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Wes Burlesque Interview

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Interview with WesBurlesque Participant: Tyler Clarke
Disclaimers
Me: Before we get started I just wanted to let you know that this is a paper for my class and will not be published anywhere. The information you share with me will stay between you and I and will only be visible to my professor. Also, everything you say in this interview will be erased after my research is conducted.
Tyler: Sounds great to me!
Intro:
Me: If you could just state where are you from? Brooklyn, New York
Me: What grade are you? I am a Junior
Me: What are you studying at Wesleyan? I am an American studies and government double
Me: Describe to me a typical school day for you? So my ideal day is to get up, go to the gym, come back, shower, get lunch with someone, and …show more content…

Me: Would you consider “WesBurlesque” a liberating experience?
Tyler: Yes
Me: How do you think clothing and nudity play a role in the liberating experience?
Tyler: Because being a dancer these past few years, I did not get much say in my outfits. Like you can definitely be like I don’t feel comfortable in this and the choreographers are completely receptive to that and will change it but coming into this and thinking you do not have any say and being forced in a way to wear it and then when you wear it you realize you’re fine and people love you in this outfit. Like it’s uncomfortable going into it but once you do it, you’re fine, you’re good and that’s the part I find liberating. You weren’t necessary comfortable the whole time, but by the end you feel good about it.
Me: Does your dance have a specific theme?
Tyler: Um hmm, well there is the guys piece that Max is choreographing that is kind of funny and silly. There are actually not that many guys in Wesburlesque which is interesting. This year we have musical theater. I don’t know, my dance doesn’t really have a theme.
Me: Are there all different body types represented on

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