Thursday 3 May 2012

Jarabe Tapito

This weekend I'm doing a Mexican Hat Dance at Deville's Pad for Cinco de Mayo. Not only do I not have a drop of Mexican blood in me, I'm also playing the part of the male. Anyway, I got myself a lady matador/mariachi costume for the evening. When I put it on, this is how I feel:

(Paul Mercurio. Strictly Ballroom. Have you seen how tight those pants are? Strictly no ball room)

However, this is how I look:


Aaaand this is how I really look:


There are definite similarities.



Tuesday 1 May 2012

The Big Top Tease

Over two nights this past weekend, the lads and ladies from Sugar Blue Burlesque teamed up with Australia's longest running circus Circus Joseph Ashton and local Gorelesque dames Carnies With Candy to perform the Big Top Tease under the afore mentioned Big Top on Langley Park.

I was most excited to be a part of this super fun show, even more so to be putting on an act with a few of my favourite gals, Agatha Frisky, Kitty Litteur, TaLuLa Lollipops and current reigning Miss Burlesque WA, Ruby DeLure. We did our own take on the song Pink Elephants on Parade from Dumbo. Fortunately, none of these lovelies are neither elephants or dumb, but they sure do make you go pink! Here's a little wee reminder of the awesomeness of this song and associated animation.


First things first, one must make a costume to wear to such an occasion. Pink was an obvious choice for the colour palette, and this pink foiled lycra was so appropriate it hurt my eyes.




True Story.
I also made a sweet-as bit of floral garnish for my lapel, because that thing was crying out for some action.



Check it. I even put a bird on it.


For my next trick, I give you two IDENTICAL BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SIZED HATS! Whoa! 


Here's my totes adorb's onesie (remind me never to talk like a "trendy" person again) made from blindingly fabulous fabric. I think it's definitely time to see some action pictures now, all courtesy of Mr Gregory Bruyer.



Clearly I have too many hats, so I am all too wiling to share with lovely TaLuLa, who makes a very convincing drunk clown.


Glove gag! Whoa!



Enter my posse of totally hot Pink Circusfolk.



Kitty Litteur is a most mesmerizing Middle Eastern maiden, and she does this amazing chest pop thing that makes everyone sit up and pay attention!



Ruby DeLure is the perfect Prima Ballerina who managed to pull some gorgeous pointe moves on our less-than-ideal stage (tarpaulin on grass, anyone?)


Floofy and featherful Frisky is shaking it like a Latin American boss!


Aaaand here's the complete Sugar Blue/CJA/Carnies with Candy crew at the end of our first show! All of these people are excellent. All of them!


... Especially this one. Lady Frankenstein knows how to rock a killer quiff, and a mighty pink one at that!

So after two nights of performing and several nights rehearsing with the CJA crew, I have deduced that being a carnie is AWESOME and you get to work in a Big Top and hang out with tiny horses and wear sparkles and be really good at somersaults, however it also looks like INCREDIBLY hard work. Some of the performers have been training since they were 18 months old. Holy backflips! No wonder they're so good at it! That being said, I started playing dress-ups at 18 months old and I still practice every single day...