``Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque.
Fans of Dita Von Teese--as well as performers of every strip.
I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she\'s my idol.`` -- Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper\'s Farewell Journey Across America From one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and Burlesque enthusiast Margaret Cho. ``Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque