Maybe you’ve seen pictures, watched Gypsy or even been to a live show. For many your fascination with burlesque stays firmly in the audience for others, burlesque awakens secret desires to get up on that stage and shine…
It’s Almost Showtime!! Can a Burlesque Performance Change your Life?
As someone who first got on the stage at the age of five, I’m a massive advocate of stage time! I’ve had amazing times and terrible times on many stages from the local church hall in Over Norton, to an open air boat in Serbia, seedy clubs in NYC to Cafe De Paris, I’ve performed in front of 1000’s and in front of less than five and sometimes just the cat. I’ve glittered, I’ve glowed, I’ve wowed, I’ve also fallen over, forgotten my whole act and once upon a time my body decided to swallow my thong after an unfortunate health and safety disaster…..
Lady Cocks, hen parties and an experiment in celebration!
We love parties!! The Cheek of It! started as one massive, epic hen party. I had signed up to a project about creating an event that touched, moved and inspired me. Combining my theatre, burlesque and teaching experience I decided to….
Truth and Wisdom from my Mum this Mother’s Day
On the 6th of March we celebrate Mum’s! The role of Mother can be defined in many ways. From the woman who gave birth to you to your grandma to a surrogate Mum, a Mother in Law, friends who are mums and your own experience of being a Mother if you are one. But did you know that, Mother’s Day was originally …….
Happy Valentines Day, Loneliness To Sisterhood – A Love Story
It’s Valentine’s day on Sunday!! Every high street has turned a shade of red, restaurants have doubled their prices, you’ll have received a million gift idea emails/hints and whether you are tickled pink by the romance or throwing up at the thought of over sized bears and foil balloons, you can’t really avoid it…
5 Tips On How To Look & Feel Genuinely Sexy
As a burlesque teacher and founder of the award winning school The Cheek of it! Women often come to me because they want to feel and look more sexy. They arrive with the assumption that to be sexy they need to spend months in the gym, spend a fortune on everything from designer shoes to Botox and that…
10 Tips To Make You Feel Fantastic in 2016
I love January because it’s when we get to meet our new Cheekettes and help them start their fabulous Burlesque Journey to Glitter and Good times. But we know it can be a tough time for peeps, especially our showgirls, burly beauts and the Cabaret Clan. The Christmas shows are over, January can be quiet, you may….
Dear Cheekettes
It is with glittertastic joy that I am finally writing my first official blog post, despite having plenty to say, actually sitting down to write it has taken far longer then expected, 8 years in fact;). But here I am 8 years on, 100s of shows, more feathers, glitter and gin consumed than I ever thought humanly……
Memoirs of a Slutsky, Femininity Coaching and Sirens Set Sail!
We have been very busy at The Cheek of It! HQ, tightening corsets, snapping suspenders and fluffing fans to bring you the most thrilling and exciting news from our courses, events and glittery adventures. Ready, Steady, Shimmy!! Photo Credit: Grace Gelder See Zoe Charles in her award winning solo show Memoirs of a Slutsky. Back by popular demand Memoirs runs …
The Cheek of It! Springtime Showcase!
Spring has almost sprung and we are getting ready to reveal our beautiful blooms….. This Sunday we will be celebrating our latest term’s burlesque adventure with the Springtime Showcase!!!! Tick tock, tick tock…follow the white rabbit on the 29th March, as we invite you to join us in a burlesque wonderland….on the magical eve of British springtime our spotlight students …