Sinful Sunday

My fabulous go-go partner Betty Quirk and I will be shimmy shaking it this coming Sunday (May 11th) at Cherry Cola’s!  Come watch some quality burlesque this Mother’s Day and even bring your mom!

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Photo by Ruth Gillson from Peeler’s Playhouse.
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Bunny Angora & Chow Mein from the Harlettes with Dolly Monroe & Betty Quirk from PeepshowTO

Peepshow Clipshow!

I am so excited to be part of the Peepshow Clipshow this coming Saturday May 3rd at the Drake Underground in Toronto!  For those who don’t know, PeepshowTO is one of the best Nerdlesque troupes and regularly puts on sold-out shows with themes like Marvelesque, Tarantino Tease and Apocalust.  The Peepshow Clipshow is going to be a compilation of some of the best acts from past shows.  I will be performing as Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones. You won’t want to miss this event, seriously, I highly recommend getting tickets in advance because it’s very likely that this show will sell out!

Click the poster below to purchase tickets!

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Photos by If You Fall Photography

Burlesque Photos with Haley Friesen

A few months ago myself and a bunch of my burlesque pals (Betty Quirk, Sevvy Skellington, Meryle Trouble and Dante Him) had a burlesque themed photoshoot with Haley Frisen for her thesis project and here are some of the results!   Check out the rest of her amazing portfolio at www.haleyfriesenphotography.com 

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New York and Nerdlesque

Well, I had a whirlwind trip to NYC last week with some of my burlesque peeps for the Nerdlesque Festival!  I left on Wednesday morning and returned very early Saturday.  Even though I wasn’t in New York for long I managed to pack in a lot of adventures, take a look…

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Myself, Betty Quirk and Sevvy Skellington were representing PeepshowTO!
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The first thing we did in NY was find some pizza!
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Yum yum!
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I wandered off on my own to find Mood! I’m so excited to make some new outfits with the fabrics I got there. Stay tuned…
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I even got to meet Swatch!
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In the evening we went to Cafe Un Deux Trois and the food was to die for… or kill for….
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Then it was time for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Neil Patrick Harris!
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We may or may not have stalked NPH!
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While wandering around Time Square we found a familiar face in Time Out magazine! Our very own Zilly Lilly!
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By the way, the weather was so sunny and warm we didn’t even need jackets!
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On Thursday morning we met up with some of our fellow Toronto Nerdlesquers for brunch in Brooklyn! Zilly Lilly, Betty Quirk, Loretta Jean, Sevvy Skellington, Helen of Tronna and me!
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I had these delicious vegan, red velvet pancakes!
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Then we stopped by the store Evolution to look at skulls, taxidermy and other wonderfully weird items.
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I even picked up some Mermaid supplies…
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Friday was the day of the show, so we didn’t do a whole lot, but we did eat a whole lot of vegan doughnuts!
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And Leelando showed up!
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All decked out in his Rogue outfit…
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Backstage at the show with Betty Quirk, about to make our NY debut!
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Love that Rogue hair!
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Pikachu Sevvy and Gambit Betty!
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Leelando and Betty Quirk killed it with their Rogue and Gambit act!
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I had a blast doing my Batwoman act!

I am so proud to have performed at the Nerdlesque Festival! I never could have imagined that one day I would be doing burlesque for a screaming audience in New York City.  It’s definitely an experience I will never forget!

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Group shot of our gang!
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Myself as Batwoman and Zilly Lilly as her lady Maggie.

Pussy Whipped Wednesday

Last night was Pussy Whipped Wednesday at the Boxine Sex Club in Toronto.  The lovely Laura Desiree produced the second monthly Dances the Cramps Taught Us event with burlesque performers and go-go dancers shaking it to songs by the Cramps.  My design partner/bff, Betty Quirk and I did our go-go/cat fight routine.  We were surrounded by lots of talented dancers including Tanya Cheex, Fionna Flauntit, Esther DeVille, Lorretta Jean and Aviva Mirage!

Fringe Goddesses!
Poison Ivy (Sarah Bergman) did a little go-go dancing!
Lux even showed up!
The stripping DJ Aviva Mirage
She-Devil Esther De Ville
Getting ready to shimmy shake!
Tanya Cheex monkeying around!
Laura Desiree looking foxy in her red getup!
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Laura Desiree

Dances the Cramps Taught Us TONIGHT!!

Come see myself and Betty Quirk GO GO and STRIP STRIP tonight at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto!  There will be lots of lovely ladies taking it off to the Cramps tonight. Come check it out!
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Burlesque Photoshoot

Myself and three of my best gal pals (Betty Quirk, Meryle Trouble and Sevvy Skellington) had an amazing photo shoot on Sunday with up and coming photographer extraordinaire Haley Friesen as part of her thesis project. I can’t say much more except that the shoot was burlesque themed and we were asked to stick with a pale pink/blue colour pallet. We each put our own spin on the theme and we ended up with some really fun outfits. We were also joined by dancer/boylesque newbie Dante Him, who added some masculine energy (and buttocks) to our very girly shoot. I’m so excited to see the final photo results. For now, here are some behind the scenes teasers!

Dolly Monroe, Meryle Trouble, Betty Quirk, Sevvy Skellington
Meryle Trouble, Betty Quirk, Sevvy Skellington, Dolly Monroe
Betty Quirk and Meryle Trouble
Dolly Monroe and Sevvy Skellington
Dante Him and Dolly Monroe
Betty Quirk and Meryle Trouble with boy-toy Dante Him
Sevvy, Dante, Betty
The gorgeous Sevvy Skellington
Betty, Dante and Meryle being posed by Haley
Haley makes us look good!
Bow Chica Bow Wow…
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Ab Horrence’s Burlesque Birthday Bash!

My amazing Boylesque friend Ab Horrence was thrown a surprise birthday party/burlesque show this past weekend by his amazing girlfriend.  There were so many fun acts and myself and my design partner Betty Quirk debuted a new act we’ve been working on.  Decked out in fringe covered outfits we shimmied and shook to the theme song to the film Faster Pussycat Kill Kill followed by the Cramps song “All Women are Bad”.  The party was a huge success and I think Ab Horrence had an unforgettable birthday!

Dolly Monroe and Betty Quirk GIRL FIGHT!!
Photo by Lick My Lens Cap http://www.lickmylenscap.com
Ab Horrence being seduced by Belle Jumelle
Ab Horrence and Belle Jumelle
Ab Horrence and Willy Wonder
St Stella and Cerise Noir
Cerise Noir sacrificing St Stella!
Dolly Monroe and Betty Quirk
Dolly Monroe, Scarlett LaFlamme and Betty Quirk hanging out backstage
Esther De Ville twirling her tassels for the birthday boy!
Us with a very happy birthday boy!

Electroswing Valentines!

I’m a big fan of Valentine’s Day and this year I had a blast at the Electro Swing Club Party with some of my best friends!  It was a magical evening at Revival and of course we were all decked out in our finest retro attire.  A bunch of my friends participated in the costume contest, entering in the categories for Dashing Doll, Dapper Dude and Classy Couple, and they all won!  This magical evening would not have been complete without a titillating burlesque routine from the fabulous Charlie Quinn!

Myself and Meryle Trouble
Dapper Dudes
Alex Hurter, the dapperest of dudes!
Dashing Dames
The most dashing of dames Betty Quirk!
Classiest Couple? Leelando and Sevvy Skellington!
Leelando and Sevvy Skellington, super classy!
Charlie Quinn doing her best Marilyn!
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Charlie Quinn

Photos by David Tom