1. Bella Blue was born on January 25,1982 and is an American burlesque dancer and producer.
18 Facts About Bella Blue
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Bella Blue is the founder and headmistress of the New Orleans School of Burlesque.
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Bella Blue was born on January 25,1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Barbara Leopold and Pedro Bendana.
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Bella Blue's mother died on February 20,2010, from an aortic aneurism.
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Bella Blue grew up in Belle Chasse and went to Catholic school until high school, when she switched to the public Belle Chasse High School, graduating in 2000.
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Bella Blue continued her dance training at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.
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Bella Blue trained in classical ballet and modern dance techniques and worked as a teacher of ballet and modern dance prior to being introduced to burlesque in 2007.
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Bella Blue later quit her day job as a dental assistant and began dancing full-time.
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Bella Blue started her own burlesque troupe, The Foxglove Revue, and is the founder and headmistress of the New Orleans School of Burlesque.
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Bella Blue produces and directs the Dirty Dime Peepshow, Whiskey and Rhinestones, The New Orleans School of Burlesque Student Showcase, Strip Roulette, Legs and Eggs Burlesque Brunch, and several other large scale shows in New Orleans and the across the United States.
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In January 2015, Bella Blue debuted sixteenth in the Burlesque Top 50 by 21st Century Magazine, consistently ranking in the top 20 for over three years.
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In 2016, Bella Blue was crowned the Unicorn Queen in the Chewbacchus parade during Mardi Gras.
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In 2008, Bella Blue hosted a burlesque workshop in a dance studio on the West Bank of New Orleans.
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Bella Blue is the headmistress of the school and teaches at the school.
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Bella Blue was a producer of The Bella Blue Book, a burlesque show at the club Lucky Pierre's on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.
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Bella Blue had not been informed of the club's decision to drop Rage until after she had been dismissed.
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Bella Blue identifies as queer and was married October 2023 to Andrew Principe.
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Bella Blue has two sons, one of which was diagnosed with Aspergers.