Not the folks at Coney Island USA. They offer a class on the techniques of vintage burlesque as well as offer live performances every Friday evening in the summer months at their popular Burlesque on the Beach shows. The shows are a combination of the best vintage Coney Island burlesque combined with all the tricks, effects and atristry available to the modern Burlesque performer designed to bring togehter all the elements in a classy fashion.

In addition to the Burlesque Master Class, they also offer one on sideshow skills where one can learn snake charming, fire eating, sword swallowing, magic and much more.

It just goes to show that what was old often becomes new again.

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