Backstage with Atlantic City's hottest new burlesque dancers

Royal Jelly dancer Alejandra smiles in the mirror backstage.

Starting next Sunday, the Revel nightclub with Atlantic City's narrowest nipple-to-tassel ratio launches Ivan Kane's Search for America's Next Burlesque Star, a Summer-long amateur striptease-off in which aspiring Jesse Spanos can give their best Dita Von Tease and win a six-month contract to dance for you at Royal Jelly.Whoever wins, she'll be stitching fishnets, stretching out, and likely mispronouncing "Ver-sayce" with these six beauties we snapped dolling up backstage: the latest troupe of music video starlets, Broadway chorus girls, and Sofia Vergara look-alikes to go go-go.

Amber backstage at Royal Jelly with her dog.

The captain of the Royal Jelly dancers, Amber's an ex-Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and choreographer whose first love is animals not on the defensive line, like her striptease persona Jessica Rabbit and her pet pug.

Miss Alyssa Marquez backstage at Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly at Revel in Atlantic City

Alyssa's a bangin' Bettie Page impersonator with a sinister smile and nails that spell out a certain message if you try to walk all over her like that Magic Carpet she played in Disneyland's Aladdin musical.

Royal Jelly dancer Alejandra smiles in the mirror backstage at Revel in Atlantic City

Alejandra's a commercial dancer sporting a smile that's probably sold you everything from a six-pack of Modelo to a Toyota, but thankfully not at the same time.

Lindsay Dunn backstage at Royal Jelly at Revel in Atlantic City

Lindsay's underwear's perpetually stuffed with wads of cash, which she may or may not have learned to do as a teenager performing with Craig Bierko in The Music Man.

Danielle puts on makeup backstage at Royal Jelly at Revel in Atlantic City

No one's better at bending over backward than Danielle, who perfected the skill while spending her days in LA dancing in Latin music videos and taking your order at TGI Fridays. She continues to have considerable flair.

Jen backstage at Royal Jelly at Revel in Atlantic City

Jen's a longtime dancer at Ivan Kane's Vegas and LA clubs, and she was never late once (!)... 'til the night of our photo shoot... so if Jesse Spano does end up becoming the club's next biggest burlesquer, maybe she'll learn what being saved by the bell's all about.