This episode features Lindsey Raven, former Bluebell dancer, as she tells of her path from England and her very first dance audition for Madam Bluebell to moving across the pond to Las Vegas at the age of 19 to perform in Donn Arden’s Jubilee as one of the opening cast members. From Las Vegas to […]
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Welcome to another Showgirl Story Time!! In this video I am talking about my time as a Nude dancer in Jubilee! Nude dancer or dancing nudes were the names for the topless Showgirls in the showgirl production shows in Las Vegas. Here I talk about what it was like to be one and how they categorized
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Rachel Zinn, former Las Vegas Showgirl tells about her journey from The Royal Ballet School in London to the Jubilee! Theatre at Bally’s Las Vegas. We dive into the psychology of professional dancers and how the life of a performer strengthened our work ethic and taught us major life lessons. “You do it because you
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Welcome to another Showgirl Story Time!! In this video, I am answering the question, “What is a line captain and a swing?” I made this video as a result of the conversation I had with my friend Rachel Zinn during the chat for her episode, Under the Microscope. Make sure to watch this video and
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Welcome to another Showgirl Story Time!! In this video, I am defining a few Showgirl terms that came up in this week’s Showgirl’s Life podcast. I talk a little about cues, the light booth, Officer Randy and Notes, or corrections. These Showgirl vocabulary terms were used in shows like Donn Arden’s Jubilee and other Showgirl
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What are Bluebell Dancers? Bluebell dancers are part of a world-famous troupe of classically trained dancers that toured the world and embellished Showgirl productions. In this video I am talking about my time as a Bluebell dancer in Jubilee! To learn more about what a Bluebell dancer is, watch the video! Enjoy!?Athena Gazealous Costume:Crown and
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From circus Showgirl to classic Las Vegas Showgirl, Eileen Ryans Scott tells the real truth about what it was like to be an African-American dancer in Las Vegas. She explains how “advance” audition notices alerted her to attend an audition and how she eventually landed her dream job as a Showgirl in Donn Arden’s Jubilee!
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Welcome to another Showgirl Story Time!! In this video, I am defining “Tiller.” All dancers had a love/hate relationship with the number called Tiller, so here I am giving a little background about it! The Tiller number in Jubilee was a tribute to the Tiller Girls, who are a world-famous troupe of precision dancers that
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Welcome to another Showgirl Story Time!! In this video, I am defining lines, the way that they organized the performers in Jubilee. The names of the lines have come up in a few of my podcast interviews and I figure they need a bit of defining! I will dive deeper into each line that I
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Showgirls Life ep 001 is the introduction to the host of Showgirl’s Life podcast, Athena Patacsil. Learn about her path to becoming a Las Vegas Showgirl in Donn Arden’s Jubilee!, why she began this podcast, and sneak peeks to future episodes. From ballerina to Showgirl, Athena explains how body image in the dance world can
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Every Showgirl costume I make has a story. Eventually, I will be able to share all of them. This particular Showgirl headdress was inspired by a Bob Mackie design from Jubilee! (It is pretty much a knock-off, but real artists steal, so I am ok with that.) I did make it my own by making
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It’s Showgirl Story Time!! I love sharing my experiences being a dancer in Donn Arden’s Jubilee! Today’s Showgirl Story Time is about the Jubilee Disco Number. It was my favorite number in Jubilee! As with most of Donn Arden’s MGM spectaculars, the music was a medley of songs that were from famous MGM Hollywood musicals.
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Welcome to Showgirl Story Time about the beautiful Bob Mackie Jubilee Costume, the Star! I will be sharing stories of my time in Jubilee!, history of showgirls, showgirl shows, as well as recent Showgirl shenanigans. And because I want to inspire and uplift, I will be sharing little stories I have collected about LIFE, LOVE
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What is a Brand of Sexy? Recently, I released a quiz to determine your Brand of Sexy. Take the quiz below to find out what your Brand of Sexy is and how you show up in love and life with feminine energy and archetypes. How I work with feminine energies In my effort to help
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Finding True Love I had no idea how our parent’s relationship affects our own relationships in life. I thought that I was supposed to find the same relationship as my parents when I first went out into the dating world. I wish I knew then what I know now—sometimes you have to kiss more frogs
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Why Dress up? As a #showgirlforlife, I sometimes forget that dressing up is a mystery to some people. (I live in Colorado, our “formal” is usually jeans and a button down.) I forget that dressing glamorously is not a normal thing that people experience except maybe 3 times in their lives: homecoming, prom, and weddings.
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Finding the way back to me Going from Showgirl to Mother was a breeze for me. I have always had a strong connection to my inner Mother as nurturing and care taking came easy to me. Once I left Jubilee! I naturally flowed into motherhood and made it my focus. Raising two beautiful girls was
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Take a Proper Bow During a curtain call recently, I witnessed another performer fail to fully take their bow when their name was called. They just sort of half heartedly walked to almost center, feebly bowed and then sheepishly scooted back into line with the rest of the cast. She failed to take a proper
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What does it mean to be authentic? Have you ever caught the eyes of a small child sitting in the seat of a grocery cart or as they are fleeing full speed from their mommy and they smile at you with the biggest, most beautiful smile and then playfully turn away? It makes my heart
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Choreography tips for those who hate choreographing Choreography. It’s my arch nemesis when it comes to creating a new act. I have never been good at it, nor wanted to become good at it—that was the problem. I needed some choreography tips. Growing up, I never had the desire to create choreography for me to
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Laughing leads to confidence I have figured out how I continue to look younger than other women my age, and in turn feel more confident. Laughing leads to confidence and eternal youth. Read on to learn more. One of the things I have been talking about with my coaching clients and bachelorettes about is tapping
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/> Put on false lashes like a pro I learned how to put on fake eyelashes early in life. Or so I thought. I have been wearing stage makeup since I was 5 or 6, but I didn’t upgrade to false lashes until I was in my early adolescence. I don’t even remember who “taught”
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What is Fake Confidence? Fake it ’til you make it, is another way to describe fake confidence. Read more to learn my experience with this confidence-building tactic that doesn’t really work. When I was a young dancer, about 14 years old, I had the fortunate experience to be chosen to be an I Love Dance
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How do you define success? Growing up, I was taught that success is how much money you have in the bank (or how big your house is and what kind of car you drive,) and how prestigious your job is. How’s that for a way to define success? My dad wanted me to be a
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How to clean false eyelashes Before I quit Instagram, I asked my followers on Instagram how often they get new lashes. Why get new ones when you can learn how to clean false eyelashes?! I was inspired to ask because of a dressing room conversation that I had heard about people using lashes only once
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