Burlesque Workshops & Rainbow Sweatshirts

Last night was entertaining. I taught a burlesque workshop at The Pleasure Chest for a gaggle of straight ladies. It was really fun--they were really into it and were really supportive of me and one another. I taught some moves and then worked them through a chair dance for their hubbies.

Fun times. There were 5 ladies there and I made a decent chunk of change for my hour and a half. Awes.

Things are looking up. I met with a venue last night for a show I'm working on with The Pin-Ups. They are this amazing group of musicians that do this 40's Andrews Sisters thing. Madame Pinup and I went to this theater space to check it out.

While we were at the venue, we met a producer who knows people in P-town. He said that the Women's Week in October might be looking for people and he'd connect us with them. Also, he said that there was a venue there that was looking for entertainers for the summer. Woo! Gay resort, here we come.

Funny story about P-Town: The last time I was at my parent's house, they came downstairs one morning wearing matching shirts--they do this a lot, match their shirts--they often purchase matching shirts on vacation. But these particular shirts were from Provincetown. And each had a tiny rainbow flag on it. I was like, "Uh, guys? You know that those are gay shirts, right? You're identifying yourselves as queer with the rainbows." My mom was like, "Really? Oh, well. We just thought the rainbows were pretty."

What is amazing to me is that the more I put myself out there, the more that comes back in the form of opportunities. That is my thought for the morning as I launch myself into yet another "double". (Day job during the day; performance at night.) Tomorrow, I meet with an illustrator--who I am hiring to do some art for our posters for the classic burlesque show at Uncommon Ground--and then Saturday I move in with Special Lady T! Yikes! No stress...

xox,
Ms. Bea