Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age of burlesque, those entertainers were there to entertain, and there wasn't usually some big political message behind what they were doing. Dita Von Teese agebackbig share on social
I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute. Dita Von Teese advocatedayglamour Change image and share on social
I'd say the only time I ever get nervous is around great ballet dancers or people I really admire. Dita Von Teese admireballetdancer Change image and share on social
I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be. Dita Von Teese expecthaveidea Change image and share on social
When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques, so I was around old things all the time. Dita Von Teese antiquegirllove Change image and share on social
I prefer the competitive atmosphere of a classroom setting, like yoga or Pilates. That keeps me going. Although performing on stage is great exercise! Dita Von Teese atmosphereclassroomcompetitive Change image and share on social
I was always intrigued by the idea of bringing things together that are considered taboo or risque and bringing them together with something of high elegance and sophistication. Dita Von Teese bringconsiderelegance Change image and share on social
When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever. Dita Von Teese baseburlesquecopy Change image and share on social
