Another blogger steps forth to define what burlesque was and is today, and more importantly perhaps, what it isn’t.

Agreed: It is not the Pussycat Dolls.

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Seattle Times » What is Burlesque?
There are varying definitions, but burlesque was basically a comic imitation of a serious literary, political or artistic form, at least in the beginning. These shows used comedy, parody, sexuality and music to defy the established and/or conventional way of looking at things.