Philadelphia Burlesque Academy

🎭 PBA’s SUMMER 2026 STUDENT SHOWCASE TICKETS ARE DROPPING NOW! 🔥

Join us for an evening of group choreography classes, alumni performances, and the next generation of Philly burlesque taking the stage.

Our showcases have a habit of selling out, and this one may be our best yet (and it’s true every time) 🌟

🥂👀 We’ll also have a little surprise in store that we’re not quite ready to announce online just yet…

Don’t miss out and grab your tickets before they’re gone!

📅 Saturday, July 25, 2026
📍 Franky Bradley's | B.West
⏰ Doors 6PM | Show 7PM
🎟️ $20
👠 Guest Alumni Performers: Luscious Lizzie , Maya Precious + The Midnight Muse 🌙🖤

📊Graphic by Julissa Hernandez

🤩 TAKE US BACK 🤩🤩

Reliving the Spring Student Showcase through the lens of , as he really knows how to capture the priceless moments from our showcase .

Which one(s) are your fave? I’m sure it’s hard to just pick ONE!

Summer series starts next week! We have 6 group choreos and only space in the second Masc Movement series. We can’t wait to do it again with you all 🩷 this time at our first home, Franky Bradley’s 👯‍♂️👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️

Apparently one Masc Movement Group Choreo wasn’t enough for y’all 😏 we’re listening !

🔥 Due to high demand, we’ve added a second Masc Movement Group Choreo to our Summer 2026 Performance Series with .

This 6-week series is designed to help you build confidence, develop stage presence, explore masc movement, and connect with an incredible community of performers.

Whether you’re brand new to the stage or looking to sharpen your performance skills, you’ll work toward a group piece that will be featured in our Summer Showcase at .

🗓 Wednesdays | 6:30–8 PM
🎭 June 17 – July 25
📍 Philadelphia Burlesque Academy

🔥The first session filled fast, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now’s the time.

🔗Link in bio to sign up! We opened it to our waitlist first so there’s only 3 slots left.

🌈🎶”Be who you are, for your PRIDEEE”

And we will 💅

June is stacked at Philadelphia Burlesque Academy:

✨ Every Monday | 6:45–7:45 PM
All Levels Burlesque with

✨ Wednesday, June 3 | 8:15–9:45 PM
Ooey Gooey with

✨ Wednesday, June 10 | 8:15–9:15 PM
Cabaret-lesque with
“Life is a cabaret, old chum!”

🌈 Thursday, June 11 | 6:30–7:45 PM
Rainbow Twerk (Part of Pride at PBA) with

🪭 Saturday, June 13 | 11 AM–12:30 PM
Fan Fatale with

✨ Saturday, June 13 | 12:45–1:45 PM
All Levels Burlesque with Jewelissa

🎭 Summer Performance Series begins the week of June 15!

💎 Wednesday, June 17 | 8:15–9:45 PM
🚨Substitute alert! This month we’re doing Quintessential Classic Burlesque with Ginger Leigh

🌈 Thursday, June 18 | 7–8:30 PM
Gender Bendy (Part of Pride at PBA series) with Bear Trap

💋 Tuesday, June 23 | 7–9 PM
Q***r Lap Dance (Part of Pride at PBA series) with Margot Starlux

🔥 Wednesday, June 24 | 8:15–9:15 PM
Modern-lesque with Bear Trap
Get weird, roll around on the floor, maybe the whole time.

Like always, find the new schedule in the link in bio 🔗

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🌈 PRIDE AT PBA 🌈

Listennnnn. If you’ve ever wanted to shake your ass in rainbow colors, play with gender through movement, or give your bestie a lap dance for educational purposes… We’ve got you.💋

🌈 This June, we’re celebrating Pride the way we know best: through movement, self-expression, community, and a healthy amount of q***r chaos.

🌈🍑 Rainbow Twerk with Queen Nzinga
📅 Thursday, June 11 | 6:30–7:45 PM

Wear rainbow colors. BYOB. Move your b***y in a rainbow.

⚡⚧️Gender Bendy with Bear Trap
📅 Thursday, June 18 | 7–8:30 PM

Explore masc, femme, nonbinary, and gender-fluid movement through dance and burlesque.

💋 🏳️‍🌈Q***r Lap Dance with Margot Starlux
📅 Tuesday, June 23 | 7–9 PM

Bring a friend, partner, crush, lover, or willing accomplice to learn a mini lap dance routine together.

Whether you’re loudly q***r, quietly q***r, questioning, celebrating, or just looking for a room full of people who won’t make you feel weird, there’s a place for you here.

Come shake some ass. Come explore something new. Come spend an evening with a bunch of delightful q***r weirdos.

We’ll save you a spot. 🌈 Register at the link in bio 🔗

SPRING 2026 PBA SHOWCASE 💖

Another one in the books and like we always say (and it’s always true) - THIS WAS THE BEST ONE YET 💖💖

Thank you so much to all of our students, our instructors, our guest instructors and all of our production crew and the staff on another amazing showcase.

We love the space that we get to cultivate with you.
We couldn’t do this without you and your energy and dedication.
So thank you for coming to PBA and choosing us each session.

We love you endlessly!
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