Burlesque dancers shed inhibitions and more — PHOTOS

Patty Jacobs, 80, participates in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sara Hoffman, right, leads a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Seventy-nine-year-old Betty Cleveland, from left, Judy England, 73, and Paulisca Buckholz, 84, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sara Hoffman, right, leads a burlesque dance class as Mary Fazzalaro, left, participates at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Dee Gordon, 81, participates in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Seventy-nine-year-old Betty Cleveland, left, and Judy England, 73, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sara Hoffman, in foreground, leads a burlesque dance at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Paulisca Buckholz, 84, participates in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Judy England, 73, participates in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sally Phillips, 74, participates in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Seventy-nine-year-old Betty Cleveland, from left, Judy England, 73, Paulisca Buckholz, 84, and Dee Gordon, 81, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Seventy-four-year-old Sally Phillips, left, and Nancy Nelson, 79, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Eighty-year-old Patty Jacobs, from left, Sally Phillips, 74, and Dee Gordon, 81, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

People look through events calendars before a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Seventy-three-year-old Tom Kaiser, left, and Betty Cleveland, 79, participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sara Hoffman, second from right, leads a burlesque dance class as, from left, Judy England, 73, Paulisca Buckholz, 84, andDee Gordon, 81 and Sally Phillips, 74, participate at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Stephanie Richard, right, puts a feather boa on Dee Gordon, 81, during a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sara Hoffman, left, leads a burlesque dance class as, from left, Patty Jacobs, 80, Sally Phillips, 74, and Dee Gordon, 81, participate at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Sara Hoffman leads a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

Eighty-four-year-old Paulisca Buckholz, left, and Judy England, 73, put on feather boas at the start of a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto

People participate in a burlesque dance class at Derfelt Senior Center in Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. It was the first time the class was being held. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto