Lola van Ella is an award winning burlesque singer, dancer, producer, instructor and emcee. She is the CEO of Van Ella Productions, through which she and her team produce many lauded events, including the international Show-Me Burlesque Festival, The Shimmy Showdown, and Spectaculaire. For nearly eight years, Lola owned and operated Van Ella Studios, "The Home of Burlesque and Variety Education and Entertainment in St. Louis" on beautiful Cherokee Street, where hundreds of students and performers learned, worked and created.
