Hey Member!I made a video about what the basis of a Showgirl Production show is and Donn Arden’s basic formula. More of an educational type of video for the masses to learn that just because a girl has feathers on her head in a show, does not make her a showgirl. Listen to ep 056 […]
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Hello Member!This is a short and sweet video about how I came into contact with Pete Menefee for the podcast. All thanks to my love and a birthday gift from him. Enjoy!
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Hello Member!I am sharing this video to share what some dancers would do in their free time when not performing in the show. We called it gigging, or gig work and some people did it to save cash to buy a house or save up for a special trip. I really wish I knew about
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Hello Member! This video has taken a while to get to you because it required more editing than usual. I’m pleased to get this to you at the regular contract change time. For some reason the March contract change was usually a bigger turnover than the September change. This was the contract change that I
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Hello Member!This story time video is about the Opening Bluebell costume displayed at Bally’s Las Vegas. I’m not sure if it is still there, as I saw it in June of 2021, but I wanted to share my reaction about how inaccurate it was. I may post this publicly someday, but as you can tell
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Hello Member!I felt it was time to share these videos with you. Forgive the blurriness, our cameras were not that great 20 years ago. And one of them is a recording on my phone from the television playing the VHS tape. Must get that converted soon!! This first video was captured in the spring of
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Hello Member!This video was created to answer a question from a member: What were the nicknames of the Principal Finale backpacks? In this video, I share some photos of me in the packs, as well as a few others that I have found on the internet. (I lost my hard drive with some of my
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Hello member!I was perusing through videos to edit and found this little story about how I came to own the mockup of the Jubilee! souvenir program cover with me on it. It is a short story I shared for my friend Martie on her Show and Tales virtual event. Enjoy!
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Hello Member!This video was created to share what happened during the 36 hour trip I took to Vegas to speak on the panel about 35 years of Jubilee! I was exhausted and lit up by the experience. Hope you enjoy this inside peek!! I will share the actual panel video when I get it! Mentioned
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Hey Member! This video is a quick one I made that goes more in depth about the quick change boxes I talked about in the video about Cues awhile back. A viewer was curious about the boxes themselves, so I drew a little sketch. (I really wish I had taken more photos back then of
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Hey Member! Here is another video in answer to a question about being in Jubilee! I talk about how the dressing rooms were organized and dispel the myth that principals got their own dressing rooms. Enjoy! I found some photos posted on Pinterest by another Jubilee! dancer. Here is that board if you’d like to
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Hey Member! This video was created to answer a series of questions from a viewer about this particular pack. I go into great detail about the White Star backpack, its storage, how it was put on, etc. Enjoy!
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Hello Member! This video is a quick one about my favorite Jubilee! costume. I have shared about it often, but I wanted to show the sketch and the costume together so that you can see that Pete Menefee‘s sketches really were brought to life beautifully and exact. Enjoy!
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Hey Member! I made this video as part of a series of videos I recorded about details of being in the show. It’s short and sweet. I was lucky that I was able to capture the photos that I did, as the mural no longer exists. Which is really sad. But Caesars has a way
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Hello Member! While this video is not fully Showgirl related, except yours truly being part of the cast, it is a creation that is very near and dear to my heart. My love, Professor Phelyx, and I created this show. It was long before I dove into the history of the Showgirl and her role
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Hey Member! I know I promised this to you months ago, but I wanted to save these videos for the right time of year. January was always the hardest time in the show. It was full of stress and anxiety just after the holidays. We usually had auditions the 2nd or 3rd Saturday of the
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Setting Intentions for the New Year In 2011, I was introduced to a new way to start the year off right—using intentions instead of resolutions. By using New Year intentions, I have experienced more compassion, growth and self love. And bonus—I’ve enjoyed the review of each year as time goes on, instead of beating myself
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What if the Showgirl isn’t really dying? What if her true self, the Divine Feminine, is finally being revealed? I thought the Showgirl was dying I have written a couple of blogs about the Showgirl and how she is dying. One where I described a recent trip to Las Vegas and an oldie, but goodie
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This episode has been over a year in the making. I have been wanting to have this chat since I found out my friend Christopher Childers was in the movie Showgirls. In case you haven’t seen this movie, please know there are a few “spoilers” in this episode. And I will say that unless you
Today, I have the honor of sharing an interview with a woman who worked behind the scenes with Showgirls in most of Greg Thompson’s productions in Reno. Elaine Sargent used her degree in theatre to immerse herself in the glamour backstage as a wardrobe technician. I had a lot of fun talking with Elaine about
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Happy Halloween, Member!! Here is the crown jewel of my Halloween burlesque collection!! I created this act in 2014, with the guidance of a burlesque headliner. I took the city of Denver by storm with this one. It was requested every year for Halloween thereafter. I even headlined with this act in 2015. So, you
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Hey Member! Week 2 of Halloween burlesque acts is here! Now, before you watch this, know that I think I am funny. I created this act for a special “British Invasion” burlesque show, knowing that Halloween was right around the corner and that I needed a second act to headline a show the next month.
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What does it feel like to chase your dreams? In the beginning, it feels like adventure, excitement, expansive. Like being on a path to discover a new world that you are creating all on your own. It is exhilarating, life giving and feels like it is meant to be. Everything is aligned—your energy, the energy
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Hello Member! I thought it would be fun to share some performance videos this month to count down to Halloween! This first act I am sharing is very important to me. It was a resurrected solo from my teen years that I decided to turn into a burlesque act, in 2016. I had a signature
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Hey hey! Are you ready to deconstruct the showgirl some more? In these special episodes, we have talked about how There are no more showgirl shows with Alison Kravenko in ep 056, Physical requirements and expectations with Brenda Barrett in episode 60, and Art vs. selling out with Andrew Branche in ep 062. Today, we
