Practice and an epiphany

Yoga is really good for me. Today, while in class bending in all sorts of strange asanas I had several things pop in to their places, both in my body and in my head. My new Halloween number. Usable stuff for my upcoming workshop (made-to-order for a specific group of women). Plus I made my crow fly. Usually I´m more of a bug-on-it´s-back but i guess hard work pays off sometimes ;)
Today is Dixie Evan´s birthday and tomorrow night we shall meet at Dubrovnik at 7pm! Here´s a shot from last Sunday´s fleamarket. You can see both Tinker Bell and Cherry Dee on stage tomorrow night!

Tinks, Cherry, Sandy and me. Photo stolen from the Itty Bitty blog @ http://ittybittytease.blogspot.fi/

Dixie Evans Week

"Dixie Evans, The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque is the beloved Godmother of the new burlesque movement and during her birth week, performers and burlesque instructors from all over the world will host events, shows and classes to celebrate the life of this burlesque legend and founder of The Miss Exotic World Pageant. With shows and classes already confirmed in NYC, LA, Dallas, Toronto, Australia and more, this is going to be a bawdy burlesque-packed week in honor of Dixie Evans. Help us honor the woman who kept burlesque alive and helped make the resurgence the wild success that it is!" -Dixie Evans Week

This week burlesque communities all around the world celebrate the Godmother of Burlesque also known as the Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque: Dixie Evans. Unfortunately I never got to met her personally but I can safely say that without her work and passion about keeping the knowledge and history of burlesque alive a lot of us probably would not be doing this today. I am, however, a proud owner of two signed photographies that I got from her a couple of years ago and those are some of the most valuable pictures on my little BurlyQ wall at home!
In Hellsinki we celebrate this Thursday with the movie showing of the short film ' Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival' that is about Dixie´s life and  'Burlesque Assassin' that had it´s Finnish premiere in Tampere this Summer but now premiers in Hellsinki. There is, of course, and a show afterwards. The Reigning Queen of Burlesque, Miss Exotic World 2013 our very own Finnish Loulou D´Vil will be there selling her signature RED lipstick and all money goes to help cover Dixies medical bills and her last resting place. All info can be found on the facebook event !

If you want more info about the happenings the world over you should visit Dixie Evans Week 

Dixie <3

TCB

Alright, folks - I´m back in business! Taking Care of Business, as all us Elvis´ fans say. Well, back in body but with the jetlag I guess it´ll take a day or two to get all here :) I feel relaxed and ready for a busy Autumn, because it sure seems to be one! I love the fact that I got to spend some quality time with my mother and apart from that the best part of the trip was the roadtrip we did to Key West <3
Some sad news caught me off gard during that holiday...firstly, my beloved girl, Paavo the Cat  passed away suddenly and the burlesque legend Dixie Evans ("the Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque") came quite as a shock, too. With people around the world planning the Dixie Evans-week in August the money will now go to her hospital bills and to her resting place. Thank you Dixie for an amazing life, the inspiration and the hard work you did for the burlesque community all over the world! And Paavo: well I hope she has some sofas to scratch, akitchen sink to sit in and a flower vase to drink from - she was a marvelous caracter and will be dearly missed. For you who speak Finnish, I am quite aware of the fact that Paavo is a trad. Finnish boys´name but we tend to do a bit of genderblending at my house.
I have been catching up on my e-mails, if I have forgotten to answer someone please let me know since I have bubblegum instead of a brain today, and now I´ll go for a run to clear my thoughts and to think about a new number I´m working on with none other than the fantabulous Sir Willy Waterlily <3 I will leave you with some photos from the trip and warm thoughts. Have a great weekend peeps and yes, it´s back to teacherlife on Monday <3

My new motivational poster

Cruising Delray intracostal

Sunset in Delray

RIP Dixie Evans

White picket fences of Key West

The lighthouse in Key West

With some of the Key Queens <3

With the fantastic Marluxe Duval <3

Beachlife <3

A very Dirty Martini

One of the 46 cats with six toes that live at Hemingway house

The houses in old town, Key West take your breath away!

Selfie, a few days before going home. Relaxed!

Movie nights with mum. I do need this collection in Europe, so if you know where I can buy it...

Glassbottom boat sunset cruise in the Keys.

My new clutch <3