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I got my start in New York City as a cigarette girl and I quickly found my way onto a go-go platform at some of the hottest rock and roll clubs in town. Go-go dancing quickly led me into modeling. I appeared on flyers and ads for almost every band, club and party that I worked for. I then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in costume design, keeping my go-go dancing gigs and modeling jobs going to pick up extra cash in between sewing and doing wardrobe on movies and TV shows. My love for sewing and for dancing came together when I started doing Burlesque. Finally I could sew ridiculous costumes and the take them off onstage. What more could a girl want?! After doing countess guest star spots with some of the best burlesque shows in the US and Canada and touring on Ozzfest, warped tour an the west coast riot and metal town festivals in Sweden with The Brothers Grim Sideshow I decided to hook up with my best friend and partner in crime Bettina May to put together Pretty Things Productions. Our company runs THE PRETTY THINGS PEEPSHOW, a full time touring burlesque sideshow which includes such talented performers as Insectavora (fire eater), Miss Heather Holliday (sword swallower), Lil' Miss Firefly ("The Midget of Mischief"), Trixie Minx (burlesque), Augie Fash (yo-yo Champion), Bonnie Voyage (Singer) and many more. The Pretty Things Peepshow has been on tour non stop since 2009. We've done about 300 shows so far and have no plans of slowing down anytime soon. To find out when we'll be in a town near you please check out my events page.
When we're not wowing crowds with our vintage burlesque and sideshow acts we also teach a vintage modeling class called How to be a Pin Up Girl In the class I teach hair, make up, wardrobe, posing and modeling tricks and Bettina takes your pin up photos. What I thought would be a simple how-to modeling class has turned into much more. We get to give everyday ladies the tools to dress like a bombshell whenever they want and the confidence to feel like one everyday.The class has been so wildly successful that we teamed up with World Dance New York and have turned it into an instructional DVD which is availbale at many fine retail locations and on this website!
To see a full resume please see my Resume/Press Page