients wear feather boas and high heels instead of sports bras and tennis shoes, but a St. Louis studio is helping women get in shape in a new way. It's called Cardio Tease, ...

Leave your inhibitions at the door and step right in to the infamous house of ill repute! The Van Ella Bordella is an immersive, storytelling burlesque experience and on March 15th and 16th, you’re ...

Dancer Lola van Ella (pictured on right) started a burlesque festival in her native St. Louis, but she should be a familiar face to local burlesque fans. She's performed several times in New Orleans' ...