Hair! Not the musical…
It cannot have escaped your notice that we are a hairy species. Some more than others for sure, but nonetheless we have hair growing in all kinds of places and for all kinds of reasons. A quirk of our...
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All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate. I choose love. – Johnny Cash Johnny Cash
View ArticleA Stripper’s Guide to Bristol
Welcome to Bristol (c) Ally Katte Where to stay: If you choose to stay over while you’re here, take these points into consideration: The Hilton Garden city centre hotel is NOT that close to the city...
View ArticleBurlesque Dancers & Their Tattoos
It’s kind of a grey Monday afternoon here in Bristol, so let CoochieCrunch install a little colour in to your day with one of our favourite things: Tattooed Burlesque Dancers. No editorialising. No...
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I once wore a peekaboo blouse. People would peek and then they’d boo. – Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller
View ArticleStripper Tips: How to Get Started as a Burlesque Dancer
From my aching right knee and Dancer’s heart, I mean every word. Tuesday Laveau (c) TBP Photography 1. Work hard & hustle. 2. Go to shows, talk to people and meet producers. 3. Talk to local,...
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I’ve been around so long I’ve done everything but porno and rodeo. – Bea Arthur Bea Arthur
View ArticleApply Here May 3 to June 1 2014
Originally posted on Bristol Burlesque Festival - Guerrilla Burlesque: Applications for the 2014 Festival will open 3 May 2014. Do you have an act that is weird and wonderful and filled with Badass...
View ArticleMaya Angelou
Dr. Maya Angelou was a force that stayed with me from early teen-hood through adulthood. I remember first being introduced to her through her memoir I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings by my beloved 7th...
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I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance. - George Balanchine George Balanchine
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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively. – Mel Brooks Mel Brooks
View ArticleDr. Sketchy’s Bristol Celebrates First Birthday!
Old school glamour, captivating cabaret and local circus artists will all join Dr Sketchy’s Bristol in celebrating it’s one year anniversary, with a one off special event hosted at Pink Kitten Dance...
View ArticleCoochieCrunch Presents: Outlandish, Outlawed & On the Run June 27
CoochieCrunch returns this June 27 2014 in the heat of the night to bring you fierce law breakers, ball busters and renegades the likes you never seen before! All in the luscious setting of Bristol’s...
View ArticleBurlesque Workspaces
Non-performers seem to be fascinated by the backstage. Photographers always want photos backstage and audience members want to sneak backstage. The magic and mystique of the backstage is so powerful,...
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The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don’t always dream your dream. – Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt
View ArticleViva Kitty Twist
I was always mesmerized by Kitty Twist, from the very first time I laid eyes upon her. I vividly remember the moment. She and The Black Pearl strode down the sidewalk arm-in-arm, looking distinctly as...
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The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It’s their problem. If I see a door comin’ my way, I’m knockin’ it down. And if I can’t knock down the door, I’m sliding through the window. I’ll...
View ArticleThings We Like: Lickety Split
Watch out Bristol, there is a new club night in town and we love it! Run by a non-profit queer women collective, their goal is to bring eclectic live music, artists and performance to entertain the...
View ArticleBreathing Through Tears
Two years ago, I had the pleasure of taking Legs Malone’s “Healing Your Relationship With Your Body” workshop. Among many other things I gained from that class, I was really taken by Legs breathing....
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