The New York Burlesque Festival

Amelia Wood

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Outback beauty Amelia Wood's performance is a seductive thrill ride that takes the crowd on a journey through dance, striptease and "the very sexy circus skill of foot juggling." Influenced in part by the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Red Shoes," the National Institute of Circus graduate (also skilled in the flying trapeze) calls herself "the world's only foot juggler that can do it in 6-inch heels while stripping."

Website: http://www.myspace.com/amelia8wood

Burlesque Festival appearance: Saturday, Sept. 20's "Saturday Spectacular" at Le Poisson Rouge

Next NYC performance (after Fest): None scheduled