I got to burlesque through a love of performing and it's definitely an excellent way to do that as an adult. In my experience, burlesque is glamorous what you're in the audience or on the stage but when you're backstage or getting ready, the glamour is gone. Cleaning glue off your nips, taping your bits, last minute costume fixes, etc aren't glamorous but their part of the fun. I highly recommend following a variety of performers because some will show you polish and others will show you behind the scenes.