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Dita Von Teese insists that the French appreciate burlesque as an art form instead of a racy routine and is looking forward to starting her two week residence at Paris’ most famous nude revue.

Through Valentine’s Day Dita, whose famous routines include using larger-than-life martini glasses and carousel horses, will strut her stuff at the Crazy Horse venue and she says she can’t wait to return to the city of love, because her fellow Americans have forgotten that her performances are entertainment and not just strip-shows.

She says:

“I’m just trying to bring back the original art form. Unfortunately it seems that now in America they’ve lost all sense of what burlesque really is. It’s just something very racy for them. It’s not like in France where they still remember names like Mistinguett and Josephine Baker. In America they’ve completely forgotten this and have a hard time coming to terms with the idea that striptease could’ve been a form of classic entertainment. I like coming here to be appreciated.”