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Sacramento’s Sizzling Sirens heated up Shady Lady Saloon Sunday night.

For their one-year anniversary show, the six-person burlesque troupe took the stage for an hour and a half of flirtatious numbers and plenty of naughtiness.

Attendees, who were encouraged to dress in '20s-themed attire, were decked out in suspenders, fedoras, sequined flapper dresses, pearls and pin curl. The bar's authentic saloon decor was more than fitting for
a Cabaret show.

The celebration started at 9 p.m., and a sexy jazz performance by The Harley White Jr. Orchestra  set the sultry mood for the evening, further set by the Saloon's dim lighting. The spotlight went to the corner stage, where the sirens took turns tantalizing the audience.

As soon as the girls began writhing and wiggling their bodies to tunes of jazz and blues hits, the bar quickly filled to maximum capacity, with many of the male clientele positioning themselves feet away from the stage.

The dancers took turns putting on both solo and duet performances, using props like chairs and feather boas while they tantalized the audience.

Their scanty clothing became props as well, as the girls used their corsets, pearls, elbow-high gloves, garters and lingerie decorated with lace and bows as yet another way to tease the audience while they peeled away layers of clothing and accessories.

In between the ten sets, emcee duo The Freebadge Serenaders, a jazz duo, entertained the audience with wisecracks pertaining to the evening and revved the crowd up for the next striptease. Not much revving up was needed however, as the audience gladly whistled and hollered appreciatively with every unbuttoning of a corset and removal of a fishnet stocking.

The siren team for the evening was made up of Lorelai Love, Ava Aurore, Alex Digitalis, Shauni Fatale, Jay Siren (instructor of the group) and Lucinda Buttons.

Love serenaded the audience with velvety blues hits from previous decades like “W.O.M.A.N.” by Etta James and “Love me Like a Man” by Bonnie Rait.

A halftime show performance by the Serenaders included what they called “the least sexiest instruments alive: the banjo and the washboard.”

Raffle tickets, sold for $5, gave audience members the chance to win gift certificates to Shady Lady, Isabella Corsetry, Muse Salon and dance lessons at The Firehouse 5.

The cabaret-themed party continued until around 2 a.m. while guests listened to jazz, sipped on handmade cocktails from the bar and checked out the sexy Sirens while they mingled.

In the past year the Sirens have graced the stages of many Sacramento venues, including Press Club, Badlands, Parlare and The Park Ultra Lounge for the annual Hair Wars competition. Next up for the girls is the “We wash. You watch.” fundraiser car wash Aug. 8 at Suzie Burger. They will give an eyeful while they give scrub-downs to bikes, cars and mopeds.

The Sizzling Sirens host burlesque fusion dance classes at Midtown’s The Firehouse 5 every Sunday and also offer private and group lessons. For more information, visit The Sizzling Siren's website.

All images taken by Anthony Bento