Tuesday 25 August 2009
July 6th-11th York/Moho gig
More ballet and trapeze in sheffield then work at Opus with Caroline for their monday night 90's night and some bag dancing!! you have to see it to believe it!! great fun.
caroline-getting in the bag..
Tuesday have a rehearsal with Erin one of my new girls then watch Michael Jackson's memorial on tv and have a lttle cry..RIP. I cant quite believe it,he was my idol growing up and a true legend and lets be fair in this day and age they are rarer than ever before, x factor, big brother, britains got talent and all those other money making machines churning out pointless 'stars' makes sure of that. The only good thing to come from this is everyone is remembering how good his music was, playing it again and enjoying him for that instead of the gossip and rumours that haunted him while he was with us. He will lways be one of the biggest stars of our time if not the biggest and he will be sadly missed.
Continue the week with the usual training,teaching etc and take Stella my pup to be neutered which brings a whole new nightmare to my flat as she has a lamp shade on her head hence lots of bruises on my legs and a frustrated dog. Not the best and its for 10 days!!
Friday me and Caroline headed to York for my first gig of the evening- the stag do booked by his fiance bless her. We were planning the evening with the best man so had to perform in the bar they were in, very strange but in the end it worked out well and was probably the easiest paid gig we have ever done. We got in,set up, performed a 2 minute chair routine as a suprise, had a quich chat and left. Perfect and everyone was happy. the stag was very polite and shy bless him and a little suprised his fiance had booked us, i think he was afraid to enjoy it so maybe we should have told him that before we did it! I then drove us back to Manchester with no petrol and no services which was pretty scary. We were a mile away from the garage when the car started jumping and slowing down aargh!! we did make it though luckily but it was funny and we were convinced we was going to stop a mile away with it in sight just to piss us off but luckily no. i dropped cal off and headed home to change bags and meet bex to go to my second gig at MOHO in manchester for a band night.
The venue is pretty quiet with more people in bands than people watching which is disapointing as some of my new girls are doing the show with us, tonight we have myself, scarlet, denim and new girls rachel, erin aka baby jane and kerry. we do have fun though and its a good test run with not much pressure for the girls in front of the small crowd. We enjoy a few drinks with friends that had come down before calling it a night.
me and my girls at MOHO
caroline-getting in the bag..
Tuesday have a rehearsal with Erin one of my new girls then watch Michael Jackson's memorial on tv and have a lttle cry..RIP. I cant quite believe it,he was my idol growing up and a true legend and lets be fair in this day and age they are rarer than ever before, x factor, big brother, britains got talent and all those other money making machines churning out pointless 'stars' makes sure of that. The only good thing to come from this is everyone is remembering how good his music was, playing it again and enjoying him for that instead of the gossip and rumours that haunted him while he was with us. He will lways be one of the biggest stars of our time if not the biggest and he will be sadly missed.
Continue the week with the usual training,teaching etc and take Stella my pup to be neutered which brings a whole new nightmare to my flat as she has a lamp shade on her head hence lots of bruises on my legs and a frustrated dog. Not the best and its for 10 days!!
Friday me and Caroline headed to York for my first gig of the evening- the stag do booked by his fiance bless her. We were planning the evening with the best man so had to perform in the bar they were in, very strange but in the end it worked out well and was probably the easiest paid gig we have ever done. We got in,set up, performed a 2 minute chair routine as a suprise, had a quich chat and left. Perfect and everyone was happy. the stag was very polite and shy bless him and a little suprised his fiance had booked us, i think he was afraid to enjoy it so maybe we should have told him that before we did it! I then drove us back to Manchester with no petrol and no services which was pretty scary. We were a mile away from the garage when the car started jumping and slowing down aargh!! we did make it though luckily but it was funny and we were convinced we was going to stop a mile away with it in sight just to piss us off but luckily no. i dropped cal off and headed home to change bags and meet bex to go to my second gig at MOHO in manchester for a band night.
The venue is pretty quiet with more people in bands than people watching which is disapointing as some of my new girls are doing the show with us, tonight we have myself, scarlet, denim and new girls rachel, erin aka baby jane and kerry. we do have fun though and its a good test run with not much pressure for the girls in front of the small crowd. We enjoy a few drinks with friends that had come down before calling it a night.
me and my girls at MOHO
July,
Start the week working in Leamington Spa for Evolve nightclub and teaching a hen party. The hen bless her also booked us to perform as a suprise for her stag this friday which is pretty cool i think. Anyway the Leamington gig is through Caroline so more a podium/promo thing rather than a kitten show so spend the evening roller skating and having a laugh before dancing the night away with caroline and her crew.
Also get stuck into training again, lots of ballet,trapeze, gk rehearsals, teaching etc. Also catch up with my friend Liam after about a year which is terrible we leave it so long but we have a good catch up and lots of booze and gossip while putting the world to rights with our own fuzzy logic. Also teach a rock burlesque workshop this week, meet with the jazz band about our collaboration and round off the week with another Leamington night-this time mardi gras themed which is good fun-lots of feathers and maracas but dont get home until 5am so just enough time for a few hours sleep before we leave for our gig with Damaged Gods at the Urban Games in Telford.
Scarlet drives luckily so i can chill although we do get lost.. get to the skate park around 3pm but still have time to run routines and mingle. A couple of our friends from Ever The Joker- Steve and Darrell are there so have a beer with them before our set. the gig goes great, my sister Dahlia filmed it all so will have to get some footage up soon. We stick around to watch winnebago deal and have a chill with the gang before heading off home to finally get some food and catch up on sleep.
urban games crew, the gks, damaged gods, ever the joker..
