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Jillian Schmitz is the one-woman dancing, producing, choreographing phenomenon turning burlesque in Hollywood (and beyond) on its head. She has created the all-male burlesque monthly "Man Show" at LA's Harvard & Stone. I was delighted Jillian recorded with me to help me understand the world of burlesque better, dive into her career journey, highs, lows, and everything in between. Summary of the episode below:•Creating an All-Male Burlesque •Responding to the #MeToo movement •Capturing female desire with the male burlesque show•Artistic value•Attention to detail•Explaining the origins of Burlesque •Having humour, a transformation and a reveal in the Burlesque shows•All Male Dance Show – in response to the women’s movement•The recently you’ve started to have a new focus ‘Men’s Edition’?•An All-Male burlesque review shimmies off the genre’s gender Norms•Auditioning for the Pussy Cat Dolls and finding a big break after getting cut from this•This led to an opportunity to start in a burlesque show – Lady’s in L