You may have noticed that
we aren’t very good at keeping up the blogging here at 3burly girls, so I
thought id take the chance while I’m at home for a week to find some content, so
here is a little doodle of myself and my 3 dogs :)
And
My list of
Things I wish I knew when
I started Burlesque:
There are many things I have learnt since I started burlesque but here is a few
things I think most of us wish someone
had told us at the start.
Wear Shoes you can dance in:
When a lot of newbie think
of burlesque for some reason we think we must wear Sky High Glittery Shoes, If
someone had said I could wear low heels or even dance shoes I would have
laughed them out the room but guess what girls and guys? It’s True!
Research, research, research!
Its sad but True that if
you think of an idea it has probably been done before, this doesn’t mean you
should never do it, but you should always search and check your idea is
different enough from any others that have been done. Unfortunately in this
Business imitation is not the greatest form of flattery.
Carry a notebook/ Sketchbook
You
never know when you will get an idea for an act, you may here a song or see an
advert, I have sat sketching many a costume idea between classes at Uni I have
even started to choreograph routines (in text form) on my bus journeys. Note it
when it hits you or you will kick yourself when you cant remember it!
Glitter WILL Get Everywhere!
I don’t just mean on he
stage or on your costumes it will be everywhere even after you shower. This
point seems really obvious so I will give a few little tips with it;
1) Do Not Exfoliate after getting covered in glitter, it only makes it worse.
2) if you have glitter on something you really don’t want it on use sticky tape or a sticky lint roller to remove it.
3) if you are doing a glitter pour lean back and don’t inhale it nothing is pretty about coughing glitter and
4) even if you don’t inhale it, sometimes you will sneeze glitter, it just happens.
1) Do Not Exfoliate after getting covered in glitter, it only makes it worse.
2) if you have glitter on something you really don’t want it on use sticky tape or a sticky lint roller to remove it.
3) if you are doing a glitter pour lean back and don’t inhale it nothing is pretty about coughing glitter and
4) even if you don’t inhale it, sometimes you will sneeze glitter, it just happens.
Always be prepared
In general it’s a good
idea to carry a kit with scissors, tape, glue (super and eyelash) safety pins, a sewing needle and thread
If tape doesn’t work just use UHU!
Ah UHU a Gift from Burly
Heaven! I honestly believe that there is nothing this glue can not help you
with. Now for me it was very hard to find a tape to stick my Pasties or Tassels
on with due to an allergy so to start with I settled for standard stationary
double sided sticky tape, But this is not good when you are under hot lights or
you are likely to get wet I have had a few occasions when I have lost a Pastie
and it is not fun!
But then (nearly 2 years
in) someone suggested I used UHU *GASP THAT’S SUPER GLUE* yes, yes it is and
Boy it works and then it will just peel off like PVA did when you were in
school.
Haters Gonna Hate
Its
another one that’s sad but true, not everyone in the Burlesque world is Lovely
and full of Sparkles, but the thing to remember its to fill your world with the
beautiful lovely talented people you meet and don’t let the others pull you
down.
But
the latest thing someone told me that I think is important to know from the
start is ‘ Find out who you are, and OWN it’ there is nothing wrong with
being ‘The CheeseCake One’ or ‘The Dark
One’ or ‘The Funny One’ as long
as you Embrace it and rule the stage.
Love and Puppy kisses
Miss Ruby Woo
"When sexuality, style, humor and playfulness all come together, along with a bit of innocence, well, that’s when a burlesque show becomes great." Dita Von Teese
