Frequently Asked Questions How Did You Start In Burlesque I started out going to Rocky Horror Picture Shows (which is how Jo Weldon started!) in lingerie after I made a pact with another girl in the audience and went on to become really good friends with all of the cast. One of the girls who did the Trixi act which is essentially a burlesque number ask me to come see her show in Santa Monica and it was really cool and eventually she asked me if I wanted to audition and I thought about it and wasn’t sure because of my body type but then I went to Dita’s show at The Roxy and I saw Pearle Noire who was AMAZING and she had an athletic body like me so I decided that yes I could do it! So I put together an act and I already had the wardrobe and I went to the audition and they liked it and I’ve been dancing ever since. Then I started getting referrals which is how I got the gig at the House of Blues and how I got into the Brazen Booties Burlesque Pretty much I just drove in gungho! Who Do You Look To For InspirationDita Von Teese, Bettie Page, Josephine Baker, Dorthy Dandridge, Amy Winehouse, Laura Byrnes, Angelique Noire, Perle Noire…and many many more How Long Have You Been PerformingSince February of last year How Old Are YouTwenty Two (More to come)

Frequently Asked Questions

How Did You Start In Burlesque

I started out going to Rocky Horror Picture Shows (which is how Jo Weldon started!) in lingerie after I made a pact with another girl in the audience and went on to become really good friends with all of the cast. One of the girls who did the Trixi act which is essentially a burlesque number ask me to come see her show in Santa Monica and it was really cool and eventually she asked me if I wanted to audition and I thought about it and wasn’t sure because of my body type but then I went to Dita’s show at The Roxy and I saw Pearle Noire who was AMAZING and she had an athletic body like me so I decided that yes I could do it! So I put together an act and I already had the wardrobe and I went to the audition and they liked it and I’ve been dancing ever since. Then I started getting referrals which is how I got the gig at the House of Blues and how I got into the Brazen Booties Burlesque Pretty much I just drove in gungho!

Who Do You Look To For Inspiration
Dita Von Teese, Bettie Page, Josephine Baker, Dorthy Dandridge, Amy Winehouse, Laura Byrnes, Angelique Noire, Perle Noire…and many many more

How Long Have You Been Performing
Since February of last year

How Old Are You
Twenty Two

(More to come)

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