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Verlaine’s productions are quite a bit different from what one finds at strip clubs like Déjà Vu, Honeys and Ricks. For one, there’s a lot more to the performance than a pole, some mirrors and the acquisition of rolled up dollar bills. In burlesque, there are wigs, makeup, eyelashes, feathers, sequins, sparkles, rip-away clothing and occasionally, male and/or transgendered performers. Audiences can also drink alcohol.
In “A Wink and a Smile,” Seattle filmmaker Deirdre Timmons’ documentary that follows 10 women over the course of six weeks as they learn burlesque, offers this explanation: “The basic formula of a burlesque routine is that performer enters with some clothing, magic happens and performer exits the stage with less clothing.”
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Although Verlaine doesn’t separate herself entirely from strippers, she does, however, draw one critical distinction between stripping and burlesque: “We are not sex workers. We are artists talking about sex.”

See the full article from “Seattle Post Intelligencer”