Cherry Bomb

📣 Registration for the 2026 PBA Summer Performance Series is now open ! 📣 We have 5!!! Group Choreos for you to choose from and new class options, where students will learn a routine for 6 weeks, culminating into a showcase at @frankybradleys on July 25th! 😎 Let’s get into it: 🩷 Level 1 Burlesque with @gingerleighburlesque | Tuesdays 8:15pm - 9:45pm 💜 Level 2 Burlesque with @cherrybombphilly | Wednesdays 6:30-8pm ❤️ Hot Heels (Heels + Street Jazz Fusion) with @ctine16 | Thursdays 6:30-8pm 🧡 Twerklesque with @queenzingaaa | Tuesdays 6:30-8pm 💙 Masculine Movement with @beartrapburlesque | Mondays 8-9:30pm | WAITLIST ONLY ‼️Even if the class is sold out we ask that you sign up for the waitlist so we can get an idea of demand! This helps us craft each session‼️ Get em while they’re hot, and solidify your summer plans with us, so you can be hot with us too 🥵 🔗 Link in bio for registration! 📸 Photos: @chriskphotography 📊 Graphics: @jewelissa

It’s Time 😈 get em while they’re hot ! PBA’s Spring 2026 Student Showcase is back and stacked with soloists + group choreo that have been working for 10 weeks . We can’t wait to show you what they’ve cooked up. 🗓 Saturday, May 9th 📍 @rubaclub — 416 Green St, Philadelphia 🚪 Doors 7PM | 🎭 Show 8PM Featuring guest alums @lemonlys0_6 & @dahliastorrm ✨ If you’ve been meaning to come… this is your sign. If you’ve been before, you already know what’s about to go down. 🔗Link in bio!

You really had to be there. But since you weren’t… here’s a taste of BADDIES 💋 🎭 AMAZING performances by our alumni 🤪 Chaos & fun games with our instructors 🤩 and a packed audience at @frankybradleys that didn’t hold back either Make sure you stay tuned for more BADDIES show, because the demand is high and we’re just getting started 🔥

🦋The April class schedule dropped. The real question is… are you coming to the cottage? 🏠 APRIL CLASSES AT PHILADELPHIA BURLESQUE ACADEMY 🔹 Every Monday | 6:45–7:45 PM All Levels Burlesque with @gingerleighburlesque 🔹 Wed, April 1 | 8:15–9:45 PM Ooey Gooey with @beartrapburlesque (beginner-friendly flow & improv) 🔹 Wed, April 8 | 8:15–9:15 PM Modern Str*p Vibes with @margotstarlux (Intermediate Series – previously Level 2) 🔹 Sat, April 11 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM Fan Fatale with @jewelissa (fan veil + burlesque technique) 🔹 Sat, April 11 | 12:45–1:45 PM All Levels Burlesque with @jewelissa 😈 Sat, April 11 | BADDIES PBA Alumni Show at @frankybradleys . Doors at 7 show at 8! 🔹 Wed, April 15 | 8:15–9:45 PM Quintessential Classic Burlesque with @ashantidoll 🔹 Sun, April 12 | 11:30 AM–12:45 PM Twerk ‘n Sip with @queenzingaaa 🔹 Wed, April 22 | 8:15–9:15 PM Comedic Burlesque with @beartrapburlesque (Intermediate Series) he promised he’d do SpongeBob 🍍 ✨ Sparkle Market — April 26 | 12–5 PM Queer vendors, sparkle artisans and a chance to win free classes with our raffle! Stop on by :) 🔹 Sign up & check out everything at philadelphiaburlesqueacademy.com 📸: @chriskphotography

📸 New @chriskphotography images just dropped ! Looking back on the Winter 2026 student showcase we are living back in the amazing talent of our students and our community at the Philadelphia Burlesque Academy 🥰 Teachers and students - thank you SO much for the energy you put into your rehearsals, costumes, routines, makeup and more. It would truly be nothing without all your magic in the studio and on the stage. 📆 👀 May 9th it’s happening again. Mark your calendars .

Monday just got a whole lot better! 🍒 @cherrybombphilly is teaching All Levels this March 9th!! 6:45 - 7:45 🔥make sure to get a spot! NEW STUDENTS: Your first class with PBA is $10 with code NEWBIE ⭐️ Which just makes it even better to bring a friend 🥰🥰 🔗 Link in our bio to sign up!

WE’RE BACK BAYBEEE - APRIL 11TH🔥😎 ♥️ Join us for BADDIES and witness Burlesque Act Development grads from 2017 - 2026 turn up the volume. This show we have: 🌹 Special K 🌹 @mx.sedusa 🌹 @florapleaze 🌹 @rummyflynn 🌹 @draconas_widow 🌹 @gogo.lugosi 🌹 Juicy 🌹 @maxinelakween 🌹 @bruja.rita And hosted by Ginger Leigh and Cherry Bomb! 📍@frankybradleys Door 7pm, show 8. 🔗Check you know where for the link! 🌸 If you loved these burlesquers when they were just blossoming, just wait until you see just how far they have come! With anywhere from months to years under their shimmy belts, these BAD babes are going to slay!

