NATIONAL TREASURE: Sugar Lee

This week’s National Treasure is a double threat! Sugar Lee sings and dances into our hearts, known for being “not only sweet, but full of spice.” This Indiana-based performer is a classically trained singer and dancer who began the bump and grind in 2008 with Bustout Burlesque in New Orleans. “Dancing is the love of my life and my truest source of passion,” Sugar Lee tells Red Hots Burlesque. “…One of my greatest struggles in burlesque is to relax, break my own sense of conventionality, and let that passion show through. The other thing that sets me apart is my rogue-ish lifestyle – I have lived in and gotten to be part of the scene in many places across the country during my burlesque career!” Spending a couple years in New Orleans, the San Francisco Bay Area, and now in Bloomington/Indianapolis, Sugar Lee has a style and quality of performance touched by all of her travels. This lady lives a double life: “I get a high from knowing that I have a secret fabulous existence outside of my normal every day. The culture of my day job is one where people think it’s wild to go have a drink on a weeknight! I have seen and experienced things through burlesque that would blow these people’s minds.” We have been honored to host Sugar Lee as a featured performer with Red Hots Burlesque during her years in the Bay Area.

WHAT TO DO IN INDIANA: “Come to Indiana for craft beer. When the land is flat and half of the year is icy and cold, there is a lot of time to hone in on the brew skills.”