1. What is your
career? What do you love most
about it?
I am a Burlesque/ Cabaret Performer and Instructor. What I
love most about it, is the opportunity to empower women by way of exploring
their femininity, physical ability and poise, while traveling the world and
staying connected to my first love, performance!
2. What do you think
is sexy?
Sexy is celebrating the body and one’s character with
immaculate posture and grace in one’s actions and one’s dialogue. I love to
channel old Hollywood actresses that effortlessly exuded this confidence;
Marlene Dietrich in her black Tuxedo, Rita Hayworth tossing her hair with those
long black opera gloves, Barbara Stanwyck strutting down her staircase or
Marilyn Monroe, standing tall and sassy above the subway vents.
3. What is your
secret to staying fit?
Staying fit is not an easy task. I try to enrich my body
with a nutrient and protein packed diet along with taking time to dance at
least an hour a day (whether it be for rehearsal or in my Ballroom Dance
studies). Dancing can be an incredible work out with great core engagement and
flexibility training.
4. How do you un-wind
after a long day?
I absolutely love cooking shows. Quite often I will draw a
bath and position my laptop on a stand at the foot of the tub and soak for a
good hour of delicious and inspiring food fantasies!
5. What books on your
nightstand?
Eartha Kitt’s “Confessions of a Sex Kitten”
6. Proudest
accomplishment?
Taking the leap of faith into the world of performance, I
meditate daily on what a privilege it is to entertain and create for an
audience. I have been able to follow this dream by touring North America as a
soloist and I am gearing up for an amazing adventure, touring Europe with the
company of my twin sister.
7. Your ride? The
rocket? Bike? Car?
When transporting to and from a show, always a taxi.
Showgirls pack far too much to drag onto the TTC.
8. What’s playing on
your iPod right now?
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, 1954. By far one of the
most gorgeous versions of ‘Embraceable
You’
9. Who is your role
model or mentor?
Certainly a great number of the women who built my industry
and paved the way for performers like me to self-manage, book shows and tour
independently. The legends league of burlesque stars; Gypsy Rose Lee, Lili St.
Cyr, Zorita, Tempest Storm, April March, Bettie Page and Tiffany Carter.
10. Proudest moment
in my career …
Performing at a sold out venue for a Holiday show that I
produced and performed in, with my entire family and my boyfriend’s family in
the audience.
11. Tell us about
your first experience with body blitz?
A body blitz veteran friend of mine took me for my first
venture into the water circuit. I love routines, so I was sure to follow every
step. I felt relaxed, revived, and when I returned home, I remember curling up
for the most incredible nap that had me question later in the day if it had
really happened, or had I just dreamt it?
12. How has your
health changed since using the body blitz therapeutic waters?
My stress has been reduced significantly. My concentration
and focus has certainly sharpened throughout the day and for someone with very
difficult sleep patterns, I need to be able to guide myself to a place of total
relaxation in order to reach a state of deep sleep. I often channel the
sensation of lying on the lounge chair, wrapped in my cushy robe and am whisked
off to ecstasy.
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