The finals for Burlesque Chair Dance’s Best of Burlesque competition took place in Blackpool on Saturday (November 16) at the iconic Viva Centre, next door to the famous Strictly Come Dancing venue.
It was a night of entertainment and talent to showcase the regional winners for 6 categories:-
- Miss Burlesque Chair Dance Level 1
- Miss Burlesque Chair Dance Level 2
- Miss Vocal, Miss Variety
- Miss Classic
- Best Instructor
A total of five categories were represented by Island dancers.
Regional heats took place across the UK producing finalists in each category to compete for the UK title in Blackpool.
The Isle of Wight dominated the Southern Regional heat, winning five of six categories.
- Antonia Fry (Peaches Parfait) won Burlesque Chair Dance Level 1,
- Wildflower Von Whispers won Burlesque Chair Dance Level 2,
- Velvet De’Light won Miss Vocal
- Diamond Deva won Miss Variety
- Lisa-Maria Saidinayer (Coco Monroe) won Best Instructor..
They travelled to Blackpool this weekend to compete for the UK title, all delivering strong performances.
Wildflower Von Whispers won gold for Burlesque Chair Dance Level 2 Dancer, and Coco Monroe won silver for Burlesque Chair Dance Best
Instructor.
Burlesque Chair Dance was introduced to the Isle of Wight in 2017 and has gained popularity making the island a hotbed of talent.
There are now two Island based instructors - Coco Monroe and Miss Autumn Star, covering areas including Newport, Ryde, Binstead, Shanklin, Bembridge and Ventnor.
Based on Burlesque, the classes teach a dance discipline using seductive moves and impressive chair tricks that increase your flexibility, strength and stamina.
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