text: I want to be like her when I grow up was my mantra that evening while in the Forty Deuce club We ended up here while club hopping through Mandalay and once again we got in quickly and for free Thanks again Mauriceyou the mannThis place was full but the vibe was fun with everyone grooving to a blues brothersesque band on stage playing some sassy music We got our drinks served by a cranky but efficient bartender and we made our way down to the stage just as a dancer came on I have never seen burlesque live only having seen it on tv with Dita von Teese but seeing it live is a whole different experience The woman who performed was a phenomenal dancer and I did not know people could bend the way she did I liked how she played with the crowd and it was fun to watch both for women and men The second dancer was also fabulous opening with her leg lifted and her foot resting on top of the doorway so she was in a standing splits Wow She danced to this phenomenal led zeppelin montage done on the sax and once again I was fascinated with her sultry dance moves mixed in with interesting gymnastic techniques What really got me is I did not know you could do all these complicated moves on a fringe curtainwow I want to be able to do all that when I grow up toothough I do not see that happening nAfter the second dance we left because it started to get crowded but it was good fun and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves Thanks Forty Deuce