The World Famous Pontani Sisters

Recently named the #1 Burlesque attraction in the USA by AOL.com!

The World Famous Pontani Sisters are a trio of choreographed cuties circling the globe on a quest to bring glamour back to entertainment! These siblings jump started their performance career early, performing for family and friends by dancing on picnic tables! With a Frank Sinatra 8-track as accompaniment, and spaghetti as their pay, the Sisters developed a love for performance! Now, years later, they tour the world as one of the pioneering forces of the new Burlesque, spreading their glamour gospel and bringing classic Burlesque sass back to the best venues on earth!

Their innovative performance repertoire boasts over 40 routines! Whether twirling gold lassos in their rhinestone cowgirl costumes, slithering on black cafe chairs in sparkling sequin Italian Princess threads or shimmying and shaking in fringe, everything the Sisters do is dipped in glamour. Their costumes and precision choreography, which is worthy of the heroic Busby Berkely.

The Sisters have garnered rave reviews in countless leading national and international publications. Their high-kicks, syncopated taps and sizzling shimmies have dazzled discerning audiences everywhere, from their beloved Coney Island to the glittering lights of Hollywood! Their stage show has been featured on television programs around the country, including repeat appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

“The grand dames of the burlesque movement.” The Boston Phoenix

Show Business Weekly named the Pontani Sisters the “Best NY Based Dance Company” for their “precision choreography, outrageous costumes, sensational shows and serious approach to serious entertainment.”

Showy and 5 Foot 2, a documentary film that chronicles their unique career and showbiz success, premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

“Cornerstones of the burlesque revolution, a must see!” The Chicago Sun.

RECENT PERFORMANCES

Television Appearances Four appearances on The Conan O’Brien Show, NBC The Caroline Rhea Show, ABC FOX’s Good Day New York Multiple appearances on the WB11 Morning Show! Naked New York with Bob Berkowitz, Metro Channel November guest hosts on NY1’s “Time To Win with George Whipple” The Pontani Sisters’ DVD “Go Go Robics” on Fox 5, The Pulse The Discovery Channel, Coney Island Feature The PO Show, Oxygen Lifetime Live, The Lifetime Channel Burlesque dance instructors on Elimidate The Pontani Sisters have been featured performers at private functions for the following esteemed clients: Tony & Tina Cosmetics, Jane Magazine, The Gautier Agency, Hallmark, Carmen Marc Valvo, SHOW NightClub, GetRealArt, HERE Art, The Kootsie Ball, Crunch Gyms, The Village Voice, Price, Waterhouse, Coopers, WFMU 91.1FM, Q104.3FM, Arista Records, Katharina Bosse, Target, drugstore.com, Lippi Taylor, Stone Vodka and more to come….	Books in Print Surface Tension – Katherina Bosse – Filigranes Editions New Burlesque – Katherina Bosse – Filigranes Editions Striptease – Jessica Glasscock – Abrahms Publishing Behind Bars – Ty Wenzel – Thomas Dunne Books Sisters Are Special – Lucy Mead – Gramercy Publishing Burlesque and the New Bump & Grind – Michelle Baldwin – Corvis Sexy New York City – On Your Own Publications National Tour Stops Barrymores, Ottowa Cafe Campus, Montreal Emo’s, Austin, TX Antone’s, Austin, TX Beerland, Austin, TX One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA The Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN The Conduit, Trenton, NJ The Call, Providence, RI The Knitting Factory, NYC The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario Luther’s Blues, Madison, WI The Abbey, Chicago, IL Oneida Bingo & Casino, Green Bay, WI July Jam, Madison, WI Luther’s Blues, Madison, WI The Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland The Southgate House, Covington, KY The Commodore, Vancouver, BC Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI Riverfest, Osh Kosh, Wisconsin First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Cat’s Cradle, NC The State Theater, Falls Church, VA Little Brothers, Columbus, OH Flethcers, Baltimore, MD Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA Silk, Philadelphia,PA Rosebud, Pittsburgh, PA SouthPaw, Brooklyn, NY The Mercury Lounge, NYC Paradise, Boston, MA House of Blues, Boston, MA The Middle East, Boston, MA Lillie’s, Boston, MA The Met Cafe, Providence, RI Jake’s, Providence, RI Alley Katz, Richmond, VA The Echo Lounge, Atlanta, GA The Shim Sham Club, NOLA The Rock n’ Bowl, NOLA The Howling Wolf, NOLA Fitzgerald’s, Chicago, IL Little Brothers, Chicago, IL Iota Club, Arlington, VA North Star, Philadelphia, PA The Village Idiot, Detroit, MI The Magik Stick, Detroit, MI The Slow Bar, Nashville, TN The High Dive, Champaigne, IL	Print & Websites The Sisters have been featured and photographed in the following magazines and websites! Pictured in TIME Magazine, Sept 8, 2003 Flaunt Magazine Vl 42 The Village Voice Dance Magazine Newsweek The Providence Pheonix Amplifier Richmond.com MTV.Com The Herald Courant The Detroit Metro Times Glamour ABC.Com The Village Voice, Best of NY The Philadelphia City Paper Gotham Magazine Champaigne’s CityView Chicago Sun Times The Boston Pheonix Rochester City News Time Out New York HX Magazine The New Yorker Show Business Weekly The Times Union The Washington Post Spit Magazine Memphis Flyer Allure The Las Vegas Mercury Backstage Magazine Degenerate Press BUST VENUS The New York Times Spanish GQ Atomic SHOUT L’Uomo Vogue Deutch Vogue All articles can be read in full on our press section.