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Lillian is a Multi Award Winning International Burlesque Headlining Artist! are seeing all kinds of styles & talent on stage. This is providing our audiences
Within the first 2 years of her career, she has been crowned Queen the style of entertainment they enjoy best. Burlesque should be viewed as a
of several Festivals, along with being accepted as Alternate to the performance art and not a sexually stimulating art, in my opinion. Yes, I strip
most prestigious Festival in the World... "The Burlesque Hall of Fame tease but its for a different purpose and goal for me.
Weekender".
-Classic burlesque or neo burlesque, which do you prefer?

Lillian is of Eurasian descent and a native Southern Californian, USA. -LD: My award-winning act ‘Expose Me’ is neo burlesque because of the story.
She is an accomplished elite figure skater; achieving gold medals in both This particular act takes me back to the feeling like I am on ice performing in
the US and Canada. This ice show performer has made her jump into an ice show!
pasties and is loving every moment back under the spotlight! Uniquely
fusing her experience as a figure skating choreographer with the sexiness However, my background as an elite figure skater draws me to the beauty of
of burlesque, she has created a graceful stage presence where she playfully Classical burlesque.
interacts with and teases her audiences.
-Tell us about your artistic projects.
Along with Producing Shows, you can find Lillian as a Featured Headliner -LD: I really love mentoring others!
and Judge for Festivals and Shows around the World! Applying my knowledge from over 40 years of teaching & choreographing elite
figure skaters to my Burlesque protégés, helps them learn special ways of

Lillian has embarked on aspecial mission and travels the Worldto raise the seeing themselves and how to critique themselves to continue mastering their
awareness to empower women & men to be'Sexy At Any Age!™' art.

Taking on a role of an Ambassador for this cause,she uses her burlesque Even the Olympic winners & athletes know the importance of coaches to
performances, interviews & other projects in hopes toeducate and help continue to help them go after their dreams!
others to break free fromwhat society says about aging.
Lillian offers burlesque lessons and mentoring to become your best and to Also, I do still like to perform and produce. Producing allows me to help others
help unleash passions & achieve success with your ageless beauty! have a stage to share their passion.

-What do you prefer: Festivals or Contests? Why?
I wanted to learn more about the -LD: Festivals!Because for me, it’s about sharing my art as a performer. I
World of Burlesque. Life has taught have competed enough throughout my figure skating career.
me that if I wanted to grow with my
art, I need to get out of my local My moto throughout my life is “Do it because you Love It’!!!
bubble and go to Europe. The Contests that I have won in Burlesque were…what I like to say “icing on
the cake’!
Traveling for Burlesque became
a new passion as Iexperienced
Burlesque in many different ways.
Performingin the beautiful historic
theaters, along with meeting new
friends& discussing their thoughts
,hasencouraged and helped me to
grow.I found my love for elegant
costumes & Classical burlesque in
Europe. I didn’t have that back home
in my area at that time.

-Burlesque is associated or
confused with striptease or pole
dance, what do you think?
-LD: Burlesque is changing so fast!
Every year we see something new on
stage. Burlesque allows producers
and performers to go after their own
personal dreams and visions, so we