Michelle L'amour
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neo-burlesque
Neo-Burlesque
Neo-Burlesque is the revival and updating of the traditional burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional Burlesque art, the new form encompasses a wider range of performance styles; Neo-burlesque acts can be anything from classic striptease to modern dance to theatrical mini-dramas to...
performer who grew up in Orland Park, Illinois
Orland Park, Illinois
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. In 2006, she performed stripteases on NBC's America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
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, Showtime's "Sexual Healing", and small touring performances. Her tagline is "The Ass That Goes POW!" and she sells related promotional products (The Michelle L'amour Signature Fanny Facial). A Canadian documentary made by two film students called "What a Booty" profiled her performances.
Earlier life and performances
Michelle L'amour began studying ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern and lyrical at the age of 15. Michelle began dancing burlesque striptease at age 22.While earning a degree in finance from the University of Illinois, she began her dancing career. Weeks before graduation she began choreographing for a rock-n-roll revue and developing what would later be her burlesque troupe Lavender (later named The Lavender Cabaret).
She won the title of Miss Exotic World 2005 with her Snow White routine, after three years as a burlesque dancer. The Miss Exotic World Pageant
Miss Exotic World Pageant
The Miss Exotic World Pageant is an annual neo-burlesque pageant and convention, and is the annual showcase event the Burlesque Hall of Fame...
is the premier pagaent in the world of Burlesque, the event regularly records attendance of over a hundred people.
Recent activities
She has performed her novelty act on numerous television programs, including Fox's "A Current Affair", STAR Network (Canada) "Everything...", MSNBC's "The Situation with Tucker Carlson"*, Showtime's "Sexual Healing" and NBC's "America's Got Talent".Studio L’amour opened officially in June of 2008 in response to the overwhelming call for Michelle L’amour to open her own burlesque instruction school. She had been teaching the L’amour Method for four years across the globe (at festivals, workshops, and shows) before opening the facility.