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Happy 2014 Sexy Bitches!
I’ve
returned to this blog after a shamefully long absence (my alter ego
started writing too - I’m too many people sometimes!) and there have
been colourful times since my last post.
Last
year The Rebel Rebels said goodbye with a glorious final show with all
the eclecticism and fun that fans loved about the troupe of five very
different women with diverse tastes - it always worked out magically and
that was the beauty of it. We stuck two glittery fingers up at cynical
marketing while having a jolly good time doing so. The start of February
this year saw Little Miss Naughty and I put on Birthday Blitz
to celebrate our wintry birthdays along with Lolly Pops’. It was a
packed one-off show and we felt so blessed to see our friends, family
and Rebel Rebel fans come out in full force. As well as Rebel show
favourites and the too-bloody-handsome Lucky van den Boon returning as
host, we were honoured to welcome to the stage Manchester’s finest The
Sassy Tassels and a couple of my mad bad Barelesque sisters - Miss
Morphic debuting her fierce Big Bad Wolf number and Miss Cy as the
sexiest murderess you ever did see.
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Of
course, there was one act I just had to do for Birthday Blitz - Dirty
Diana. In a nutshell, Dirty Diana is an X-rated 1980s take on the Audrey
Hepburn classic Roman Holiday with a little inspiration from claims in
Cleo Rocos’ book about an alleged night out with England’s favourite
rose. Dirty Diana got her first outing at Barelesque V - Through the
Ages back in September and she’s enormous fun to play from sleazy
choreography to Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Relax to imitating those legendary coy yet sometimes mischievous facial expressions.
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For me my latest creation is the perfect balance of dance and acting,
the latter I’m finding to be the biggest passion. Last summer, I
attended improv workshops largely out of curiosity. The first evening
was terrifying - going straight into a role and interacting with other
characters with absolutely no preparation! Argh! But I quickly caught
the improv bug and thrived on every new challenge thrown at me. Improv
also reminded me of why I enjoyed drama at school and youth groups -
there’s a thrill of getting into the mindset of another person and going
through something akin to spirit possession. And it’s a joy to
collaborate with others and I’m realising that I’m not the lone wolf
that I thought I was. This year I hope to further explore drama and
enrich my performances by doing so.
I
hasten to add that I have not abandoned dance in favour of acting!
Since December I have been attending weekly Latin and Ballroom classes
with my gorgeous man. The rumba is currently my favourite due its pure
sensuality. Belly dance is still a passion of mine which, like the
rumba, has that subtle yet intoxicating eroticism.
Barelesque
returns to the RVT on March 20th with Unleashed! - a night of wild
animals, chaos and mayhem all in aid of the Albert Kennedy Trust. I will
debut a new act which will deliver ferocity, sexiness and laughs - my
three favourite elements in performance.
Here’s to a 2014 of creativity, new adventures and passion!
