Thanks to the gorgeous art of dance Burlesque Belle Betty Corbeau (pictured above) for sharing this information that she found on the New York School of Burlesque website. The website has some great suggestions to help you chose your new Burlesque stage name
"Here are some combinations to try, with examples.
A city and a color - Austin Blue
A flower and a cheese - Daisy Roquefort
A fruit and a modifier - Kiwi Dear
A given name and a god - Paul Anubis
An era and a given name - Weimar Sue
A given name and a weapon - Lucy Gunn
A kind of fabric and a kind of music - Velvet Baroque
A modifier and a common last name, with alliteration - Silky Smith
Your hobby and a form of royalty - The Spinning Duchess
A phrase that sounds like a name - Demi Monde
This is just an exercise for a name to use in class. If you are trying to create a name you may use regularly, you will want to do a careful web search with your new name to make sure it’s not in use by another performer (it doesn’t matter whether that performer is in burlesque or not, as we often perform in variety shows), or compromised by being the name of a product, song name, or character in a movie or book. If it’s in use, let it go. You’re a genius and will come up with something new and equally fabulous!
Some names are perfect for burlesque, but are so common they will make it difficult for people to tell you apart from other performers. Some examples are Kitten (and variations on cat nicknames), Cherry, Scarlet, and the like. I recommend avoiding using certain over-identified last names as well, such as L’Amour, Valentine, Tease, Martini—you get the idea! If one of these is your real name, by all means, own it. But if you assume a new name too similar to other artists, you risk getting lost in the crowd."
Thanks to Jo Wheldon from the New York School of Burlesque for this informative piece.
Georgian Gale x x
