New Burlesque Act!

So, as I told you before, the International Stockholm Burlesque Festival is going to take place here in Stockholm next weekend. I'll be performing during Burleskloppis 6.0 on Sunday, and for this occasion I have created a new burlesque act, called Moonlight Sonata. It will be a homage to my favorite celestial globe - the moon - and a while ago I teamed up with photographer Jan Persson to take some pictures of it. Here is the result!

There will be lovely music, lots of sparkles, feather fans, and - as usual - pointe shoes. I'll be on stage at 3 pm, so come see me and some other lovely ladies take our clothes off, at the same time you can do some real bargains at the flea market!

Here is the event of Facebook!

Burleskloppis 5.0

Last Sunday the fifth Burlesque Flea Market (Burleskloppis) took place in Stockholm. Just as during the last burlesque flea market, I both worked and performed! After sleeping four whole hours after my sister's 30th birthday party, I jumped out of bed (ok that was a lie...I rolled out of bed...) at 5:30 am to get ready for it all. We had to be there early to organize the market space before the sellers arrived - and then all the visitors.

The mastermind behind the burlesque flea market is sex-guru and milliner Marika Smith!

Besides running around like a crazy hen organizing everything, Marika also sold some of her creations. Love the rat-in-the-hat hat to the right! 

Lady Francescca is a master when it comes to creating pasties! She came to sell some of her her amazing nipple-wear, and I feel those red ones would look very good on my boobies...

LOVE Stories - Jenny Drakenlind Photography had set up a studio where visitors could walk in and have their picture taken. I went there and tried on some props - like this moustache! Think it fits me quite well, and am now thinking of growing one for real...

Linda of O.L.D-Obviously Linda Design and Mrs. Murphy were also there to sell their creations. At 3 pm Mrs. Murphy changed into her burlesque alter ego - Miss Diamond - and gave the audience a boobylishious show! After her it was my turn to take the stage. Because of my IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) I usually get really shaky from coffee, so I had promised myself I wouldn't drink any before performing! Well...Managed to drink not one but two cups before going on stage...It felt like I had Parkinson's and people must have thought I was really nervous. Haha! I did my Arabian Nights number, which I end by pouring glitter over myself out of an Aladdin lamp. I wasn't allowed to use glitter on this particular stage though, but sequins were fine, so I used tiny golden stars instead. Afterwards I left a trail of those stars behind me. They should thank me for decorating the place...

Alla Tiders Handelsbod (The Shop of All Eras) had brought their café to the market - so I hold them responsible for giving me coffee...They also sell these amazing perfumes that have been made the same way - with the same design on the bottles - since the 1920s...

...and creditcard holders, hand- and pocket mirrors, pillboxes etc with prints of old photos on them. I have one of their pillboxes, with a naked lady on it, and I love it!

Fräulein Frauke (to the left) was there with her husband John Paul Bichard to promote their pinup studio Bichard Studios, where anyone can become a pinup for a day in front of John's camera. Calamity Amelie (to the right) sold some of her lingerie.

I didn't have that much time to walk around to see what everyone was selling, but I managed to buy a pretty hair flower made by Marika Smith herself, a pair of green earrings with golden bows by Bonnie Deluxe...

...and a white, transparent vintage dress from the 60s. I'm usually not so drawn to 60s clothes, but this one I like. It will be perfect for summer! A video - and possibly some pictures - of my performance will be posted another day!

My Burlesque Debut

On September 29 it finally happened - I threw my clothes off in front of an audience, and can now proudly add "stripper" to my CV! What I'm talking about is my debut as a burlesque dancer! It all took place at an event called "Burleskloppis" in Swedish. I have written about it before, and it's simply a burlesque flea market, where people gather to sell their old burlesque stuff, newly produced stuff, vintage stuff, and other vintage/burlesque related stuff! Every hour, on the hour, there is also a burlesque performance.

Photo: Burleskloppis

Here is NyponStina, Tifa, and Magdalena, at one of the tables. I got up at 5:30 am to glue my lashes on, because I had promised the organizer of the flea market, Marika Smith, that I would be part of the crew making everything work during the day! That's also the reason I didn't really have time to take any photos myself. I was the one performing last, at 4 pm, but since I was busy working all day, I didn't really have that much time to get nervous.

I had spent lots of time making my own pasties, and glueing Swarovski crystals to everything - including my pointe shoes. So everything was ready to hit the stage! 

Fanny had appointed herself my coach/stage kitten (the girl picking up the clothes from the stage - a man doing the same thing is called a "glitter boy"), and she really excelled in her job! First of all - she brought champagne!!! Alcohol + pointe shoes isn't the best combination though, so I just drank a little before the show - and the rest after...

Photo: Fanny

So I taped my pasties in place, tied my corset on, burped a little (champagne bubbles + corset), and went out on stage!

Photo: Fanny

This is my whole costume before - with corset from What Katie Did, and a lovely stole from Vivicore...

...and after! 

Photo: Burleskloppis

As some of you may know, I've been living with chronic pain for almost eight years now, from a dance related injury. So this was the first time in over seven and a half years I went up on a stage. Eight years ago I was literally crawling on the floor, because I was in too much pain to stand up, and now I have managed to work away so much of my pain I can do this! So it was a big day for me, and it felt marvelous! Can't wait to perform this - and other burlesque numbers - soon again! Fanny also filmed my show with her iPhone. Those of you following me on Facebook might have seen it before, but for the rest of you, here it is - Diamonds Are Forever: