Birth Name : Heather Renée Sweet
Date of Birth ; 28 September 1972, Rochester, Michigan, USA
Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Occupation : Burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, author, actress
When Dita was 18 she began working in her local strip club ? and before you start tutting and turning up your noses, she actually went in there and decided it was time the other girls had a little competition! Bored with the outfits they had to wear, she came up with vintage-inspired underwear to spice things up a bit.
She really became a household (well, certain households anyway) name when she graced the cover of Playboy in 2002. Her name came about as a bit of an accident, as it happens. She wanted to simply be known as Dita but Playboy insisted on her using a surname (like that matters!), so she randomly chose Von Treese from a phonebook but the magazine typed it incorrectly as Teese. She liked it so much she decided to keep it on.
Von Teese is best known for her burlesque routines and is frequently dubbed "the Queen of Burlesque"in the press. Von Teese began performing burlesque in 1992 and, as a proponent of New Burlesque, has helped to popularize its revival. In her own words, she "puts the tease back into striptease" with long, elaborate dance shows with props and characters, often inspired by 1930s and 1940s musicals and films. Some of her more famous dances have involved a carousel horse, a giant powder compact, a filigree heart and a clawfoot bathtub with a working shower head. Her feather fan dance, inspired by burlesque dancer Sally Rand, featured the world's largest feather fans, now on display in Hollywood's Museum Of Sex. Her signature show features a giant martini glass.
Her burlesque career has included some memorable performances. She once appeared at a benefit for the New York Academy of Art wearing nothing but $5 million worth of diamonds. Additionally, Von Teese became the first guest star to perform at the Parisian Crazy Horse cabaret club with her appearance in October 2006. Also in 2006, Von Teese appeared on an episode of America's Next Top Model cycle 7 doing a workshop to teach the contestants about sexiness by means of burlesque dancing and posing. In 2007 Von Teese performed at the adult entertainment event Erotica 07 in London alongside Italian Rock noir band Belladonna.
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