Burlesque performer Cha Cha Velour considers herself an ambassador of all things pleasureful and debaucherous. Tightly clutching an all-tease, no-sleaze attitude as though it were a shiny, new designer handbag, the longtime Las Vegas resident said her goal is to herald the promise and splendor of artistic expression to the masses while gaining some notoriety as a performer.

It was the quest for that notoriety that led Velour to pursue rights to host the infamous Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, which began in New York in 2005 and is now known internationally.