Toulouse: Florence Boué, secretary in nursing home by day, chic stripper by night
Until March 5, the 9th edition of the Burlesque Festival takes place at Kalinka, a Toulouse cabaret. The opportunity to discover Florence Boué and her unusual journey.
Florence Boué is 50 years old. Since 2010, she has been a professional burlesque stripper. On March 4 and 5, she will be on the Kalinka stage as part of the 9th edition of the Burlesque Festival. “Burlesque stripping is the art of undressing in a chic, fun and humorous way. A joyous mixture of dance, theatre, circus and music, details Florence from the outset to avoid any confusion. I started this discipline by chance. I was on a casting call to complete a pin-up troupe and I was asked if I was interested in doing a
stripping show. Fifteen days later, I was on stage for a burlesque show in Toulouse”.
If this discipline is sometimes subject to ambiguity, it nevertheless allows you to affirm your self-confidence, to accept your body and to develop your femininity. “Many come from dance and use their gift to enhance their number. For my part, I am self-taught with a training in commercial marketing and a BTS in sales. Very far from this activity”.
One day, Florence wanted to make her childhood dream come true and make her daily life a glamorous world: “I love styling, photography. In this profession, we do a lot of things, like our costumes. We invent our character, we mix the musical pieces chosen for the show. We invent a whole new artistic palette, which forces us to question ourselves and take risks”.
If the two stars of the stripping world famous, remain Dita Von Teese and Dirty Martini, many women have a real talent and shape a range of performances on their show.
For years, Florence made a very good living from her profession. “My knowledge of the trade allowed me to easily sell my services. But the covid arrived and everything stopped”. Since the takeover, Florence has had to find a food activity “I work as a medical secretary in an Ehpad in Toulouse and I am very happy about it. I resumed my shows in the evening and on weekends. The days are long ! “.
Born in the 1930s in Paris, stripping has long been confidential. “After the war, he conquered the United States and became burlesque striptease in France, around wacky and committed numbers”, delivered Florence, happy to return to the stage at Kalinka, the only place in Toulouse to offer this naughty discipline. and playful.