Happy Boxing Day! I hope your Christmas was as awesome as possible. I know life is very different in a pandemic year.
For many years, I headlined the Nearly Naked Nutcracker in Dallas. Mr. Snapper and I performed the Pas De Deux most years, and I alternated between doing Snow Queen and 2020-12-26 15:37:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Shot on my iPad under dim light with no makeup. :) What would you like to see in 2021?
2020-12-15 01:46:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the delay! I thought it was uploaded but it wasn't! Oof!
2020-12-08 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy December!
Time seems to operate differently in a pandemic world. It’s been strange.
I may perform my Crustacean Manifestation for a virtual show early next year. It won’t be a live show, but it should be a good show if it happens. I’ll keep you posted.
It looks like ...
2020-12-07 01:05:03 +0000 UTC View Post
At long last, the bra is finished. Well, kind of. I have to replace the hooks on the straps because they keep sliding out of place. It doesn't really hold things in place as well as I expected, but that's fine.
I've been slowly losing some weight to the point that my COVID panel skirt belt ...
2020-11-27 13:48:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
This seems like the perfect time to share this ridiculousness again. Fun alternative to a yule log, especially if you're spending the holiday at home.
I hope you're safe and happy. I apprecia...
2020-11-27 00:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm cleaning out my costume closet... slowly. It's very healthy and freeing to get rid of things, especially when they haven't really been touched in years. :)
2020-11-21 23:59:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by James Cano from Texas Burlesque Festival in 2017.
I keep talking about the curious times in which we live. My favorite local venue has been shut down for the better part of six months. My last performance there was February 29th. I've done one online show plus recorded content for ...
2020-11-15 22:52:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I tell you a little bit about this act in the beginning of the video. I haven't put it in front of a live audience in over a year, maybe two years. I love the costume, I love the song, I love the choreography. (I did f...
2020-11-08 23:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post
One more post to finish out the month! Celebrate those freedoms but be considerate. :)
2020-10-31 16:07:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This shoot day was bananas. I had to get a multi-hour booking because of the pandemic. Hair and makeup artist was late. It was raining. The side door of the studio wasn't working so we had to haul everything to a different door in the drizzle. I didn't want to get charged extra for leaving late. ...
2020-10-31 15:40:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The shoot day was short yet long, so I'm a little tired here. More importantly, I had a bubble bar left in my bathroom to add fun to my yammering!
2020-10-27 01:12:47 +0000 UTC View Post
This month has been crazy, all leading up to a day of shooting. I'll explain why in another post.
I created this Redpool act in 2016 and performed it once at Peepshow Menagerie the night before I flew to Dallas t...
2020-10-25 21:45:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by La Photographie, fans by Evie Lovelle.
I've been mostly naked in front of audiences since December 2007. We're closing in on 13 years of stripping entertainment. That's quite a haul. (Don't worry, I'm not done yet.)
The pandemic has given me plenty of time to reflect on my ch...
2020-10-09 21:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I have some thoughts, and I'd like for you to consider them. I'm sharing with all of my patrons and beyond because this stuff is important. I'm all about freedoms.
2020-09-30 00:10:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes you get short videos, sometimes you get long videos. This is a long one for you. We're finally testing out some shadow puppets and stripping. We've had the projector for some years, but we didn't have the time or space to experiment. Enjoy.
2020-09-29 02:43:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Creation and sustaining creative energy are challenging during the pandemic. I have some thoughts (and a hella pink bath bomb).
2020-09-27 22:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This is my pandemic costume project to become even more skilled at making my own costumes. It was supposed to be really simple, but I enjoy making things extra (as the kids say). I'm beading and rhinestoning, of course.
I hope to finish the bra construction this week when the elastic arrive...
2020-09-21 00:11:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought I did this before the haircut, but it was after. :) I really like the idea of a feathery dinosaur. Part of it is the Godzillas that have been done really well, and part of it is my own love of frou-frou dinos.
2020-09-16 23:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I had this one in the hopper and forgot about it! I have a couple others I shot right before my haircut. I'll get those up soon. (I'm trying to make space for an update on my computer!)
2020-09-13 22:27:37 +0000 UTC View Post
While there are no large shows happening in my neck of the woods right now, I did find this gem on my computer. This is the award-winning act, so it may just give you a much-needed smile.
2020-09-13 22:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Mr. Snapper, makeup and hair by Vivienne Vermuth, fixings thanks to an anonymous firefighter.
How is it already September??? It's still hot as hell in Dallas, at least to me. I get sweaty when it's 75 degrees. (Maybe I'm burning off that lockdown weight.)
I'm making lovely pr...
2020-09-07 17:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
With my knee healing, I can't really take dance classes or do much moving around. I thought this might be a fun opportunity to show you how I costume for an improv show. It's a little long but the sound is fantastic. 2020-08-30 22:22:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I got a haircut! It's not a COVID cut, even though I got it cut during the pandemic. I had it done three or four weeks ago. No one on social media has seen it yet. In fact, the only ones that have seen it have been Mr. Snapper, our neighbors, my co-workers, and you.
2020-08-29 18:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post
My knee injury requires a lot of rest, ice, compression and elevation since it's an overuse injury of sorts. This means I have to find stimulation where I can since I'm off from my regular workout program and dance classes.
The three tabs from my browser tell the story.
First, I'm rea...
2020-08-25 00:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post
At the top of America's lockdown, I ordered some chiffon online to try a new way of making panel skirts. I may have mentioned in videos that the fabric (mint green) I received didn't quite match up with the color I ordered (aqua). I knew I was gambling by ordering fabric from an untested seller o...
2020-08-17 03:12:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Makeup and hair by LaDonna Stein, photo by Jill Rasco Photography.
I love these fans. I really love them. I assembled them myself last year with boas I paid for the previous year. I dyed the boas on the top. (I also made the costume.)
I can't practice with these fans ...
2020-08-08 15:36:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow. I've recorded 84 of these things. I've been booted off of YouTube and DailyMotion during that time, and I've been through a few computers. Crazy.
2020-08-01 15:28:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Funny story. I thought this had already posted. I awoke at 3am in a panic that it hadn't. Seems I was right.
I shot this video the same day as my full reveal, having pulled off my pasties a few hours before hoppi...
2020-08-01 14:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post
While I work on new costumes and ponder new acts, I have to keep my mind sharp and body active. I've been taking go-go dancing classes online from Miss Magnolia of Atomic Ballroom in Irvine. (I'm also taking ballet from my former teacher in Los Angeles.)
Obviously, 2020-07-26 18:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post