01/10/2026
We are so excited for Burlesque classes to start at The Studio. First one FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER.
WE WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE THE TEACHERS Jacqueline Boxx and The Original Sally Stardust (in next post).
They come with so much knowledge and experience and we are so so privileged to have them share their passion with us ❤️ Hamilton NZ is super lucky!
INTRODUCING JACQUELINE BOX
Jacqueline Boxx's mobility aids are as enticing as her activism, and she packs an aesthetic and emotional punch, whether she brings classic tease, nerdlesque, or neo-burlesque to the stage. Her burlesque debut came in 2006 under the tutelage of NYC performer Rose Wood. Her background included trapeze, hooping, cabaret, musical theater, bellydance, clowning, ballet, and numerous other kinds of performance art. As her disability increased, many of these performance outlets became inaccessible… until she burst back onto the burlesque stage in 2015 with a renewed feeling of partnership with her disabled body and mobility aids at the ready. She has taught workshops and lectured on panels about mindful movement and adaptive performance across the world, headlining in Adelaide, Vienna, Montreal, and she has now landed in Aotearoa (New Zealand) to stay. Jacqueline has become a voice for disabled justice on festival advisory boards worldwide, and her work has been studied academically for its contribution to the field.
Jacqueline has competed and been featured at the Burlesque Hall of Fame (BHoF) four times in total and, in 2017, she became the first performer to ever compete in a wheelchair for a title at the BHoF Weekender. She was the 2023 Monarch of Pacific Northwest Burlesque and the 1st Runner up "SupaFly" of the 2023 What the Funk Festival. 21st Century Burlesque Magazine named her one of the top 50 most influential burlesque performers in the world in 2022. Her first stage wheelchair is now a part of BHoF’s permanent collection.
Her acts are all related in some way to her experience with chronic pain and limited mobility, and she strives to bring attention through glamour and spectacle to disability. She is: Miss Disa-burly-TEASE!
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