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Lillian DuJour - EE.UU.
“Sexy At Any Age" Lillian is a Multi Award Winning International Burlesque Headlining Artist!
Within the first 2 years of her career, she has been crowned Queen
of several Festivals, along with being accepted as Alternate to the
most prestigious Festival in the World... "The Burlesque Hall of Fame
Weekender".

Lillian is of Eurasian descent and a native Southern Californian, USA.
She is an accomplished elite figure skater; achieving gold medals in both
the US and Canada. This ice show performer has made her jump into
pasties and is loving every moment back under the spotlight! Uniquely
fusing her experience as a figure skating choreographer with the sexiness
of burlesque, she has created a graceful stage presence where she playfully
interacts with and teases her audiences.

Along with Producing Shows, you can find Lillian as a Featured Headliner
and Judge for Festivals and Shows around the World!

Lillian has embarked on aspecial mission and travels the Worldto raise the
awareness to empower women & men to be'Sexy At Any Age!™'

Taking on a role of an Ambassador for this cause,she uses her burlesque
performances, interviews & other projects in hopes toeducate and help
others to break free fromwhat society says about aging.
Lillian offers burlesque lessons and mentoring to become your best and to
help unleash passions & achieve success with your ageless beauty!

-Who is Lillian DuJour? How was the Burlesque artist born? lights and bring a new attitude of
- LD: I have always been involved with something that I was passionate about what a mature woman/performer
throughout my life. From my figure skating, to real estate, to Dressage horse looks like!
riding or creating a new venture. I found myself for the first time not doing
anything that I was passionate about. Hmm….my body was showing the -What do you think of the world of
wear and tear of my skating career and I was not using my brain/creative side burlesque in the US and Canada?
of me and I knew I better find something to make a difference with my later -LD: Here, it seems like what
years (I can’t believe I am saying that…I’m 67 years old!) At the same time, I performers bring to the stage is
kept seeing women being depressed, as early as their 40s. Perhaps divorce, changing with so much diversity and
children moving out or was it that society is telling them that they were getting talent. Unfortunately for me, I don’t
old and were not as beautiful or valuable as they once were. often see Classical burlesque locally
anymore.
Between needing to keep my mind sharp, body healthy, creating a new dream
and wanting to make a difference in other women’s lives, I decided to step out -Do you think that burlesque is a
boldly in this chapter of my life…to show them that they too, no matter what matter of attitude? Why?
their age is, can ‘dream big…as big dreams never get old!’ -LD: No, I think it is a matter of heart
on how you want to connect with
But what to do? I gave it some thought and I remembered that the musical” the audience and how you want
Gypsy Rose Lee” was one of the many records that I would listen and dance the audience to connect with you.
to at a very young age, probably 5 or 6 yrs. old. I knew every song and had no Attitude is something to bring the
trouble that the story was about a burlesque performer! Do you think maybe audience into your act!
I can go full circle and do burlesque at my age? I researched Burlesque
and watched many performers both past and present, and said, ‘I want to do -Any difference between burlesque
this!’…I can use my knowledge from all the years of figure skating, being a in the US and the rest of the
choreographer and my body can handle this! To be creative I will be using countries where you have.
my mind and it would be a fun challenge to see if I could get back under the -LD: Just 1 year after I started, ...