About...

Dee
Lightfull

A celebration of beauty and boldness, confident and captivating, Dee Lightfull is an artist you can dee-pend on to truly dee-light! This dynamic performer from Freeville, New York, has spent the last five years lighting up stages across nine states and two countries, bringing her vibrant blend of neo and comedic burlesque to audiences leaving them both twitterpated AND glitter-pated! With a magnetic stage presence and a talent for infusing full-figured fantasy into every act, Dee is guaranteed to bring the house down with her one-of-a-kind charm.

​As the driving force behind Burlesque Buffet, Dee isn’t just a performer; she’s also a passionate producer, dedicated to creating a platform where new and experienced artists alike can showcase their most dee-licious selves. In 2024, she was thrilled to share her expertise as a virtual instructor at BurlyCon, one of the premier burlesque education festivals in the world.

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Years active: 5

Countries: U.S., Canada

States: NY, OH, ME, NE, MA, NC, CT, VT, VA

Styles: Neo, Comedy, Nerdlesque, Holiday, Cheesecake​

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Training:

Honey Bee Rose

• Goddexx

Aquarius Moon

• Virgin Vogue

Vermont Burlesque Festival, 2025

• Classic Showgirl w/ Kitty KinEvil, 

• Intro to Assel Twirling w/ Tito Bonito

• Musicality w/ Jessabelle Thunder

Michelle L’Amour

• Top Tease Weekender, 2024

• Boas, 2024

• Stripper Summer Camp, 2024

NY School of Burlesque – Jo Weldon

• Bubble Dance, 2024

• Elemental Burlesque, 2024

• Essential Burlesque Chair, 2023

Bella Sin

• Mentor, 2025

• It’s Not Just a Costume, 2025

• But, I Wanna Be A Headliner, 2024 & 2025

• Burlesque Act Development, 2025

• Decolonize Neo Burlesque History, 2025

• Decolonize Burlesque, 2024 

• Latin Burlesque Pioneers, 2024

• Queer Burlesque History, 2024

Raleigh Burlesque

• Sexy Multitaskgin: Sing n Strip Workshop w/ Patsy Climax, 2024

• Finding Your Footing w/ Cherry Von Bomb, 2024

• Feeling Myself w/ Dress TaKill, 2024

Sizzlin’ Liz

• Bringing the Heat series, 2024

• Boas, 2024

• Glove Peels, 2024

Whiskey Tango Sideshow

• Whiskey’s Frisky Cherries, Silk Fan, 2024

• Bourbon Babes, 2020

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Bees Knees Burlesque Academy, 2019-2023

Member Burlesque Hall of Fame