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Burlesque Acts

 This reel gives you a little taste of some of Bettina's live performances. Bettina just wrapped her three year Las Vegas residency at Lost Spirits Distillery and is touring around the United States. Scroll down to see more photos and full videos of her most-requested acts. Email bookings@bettina.ca for inquiries.

Tiki Fan Dance

Bettina welcomes the tropical breezes with her tiki tribute set to An Occasional Man by Anita O’Day. She sings and strips this weekly at Lost Spirits Distillery in Las Vegas.

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Vegas Showgirl

A tribute to the place she now calls home, this act brings you back to the golden age of Las Vegas in the 1960s, and also celebrates classic latin showgirls like Nelida Lobado.

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Rococco Classic Man

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Bettina May's tribute to the glorious gender-fluid fashions of the Rococo period and Dandyism.

Diamonds Fan Dance

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Bettina’s sultry, ultra glam fan dance with her revolutionary vegan feather fans to Shirley Bassey’s Diamonds Are Forever with a modern twist at the end!

Art Deco Dancer

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Bettina's epic piece inspired by bronze sculptures of deco dancers from the 1920s, featuring a stunning headdress of faux pheasant feathers.

German Cabaret

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Leaving just enough to the imagination, Bettina May channels vintage Marlene Dietrich with a modern fetish influence in this stunning chair dance.

Lullaby of Broadway

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Bettina May's tribute to the glamour and glitz of New York City, her first US home.

Bei Mir Bis Du Schon - Black Gown Peel

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As seen on Bravo on Real Housewives of NYC, this is Bettina May‘s tribute to classic Hollywood glamour icons like Rita Hayworth. Opening in her luxurious faux-fox stole(that she made herself!) and ending in glittering black pasties and stockings, this is sure to please any fan of vintage undergarments. 

Don't Touch Me Tomatoes

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Inspired by cabaret legend Josephine Baker, this is Bettina May‘s dazzling showgirl number. She pioneered the creation of faux feathers to make the bright red feathery headdress and shimmy skirt, and it now features a large boa of the same material! * This act can easily be made PG with very little stripping for corporate or family-friendly events.

Peach Ballerina

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Bettina May is a vision in peach tulle and rhinestones, as she floats across the stage like a jewel-box ballerina come to life.

French Showgirl

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With the high kicks of a Parisienne can-can and bumps and grinds of classic Vegas and the fastest shimmy in the land, this act has it all.

Scotland The Brave

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Paying tribute to her Scottish heritage, this act features a larger-than-life bagpipe prop and the costume is in Bettina May‘s family tartan, the Stewart Clan, from fabric flown in from a Scottish tartan mill. * This act can easily be made PG with very little stripping for corporate or family-friendly events.

Sexy Doughnut

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See Bettina celebrate one of the finest pastries! This act is a fun hit at birthday parties, Twin Peaks events and all points in between.

Weekend In Canada

Bettina's wintery tribute to her home country.

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Pistol-Packin' Cowgirl

One of Bettina’s favourite acts has been with her since the start of her career and now has a brand new, even sparklier costume! Bring this Pistol-Packin Mama to your stage and the crowd will scream!

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1920s Shanghai

Inspired by the fabulous flappers who danced the night away in old Shanghai, this act starts off slow and sultry, and ends in a lively Charleston.

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1970s Avengers/Bond Girl

Bettina pays tribute to the sexy spy gals of the late 60s and 70s in this act to a tune by funk queen Betty Davis!

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