Burlesque began in the 1840s as a form of entertainment performed only by women for male audiences. It originated as a way for working class performers to mock the traditions and habits of the upper classes through dance and parody performances. Over time, burlesque performances became more extravagant and unsuitable for children, with costumes becoming bold and vibrant. Burlesque entertainers relied on mockery and appealing to audiences' desires for laughter and lust in order to make money from performances. Famous burlesque entertainers mentioned included Rose Lee, Sally Rand, Blaze Star, and Dita Von Teese.

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Obama: Hello and welcome to the ‘Did You Know’ show, my name is
Obama and I am the President of America, so let’s get started. Hello
lady gaga and welcome to the night show.
Lady gaga: Oh hello to you to Mr President and viewer at home.
Obama: So lady gaga can you please tell us about the history of
burlesque.
Lady Gaga: Burlesque is a very old and popular form of
entertainment. The burlesque is a sort of entertainment which only
women took part in to entertain their audience who were only men, as
men were their only targeted audience also Burlesque began in the
1840s and many people went to watch it as it entertained them and
made them laugh.
Obama: Can you please tell us their main targeted audience in 1840?
Lady Gaga: Well it changed very much and this is how, Their target
audience were anyone as it was mocking the rich, however it changed
through time as it got extreme and it was used by the working class
performers, who were mainly middle class. This was because the
performers were mocking the upper classes who were the rich people.
Obama: Why were the burlesques mocking the rich people?
Lady Gaga: Well in 1840’s the middle and lower class people were
very different to the upper class so the middle class caste thought
that it would really entertain others if upper class was being
mocked because through their dance to describe the rich people as
they had many traditions, their social habits, culture and fashion.
Many of the performances were spoof of operas, Shakespeare and other
classical literature and plays
Obama: That was very interesting, thank you for that fine
information, now can you please tell us how their target audience
changed through time?
Lady Gaga: Well today anyone below the age of 18 is not allowed to
go and watch a Burlesque dance as it is strictly for adults only,
because today it is very extravagant and not suitable for children
or young teenagers.
Obama: Can you please tell us what sort of costumes they used to
wear?

2. Lady Gaga: The costumes depended on the sort of act they were going
to perform which meant that they had many costumes and many
different acts for entertainment everyone who went to watch.
However, most of their costumes were very bold, vibrant, shiny and
interesting.
Obama: What did the performances rely on mainly in order to make
money?
Lady Gaga: The performances relied on mockery and played to the
audience's desire for laughter and lust. This is how they
entertained their audience as there was always something new,
interesting and extravagant to watch.
Obama: Can you name any interesting, inspiring burlesque
entertainers?
Lady Gaga: Of course there are so many burlesque entertainers,
however I only know a few who are very inspiring to me and they are.
Rose Lee, Sally Rand, Sally Rand, Sally Rand, Blaze Star, Blaze
Star, Dita Von Teese and many more great entertainers. They are
known as burlesque icons. Isn’t that fantastic and inspiring?
Obama: I’m sure it is. Anyway thank you so much for coming in and
sharing your knowledge about burlesques, it’s been great having you
here today.
Lady Gaga: Thank you for having me. Bye everyone!
Obama: That’s it for tonight, and I’ll be on your television screens
tomorrow same time.