Melanie Piantoni, also known as A'dora Derriere - the matriarch (or Grandmother as someone once announced her as) of the WA neo-burlesque scene. Melanie was at the forefront of the Burlesque revival in Perth in 2006.
With a background in costuming and swing dance, Melanie has enjoyed an exciting career on stages around the world performing as well as teaching Burlesque and vintage dance. She now primarily works as a producer of Burlesque events in Australia, even though she has been living in the UK since 2011.
Melanie is the Director of Perth based performance troupe and academy Sugar Blue Burlesque. She became the owner of the Miss Burlesque worldwide competition in 2017, after being in the producer role of the Miss Burlesque & Mr Boylesque WA competitions since 2012. She updated the competitions and relaunched it 2 years ago as Mx Burlesque Australia, a more inclusive event!
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