My Burlesque students often tell me that learning how to give good face while performing (face expression, eye contact, flirting etc) is one of the hardest parts of the workshop – why?… because they feel silly when they do it. I tell them YESSSSSsssss and that is what’s so great about it. In order to…

Wow! I just got a message from a former Burlesque Graduate of mine that had to move back to her small town in America which is known to have strong religious and conservative values. She told me that she is about to reveal herself and give a talk at her co-working space (she works in…

At high school the boys used to laugh at me and say I should have been a player on the All Black rugby team because I was so huge. As I walked passed they would make sounds of the earth cracking under my feet like a giant. Back then I viewed my strength as a…

I haven’t written anything in a while and I feel like it’s time to get back on that keyboard and tap out some of the stuff that has been rattling around in my head. So here we goooo… During one of my Burlesque workshops recently there was a section where I ask my students to…