Now, let's
travel back to a couple weeks ago when I was just coming off a pulled back
muscle and eager to help out at the Dallas Burlesque Festival. Since lab work has gotten hectic as of late,
I decided not to take Friday off and instead enjoyed the second show as an
audience member. I was sad to have
missed the first one, but the day job comes first.
Even
though Dallas Burlesque Alliance Showcase contained a lot of familiar faces,
there were several acts I had never seen before. I felt really lucky to be in a city full of
talented performers, and it made me want to work harder so that I could
represent Dallas well too. I was stoked
for my fellow Dallas School of Burlesque CATS for not only opening the show,
but also going home with the Class Act award.
Unfortunately I couldn't stay long to party since The Companion had come
after work to pick me up.
Saturday
morning, I got up early to go to the Ruby Room for Ginger Valentine's
workshop. It was fun to learn a new
routine for Valentine's Day even if I couldn't show it off until a later date. I still had some time to chill at home so I watched
a film about freeskiiers Sarah Burke and Rory Bush. As with all things action sports, it inspired
me to take on any challenges thrown at me. It was probably a good thing that I had some
adrenaline pumping since we pick-ups artists had some heavy lifting to do.
The show
went really smoothly, much of that thanks to great camaraderie with my fellow
kittens and the stage manager Jess for being on top of everything. She was amazing. I also have to give a shout-out to May May
and Mr. Mariah for providing some extra muscle for Elle Dorado's
"ice". Never did I think I
would be putting together a synthetic figure skating rink. Having been a fan of figure skating since I
was a little girl, I was stoked to see her live.
There were
so many amazing acts. I liked seeing the
different dance and performance styles, ranging from Shelbelle Shamrock's
breakdancing to Grace Gotham's samba to Angi B. Lovely and Stormy Gayle's
circus arts. Kitten N' Lou had me
silently cracking up. I also had the
honor of helping escort the legendary Tammi True on-stage for her to wow the crowd.
My favorite moment was not a performance, however, was Penny Ruffles' surprise
proposal. Those of us backstage didn't
get to see it, but we all got excited when El Vez said, "Little black
box". Backstage was overflowing
with happy emotions. Many
congratulations to Penny and her man!
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| Saturday Showcase Pick-Up Artists: Helena Isis, me, Classi Chassi, and Penny Ruffles |
The
after-party featured a lot of cool tunes from Trigger Mortis, and I couldn't
help but join in on the dancing for a bit.
I was getting tired though so after chatting for a bit, I headed home. I was still worn out on Sunday, and due to
having lots of errands, I wound up missing the guest workshops. Hopefully there will be another chance to
take them. Another excellent Dallas
Burlesque Festival was in the bag, and I felt reinvigorated by all the
inspiring performances.
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