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
Center Stage: A Musical Cabaret
Thursday, June 4, 8pm
Gay 90s, 408 Hennepin Ave
Cleo and special guest Dirty Chai will be performing a duet in this TC Cabaret Troupe production celebrating musicals of all kinds. Prepare for a burlesque-and-draglesque duo that will rock your world—and just might broaden your worldview.
Fusion & Flow Video Fundraiser
Give $5 or more to MIRAC between 5/3 and 6/3 to receive the Fusion & Flow video. Twisted Rose Productions canceled the live show scheduled for January due to security concerns as ICE occupied Minneapolis. Many of the scheduled performers, including Cleo Torres, recorded their acts to create this virtual show.
Make your contribution, screenshot the receipt, and send the proof to twistedroseproductions.mn@gmail.com or DM their Instagram account.
Up High: On Stilts!
Saturday, June 13, noon-2pm: St. Paul Pride Parade
Celebrate Pride in St Paul with a family-friendly, dog-friendly parade from Urban Growler to Dual Citizen. Details here.
Sunday, Aug 30, noon: Stiftungsfest Parade in Norwood Young America
Entertainment for all ages with continuous music all weekend long, Aug 27-30. Details here.
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 A Boot-Scootin’ Booty-Poppin’ Cuntry Ho-Down as part of the 2026 MN Fringe Festival.
Happy Valley Regional is planning a school dance, but the course of pure joy never did run smooth. From playlist to dress code, decor to proper decorum, the event’s producers find endless ways to disagree. Will Happy Valley live up to its name, or will the planned celebration go down in flames? The only way to find out is to giddy up to the get-down! Along the way, you’ll make new friends, hear new songs, and learn new social and line dances.
Teaching Oula and Zumba with MPS Community Ed
Returning Wednesdays in Fall 2026!
Lake Harriet Upper School
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.
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.
