The Schlep Sisters (Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda)
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The SCHLEP SISTERS are burlesque performers of the Jewish persuasion! Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda are long lost sisters that found each other while tracing the roots of Yiddish Theater and Vaudeville. Inspired by the Barry Sisters and Rock n' Roll these ladies can cut a rug! They've been livin' it up on stage together since 2003 and recently competed in the 2009 Miss Exotic World Burlesque Hall of Fame competition for “Best Group!" Follow the sassy Schlep Sisters for more fun at www.schlepsisters.com.
DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA is a Burlesque Performer/Performance Artist. A Year in Rainbow was Darlinda’s “living art” project; from 2007-2008, Darlinda explored a six-colored Rainbow, produced shows and blogged daily about the experience at www.yearinrainbow.com. Darlinda is on the faculty at the NY School of Burlesque. She is the recipient of the 2009 Golden Pastie Award for Most Innovative and Creative! The Village Voice calls Darlinda a "Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza."
www.darlindajustdarlinda.com
MINNIE TONKA is a NYC-based burlesque performer and producer who originally hails from the Midwestern Land of 10,000 Lakes. She is an educated Yid with an M.A. in Jewish Education. Combining her Jewish pride and love of burlesque, in 2004 Minnie Tonka co-founded and continues to produce Kosher ChiXXX all-female Jewish Burlesque Revue. Since 2003, Minnie Tonka has been dazzling audiences at well-known stages in New York and across North America bringing Jewish culture and humor to strip tease. To see more of Minnie Tonka, visit www.myspace.com/minnie_tonka.
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DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA is a Burlesque Performer/Performance Artist. A Year in Rainbow was Darlinda’s “living art” project; from 2007-2008, Darlinda explored a six-colored Rainbow, produced shows and blogged daily about the experience at www.yearinrainbow.com. Darlinda is on the faculty at the NY School of Burlesque. She is the recipient of the 2009 Golden Pastie Award for Most Innovative and Creative! The Village Voice calls Darlinda a "Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza."
www.darlindajustdarlinda.com
MINNIE TONKA is a NYC-based burlesque performer and producer who originally hails from the Midwestern Land of 10,000 Lakes. She is an educated Yid with an M.A. in Jewish Education. Combining her Jewish pride and love of burlesque, in 2004 Minnie Tonka co-founded and continues to produce Kosher ChiXXX all-female Jewish Burlesque Revue. Since 2003, Minnie Tonka has been dazzling audiences at well-known stages in New York and across North America bringing Jewish culture and humor to strip tease. To see more of Minnie Tonka, visit www.myspace.com/minnie_tonka.