Introducing the wild and wickedly witty Cleo Torres!
Cleo Torres is a performing artist who brings mastery of pole, burlesque, drag, stilt walking, and dance to the stages and festivals of the Midwest.
Where to Find Cleo Torres
MN Fringe 2026
Friday, Aug 7, 7pm*
Saturday, Aug 8, 8:30pm
Monday, Aug 10, 10pm*
Friday Aug 14, 5:30pm
Saturday, Aug 15, 2:30pm
In partnership with Howdy Partner Dance, Cleo will present Happy Valley Regional’s Boot-Scootin’ Booty-Poppin’ Cuntry Ho-Down as part of the 2026 MN Fringe Festival.
Dust off your thinking caps, shine your dancing shoes, and git thee up to the get-down!
Happy Valley Regional is planning a school dance, and the committee has agreed on everything ... except the playlist. Cleo wants to cumbia all night, Buck wants us all to two-step instead, Mick is devoted to hip-hop, Sandi just wants to salsa, and Chai insists that soca is the life of the party. Will they really be able to agree on music that everyone can dance to?
Come to Happy Valley Regional's Boot-Scootin' Booty-Poppin' Cuntry Ho-Down to find out! Expect dance, comedy, and most of all--audience participation.
All shows at the Nolte X in the Rarig Center
* BFF Bring a Friend to Fringe 2 for 1 shows
Tickets at
Up High: On Stilts!
Saturday, Aug 1, 11am-2pm: Washington County Fair
Delivering towering joy and whimsy in Stillwater, MN.
Saturday, Aug 1, 3:30-4:30: Greenway Pollapalooza Pollinator Festival
On Minneapolis’ Midtown Greenway between 10th and 11th.
Sunday, Aug 30, noon: Stiftungsfest Parade in Norwood Young America
Entertainment for all ages with continuous music all weekend long, Aug 27-30.
Teaching Oula and Zumba with MPS Community Ed
Returning to Lake Harriet Upper School Wednesday evenings starting 10/7
Oula Dance merges high-intensity cardio with engaging and inclusive choreography, mindfulness practices, and a culture of community — all to an energetic soundtrack. Every Oula Dance class empowers participants to challenge their bodies & minds and process their emotions through music, movement, and, most importantly, a community connection.
Zumba, the dance fitness style created by Colombian aerobics instructor Beto Pérez, brings cardio and conditioning to the dance floor with moves from Latin dances and hip-hop, and primarily Spanish-language soundtrack.
Watch this space for the link to enroll in an 8-week session (or two!).
TC Cabaret
TC Cabaret is a monthly cabaret show featuring a rotating cast of talented burlesque, pole, and drag performers, dancers, and singers, hailing from the Twin Cities and beyond! We endeavor to have a space where performers and audience members feel safe and welcomed in celebrating all types of diversity. We believe all bodies are sexy and all bodies are worthy of shining on the stage.
Cleo Torres is a member of the TC Cabaret Troupe and often graces the TC Cabaret stage as cast or crew, so click below for details!
First Thursdays at 8pm at the Gay 90s.
House Manager at the Cedar Cultural Center
Catch Cleo at Minneapolis’ premiere venue for world music, slinging concessions, taking tickets, and managing the volunteers who make your experience here so special.
Cleo Torres has been a dancer since she could first stand, from ballet classes her mother hoped would tire her out (spoiler: they didn’t) to cumbias and norteño polkas at family gatherings and two-step and waltzes at her hometown’s bar with her parents.
