Aquarius Moon is a multi-faceted dance performer and instructor available for weddings, parties, corporate events, restaurants, and festivals. Her performances are electric, high energy, and engaging! Client satisfaction, professionalism, with exquisite costuming are a guarantee! Choose from a large selection of costumes and props including fans, boas, and LED wings.
Specialties include burlesque, voguing, bellydancing, waacking, african, and modeling. She can freestyle to a wide range of today’s most popular dance styles including hip-hop, house, dance, top 40, and latin. If you need multiple dancers she is available to choreograph, coordinate, and deliver group variety acts as well.
20 reviews
Denise E.
February 3, 2024Aquarius Moon is a force to be reckon! Her performances are so captivating and capturing! You will want to take your eyes off of her!
Hired as: Burlesque Entertainment, Choreographer, Dancer
Mara W.
February 2, 2024I have had the pleasure of booking Aquarius several times and will continue to do so. She travels up to NYC from DC and is always on time, pleasant, a show stopper, and audience favorite. Highly recommend her. Oh and did I mention she’s stunning??? 😍
Hired as: Burlesque Entertainment
Kikelomo A.
January 31, 2024The best burlesque performer in the DMV! My friends and I recently saw Aquarius at a venue in DC and she blew us away. Everything from her costume, to music selection, to crowd interaction was a ten. She even took the time to come say hi after the show and take pictures with us. If you have yet to see this beautiful showgirl live it’s worth every penny!
Hired as: Cabaret Entertainment
Lorna J.
August 21, 2023Dancers were on time and were excellent!!!!
Hired as: Dancer
Angelica M.
August 7, 2023Saw Aquarius Moon for the first time at a private event in DC. Her act was incredible!! The costume, the choreography, the way she interacted with the crowd was amazing. She was also able to work with the small space very well. Would absolutely book her for an event!
Hired as: Burlesque Entertainment, Dancer
Price range: $500 – $5,000 per event
Aquarius Moon is a Somali-Nigerian American performance artist, producer, and cultural curator whose work moves fluidly between performance, production, and education. A leading figure in contemporary burlesque, she has captivated audiences on stages from Washington, D.C. to London, Sydney, New Orleans, and New York — and across stages throughout Europe and Australia — building a career defined by artistry, intention, and cultural impact.
Voted the 6th most influential burlesque performer in the world and named to 21st Century Burlesque's Top 50 To Watch, she holds the titles of 2025 Sin City Queen of Burlesque, 2025 Imperial Burlesque Monarch, and 2024 DMV Kiki Women's Performer of the Year. Her work has been honored in the Burlesque Hall of Fame's Movers, Shakers, and Innovators Showcase, and in 2026 she curated the landmark exhibition Every(Body) Wants to Be a Showgirl at Dupont Underground — in official partnership with the Burlesque Hall of Fame — featuring over 100 Black burlesque performers from around the world. Her legacy has been preserved in the Brown Skin Girls: Showgirls exhibit and documented in the film JIG SHOW: Harlem in Havana. She holds the "Golden Goddess of Burlesque" title, bestowed by mentor Egypt Blaque Knyle, and is recognized by the Kennedy Center as a performance artist, choreographer, and community advocate.
As founder of Metro Cabaret Club, she produces some of Washington, D.C.'s most celebrated live entertainment — including Cheeky Martini, the city's premiere live band burlesque show; Dance Place After Dark; and Burly Underground at Dupont Underground. Her resale line, Showgirl Saloon, extends that curatorial sensibility into fashion — offering pieces for women who treat style as self-expression. Her brand partnerships include THINX, True Botanicals, OSEA, and Visit Virginia Beach, reflecting a lifestyle reach that spans wellness, beauty, and culture.
Her viral hashtag #everybodywantstobeashowgirl sparked a global movement, uniting burlesque artists worldwide and becoming a rallying cry for a more diverse, inclusive showgirl culture. Through the OK Moves Collective — with a pop-up tour reaching London, Amsterdam, Denver, Philadelphia, and beyond — she has brought that same energy into the studio, teaching thousands of students at institutions including the Kennedy Center, Equinox, and 305 Fitness.
Before stepping into the spotlight, Aquarius Moon spent years as a full-time political advocate championing disability rights, early childhood education, and universal paid family leave — a foundation still visible in her featured wellness talk for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), her invited speaking engagement with Leadership for Educational Equity, and her ongoing volunteer work with Special Olympics Montgomery County.
Aquarius Moon holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland with a Minor in Early Childhood Special Education, and a Master's degree in Education Policy from American University.
As featured in: The Washington Post · NPR · MPR · WTOP · 21st Century Burlesque · DCist · WAMU · INTRA Magazine · Mob Journal · My New York Magazine · The Hechinger Report· JIG SHOW: Harlem in Havana · Vancouver Magazine · Untitled Magazine
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