‼️SPRING 2026 PBA REGISTRATION IS OPEN! ‼️ (Swipe for a surprise 😉) Registration is open for ALL performance series classes! ☝️Level 1 Burlesque Group Choreo with @cherrybombphilly starts March 16th! ✌️Level 2 Burlesque Group Choreo with @gingerleighburlesque starts March 17th! 🪭Bad Bunny Fan Veil Group Choreo with @jewelissa starts March 18th! (Yes we will be 🕺 DANCING SOME REGGETON) 🌸Classic Burlesque Group Choreo with @ashantidoll (NEW CLASS! WOOHOO!) starts March 17th! 🪩 Burlesque Act Development with Ginger Leigh, Cherry Bomb, and special guests starts March 19th! 📆 Student Showcase: May 9th @rubaclub ! 📺Watch party the following week. 👠 Burlesque Act Development (AKA BAD) - Sponsored Spot App due March 3rd - Super Early Bird Deal ends March 5th - Standard Early Bird ends March 12th (for BAD AND all Group Choreo classes) 🔗 Link in bio to register. It’s gonna be a fun one 😎 📸 Photos of Doris & Faira the Fairest by @chriskphotography

🚨 New Listing Alert!! 🚨 102-22 Church St 19106 $265,000 Welcome home! This bright one bedroom, one bath condo at Churchview Commons is perfectly located on a picturesque cobblestone street in Old City. Upon entering the foyer, you are greeted by a spacious open floor plan replete with soaring 10 foot ceilings, a wood burning fireplace and exposed brick which adds lots of character. The kitchen is finished with gray cabinets, stainless appliances and a fantastic breakfast bar with room for 4 stools. The generous bedroom with original architectural detail is flooded with light and features a large walk in closet. The spa like bathroom is appointed with a granite vanity and modern glass shower doors. The unit is also equipped with its own washer and dryer. The building boasts two roof decks with stunning views of Center City and the waterfront, perfect for entertaining. Fine dining, galleries, museums, night life, shopping and public transit are all just steps away!! @thesomersteam @kwempower

New in 2026: Intermediate Burlesque will now incorporate specific themes and/ or areas of focus! 🫦DROP-IN STYLE! Take individual classes or snag a package. 👉2nd and 4th Wednesdays 8:15-9:15pm ✨Jan. 14 - Slow Burn with @gingerleighburlesque 💎Jan. 28th - Rock n’ Roll with @margotstarlux ✨Feb. 11th - no class 💎Feb. 25th - Taking Up Space/ Big Movement with @beartrapburlesque ✨March 11th - Roaring 20s with @cherrybombphilly 💎March 25th - Musical Theater/ Broadway with @mariatopcatt ✨April 8th - Modern Strip Club Vibes (floor work) with Margot Starlux 💎April 22nd - Comedic Burlesque with Bear Trap ✨May 13th - 1970s Disco with Maria TopCatt 💎May 27th Floor Work with Ginger Leigh 🚀Each class will have a unique twist baked into the leveled up burlesque movement class you know and love (formerly called Level 2 Burlesque Movement). We will rotate through various technique and stylistic focuses, musical genres, decade themes, and beyond! 🚀Why? 🚀This offers opportunities to deepen your skill set and to soak in each instructor’s distinctive style. And it just might be… fun! ☝️Head to our class 🔗 in our bio to register. #intermediateburlesque #phillyburlesque #burlesqueclass #burlesquestudio #adultdanceclasses

Oh hello… Did you say you wanted a Philadelphia Burlesque Academy shirt? 😻Get your 🍑 to the Sparkle Market tomorrow and snag yours before they sell out! Dec. 14th 12-5pm 2101 E. Huntingdon, Unit 1, Phila #sparklemarket #phillyburlesque #merch

Its here! Registration is open for ALL performance series classes! 🐣Level 1 Burlesque Group Choreo with @gingerleighburlesque starts Jan. 6th 🎩Level 2 Burlesque Group Choreo with @beartrapburlesque starts Jan. 5th 🦋Silk Veil Group Choreo (NEW CLASS) with @jewelissa starts Jan. 7th 👠 Heels Group Choreo with @ctine16 starts Jan. 20th 💥Burlesque Act Development with Ginger Leigh, @cherrybombphilly , and special guests starts Jan. 8th ✨Student Showcase: Feb. 28th @rubaclub ! 🎬Watch party the following week. BAD ⏰Sponsored Spot App due Dec. 2nd ⏰Super Early Bird Deal ends Dec. 4th ⏰Standard Early Bird ends Dec. 18th (for BAD AND all Group Choreo classes) Whether you want to begin your journey as a performer or you just want to get a taste of showbiz life for the fun of it, we want to help you! Head to the usual spot for 🔗 📸 @sinnysamhain by @chriskphotography #phillyburlesque #burlesqueclasses #burlesquestudents #philadelphiaburlesqueacademy #heelsdance #silkveil