Southern Sirens Burlesque Show

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From The Austinist:

Christian and Celeste Casas are laughing about their obsession with the movie Flashdance.....

The sisters — both charming and classic beauties — describe the steamiest number of The Southern Sirens' burlesque performance while sipping margaritas. That’s right; they’re burlesque dancers, and Christian's the director and choreographer....

The idea of starting a burlesque group here was planted in Christian’s head two years ago. “A lot of my girlfriends were part of these groups, and I saw how successful they were,” Christian says. “So, I was like, Austin needs a group. It’s such a cutting-edge city. Why not?” Now Christian’s idea is coming to fruition.

Christian organized three auditions to find ten physically fit and technically trained dancers (and two singers) in January. The sisters admitted several of the girls were apprehensive about dancing in lingerie – at first.

“We had to massage them a bit,” Celeste says. But after their first rehearsal, all of the girls were totally committed, because they danced so well together. “It’s so cool to see how this has changed everybody’s mentality,” Christian. “It’s about being a woman.”

The sisters say their choreography is more artistic and less theatrical than what people imagine when they hear the word “burlesque.” It’s high-energy performance suited for a younger, night-clubbing audience, Christian adds.