So, I know... it's been forever since I've written. I've been swamped since my Burlesque 101 recital with both increasing responsibilities at my day job (BOO!) and increasing involvement in the burlesque community. I had the opportunity to work a paid gig last Saturday thanks to Miss Georgia Myles, greeting and seating guests at wedding taking place down a the Rendezvous in Belltown. Elizabeth D., a Sinner Saint sweetheart, was wonderful enough to dress me up cabaret style. Much thanks to both of those beautiful ladies.
As for right now, I am currently typing away at a laptop stationed at the registration table of BurlyCon, which is taking place at the Quality Inn and Suites just off of Aurora down by Seattle Center. This is the second year of BurlyCon, an educational and social burlesque convention.curated by Miss Indigo Blue of Seattle and Jo Boobs of New York.
Unfortunately, due to that stupid day job I spoke of earlier, I was FORCED to miss the workshops on Thursday and most of Friday. I attended the Thursday evening Vintage Meet and Greet hosted by Melissa Flynn. I began the workshops yesterday afternoon with Paula the Swedish Housewife's "Booking and Getting Booked". Super informative and, of course, I was blown away by the Housewife presence. That woman puts one foot in the room and she fills the room... This workshop was followed by the Von Foxies teaching comedy, which was of course hilarious. They introduced me to the Freudian idea of humor.
That which makes uncomfortable, makes us laugh. My only qualm with this workshop was that I had to sit on the floor for an hour and half which was massively uncomfortable but did not make me laugh. After the Von Foxies, I was honored to attend Michelle L'Amour's "Marketing Yourself" which focused on developing a brand, promotion, and strategy.
This weekend, however informative and helpful, has also been daunting. I've spend the majority of the last two days with about 200 beautiful and talented women, it's hard to feel unique or like I even have a chance in this glamorous world. So, this morning, I woke up bright and early for the founder of Tease-O-Rama and member of the Devilette's, Baby Doe's 8:00am class "Shining Out in a Sea of Glitter". It was an abolutely wonderful way to start my day, with discussion regarding etiquette, congeniality, and taking care of your health and happiness. It renewed my hope to hear that standing out means being selfless and helpful. Ah...synchronicity... After Baby Doe's class, I walked over to a dance studio in the Seattle Center to learn "Theater Techniques" from Waxie Moon, was incredible but you probably already assumed that if you know anything about Waxie Moon.
Now I am almost to the halfway point of my volunteer hours this afternoon and looking forward to the 80's glam, Pants-Off, Dance-Off this evening... stay tuned for more updates at the end of the weekend!
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