Body Positive Burlesque

Here comes a little story that warms my heart every time I think back on it… During the summer I was invited to do a workshop at the Pangea Festival.  They wanted me to not only teach Burlesque but also have a self-love and confidence building element to it as well – great just my…

MY LIFE IS A ENDLESS CONSTRUCTION SITE: Messy, loud, chaotic, and creative. Every new segment that is added to the structure brings a multitude of challenges and a constant re-evaluation of the original blueprint. The goal in the end is not to have a flawless finished product. The goal is to expand, dismantle and rework…

Some like to label me as “a crazy woman” because I choose to live my life this way. Well if that’s what you wanna to call it, bring on the crazy I say, and wear it with pride! Sending my love to all of those “crazy wom*n” out there – keep going . I WON’T:…

Being Brave: is making yourself vulnerable by stepping out of what you have been told is the “norm” in order to expose your own truth. You know the closer you get to those terrifying feelings, the closer your getting to your own truth. So take your fears look them in the eyes, grab them by…

For a showgirl this is perhaps the scariest kind of strip one can do – the no make-up, no filter, close up reveal !!😱 Last night I came home from teaching another amazing Burlesque workshop this time at The Soho House. My job there was to empower women through Burlesque and create a space where…

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…