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NEW CHAMPAGNE ROOMS - Burlesque dance has been described as being the art of the tease. Burlesque is all about old-fashioned glamour and being a lady… albeit a lady with a naughty side. On a recent evening this reporter took in a show at the New Champagne Rooms – a recently opened burlesque venue owned by Ahnyanka Delphin. Filled with vintage style (1920’s-40’s) and exotic performances, it was a fascinating and beautiful evening. We sat down with Delphin and manager and dancer, Bettye Dugan, to talk about bringing burlesque to Second Life. Delphin had first been a dancer at the original Champagne Rooms. She told SLNN that when the previous owner, Miss Gemma, had to leave Second Life, “We were all devastated that the club was gone... so I chatted with Miss Gemma for a few and she mentioned she was sad she had to close and hoped that someone would raise the flag and start up again…So I decided that would be a fun adventure.” Thus, the New Champagne Rooms was born.
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