Summertime!

After an explosive start to the Summer it´s time to cool things down a bit. I have a few hen-parties to teach and I´m still availeable for shows, -do feel free to ask! BUT I will be gone to the beach the for two weeks of July ;)

I´ll leave you with this excellent article where Bettie Blackheart talks about burlesque, the demonisation of female sexuality and other important stuff. Only in Finnish, sorry!

Read the whole thing here! Have a relaxing Summer-time <3

Photo: Asko Jonathan Photography

All hail the Queen!

One big thing on my burlesque "Bucket-list" has been to perform at the legendary Queen Calavera in Hamburg, Germany. In a few weeks this will happen since Sven will have all of us Dizzy Daisies at the Queen 9.-11 of July! I can hardly wait! Me and hubby will take the opportunity for a bit if holidays as well and during the trip we will also spend time in one of my favourite cities: Berlin. 

I am also very happy to be able to tell you all that I'm going to perform at the International Stockholm Burlesque Festival in October! 

Summer is going fast- Midsummer is this weekend and I will spend it in Northern Carelia with my dad. I'll pack my running shoes and yoga mat... Have to get back on track after being so lazy :) Tried my tripod today and thankfully it's still there! 

Happy Midsummer!

Have a relaxing (even if a quite cold here in Finland) and wonderful Midsummer celebration! Please be careful, don´t drink & drive - even boats...
Remember that Teerenpeli Tease will be on the 28th this month, see you all there <3

Photo: Emiliano Melandri, costume by Pepper Sparkles

Blazin´once more

Here´s more photos from the Blazing Burlesque stage!
It´s been pissing down raining almost ALL day here but small things made me happy...like that huge, bright blue flower pot (that matched our doors, thank you Emiliano for a paint job well done last Summer <3 ) that I filled with pink and blue flowers and my trip to the library where I found proper Summer reading ( the latest Swedish detective novel by Mari Jungstedt- the series is awesome!, a book written by Charles Bukowski´s old flame Pamela "Cupcake" Wood (Bukowski was one of my favourite reads back in the day, right up there with Henry Miller) and the biography of Robert Plant. So rain or no rain, I´m set!!!

With Miss Acrolicious, she is SUCH a babe <3

Can you LEOPARD???

On Friday our backstage was still open to the lake and we had quite many boats there for the view...

Tiina, Pepper, Chrissy, Emilia and Pauli

Natsumi holding the door for Emilia :)

I´ve seen Skid Row the last time in 1992... the singer has changed but Rachel Bolan still wears that nose-chain :)

Our burlesque brunch at Lassi´s and Marianne´s place on Saturday. NICE <3

Lassi, Marianne, Serenette and Albine

Albine getting ready backstage

Here we GO!

BOOM! The crew <3

Amazing pic by Milla Kouhia Photography