Also get stuck into training again, lots of ballet,trapeze, gk rehearsals, teaching etc. Also catch up with my friend Liam after about a year which is terrible we leave it so long but we have a good catch up and lots of booze and gossip while putting the world to rights with our own fuzzy logic. Also teach a rock burlesque workshop this week, meet with the jazz band about our collaboration and round off the week with another Leamington night-this time mardi gras themed which is good fun-lots of feathers and maracas but dont get home until 5am so just enough time for a few hours sleep before we leave for our gig with Damaged Gods at the Urban Games in Telford.
Scarlet drives luckily so i can chill although we do get lost.. get to the skate park around 3pm but still have time to run routines and mingle. A couple of our friends from Ever The Joker- Steve and Darrell are there so have a beer with them before our set. the gig goes great, my sister Dahlia filmed it all so will have to get some footage up soon. We stick around to watch winnebago deal and have a chill with the gang before heading off home to finally get some food and catch up on sleep.
urban games crew, the gks, damaged gods, ever the joker..
Take That/Blur
Tuesday 23rd Take That..
My musical tastes are extremely schizophrenic i realise but i am excited about seeing Take That at the cricket club, I must of been around 17 last time i saw them which makes me feel old. I keep meaning to see them this time around but im always too busy, im lucky enough to have a free ticket today too which is always a bonus because im always broke. The stage set is fantastic for a start so you can tell this is a going to be a good show! I am actually excited when it starts like a big kid! I dont have a favourite member or anything like that but they have always blown me away as a live band and watching them as an adult i can definately see the influence they have had on my own work and style in choreographer. wow!! i would love to be a take that dancer.. The show was great and their northern charm won everyone over,even all the husbands who pretend to be dragged along. The new songs are really good too and even Jason sings this time round accompanied by himself and mark on guitar, gary on piano and howard on drums..awesome! the only rubbish thing about tonight was the 2 hours it took me to get home (10mins away) because of the traffic which was a million times worse as i was desperate for a wee but all in all a great night out. I will definatley be there again next time round!
Blur 26th June..
Aerial practice again then me and my sister Dahlia head off to the MEN to see Blur, another band from my teens. I loved Blur when i was at school and the second they come on i remember why. they are so much more than song 2, country house and park life and i think they proved that to the people who came for that sort of stuff while keeping the fans happy with blasts from the past including theres no other way, the universal, shes so high, this is a low, to the end, no distance left to run, coffee and tv etc etc. I loved every minute of it and sang myself hoarse. Phil Daniels even joined them for Parklife! Brilliant.
My musical tastes are extremely schizophrenic i realise but i am excited about seeing Take That at the cricket club, I must of been around 17 last time i saw them which makes me feel old. I keep meaning to see them this time around but im always too busy, im lucky enough to have a free ticket today too which is always a bonus because im always broke. The stage set is fantastic for a start so you can tell this is a going to be a good show! I am actually excited when it starts like a big kid! I dont have a favourite member or anything like that but they have always blown me away as a live band and watching them as an adult i can definately see the influence they have had on my own work and style in choreographer. wow!! i would love to be a take that dancer.. The show was great and their northern charm won everyone over,even all the husbands who pretend to be dragged along. The new songs are really good too and even Jason sings this time round accompanied by himself and mark on guitar, gary on piano and howard on drums..awesome! the only rubbish thing about tonight was the 2 hours it took me to get home (10mins away) because of the traffic which was a million times worse as i was desperate for a wee but all in all a great night out. I will definatley be there again next time round!
Blur 26th June..
Aerial practice again then me and my sister Dahlia head off to the MEN to see Blur, another band from my teens. I loved Blur when i was at school and the second they come on i remember why. they are so much more than song 2, country house and park life and i think they proved that to the people who came for that sort of stuff while keeping the fans happy with blasts from the past including theres no other way, the universal, shes so high, this is a low, to the end, no distance left to run, coffee and tv etc etc. I loved every minute of it and sang myself hoarse. Phil Daniels even joined them for Parklife! Brilliant.
More Britney, partying,gigs and premiers..
Wednesday 17th June...
Got VIP for Britney's show again at the MEN in Manchester. Im teaching my burlesque class as the ladies have a class performance tomo so were having a last run through before show time but it means i have to zoom across town for the show and get in just as Terry goes on stage for the intro, phew, that was close. Really enjoy the show tonight even though im by myself, got a side of the stage view this time which makes a difference and even though im not really into Britney at all i had a great time. Straight after i head home to change and stuff while Terry does the usual after show rituals so we can meet later on. I eventually hear from him around 1am and he's finally ready-guys are worse than girls i swear! I head to meet him and some of the other dancers/crew from the show and its good to see that Mouse one of my good bboy mates who i havent seen for ages is out too. We waste the night wandering around town looking for somewhere to drink as its getting late and everyone is refusing entry..rubbish! We lose the extra dancers/crew who give up, being from LA and such places they probably didnt miss too much by not partying in Manchester anyway. In the end we decide its a lost cause too and part ways with Mouse and his mate and me and Terry decide its probably best to have our own little party at the hotel with some booze from spar so thats what we do and have a great time. Rock n Roll eh..
Terry..
Thursday 18th..
Get some sleep at around 7am after they head to Dublin for Britters shows there. Today is my class show at Bury Met. I head there and meet everyone, they are all excited which is good! Myself, Scarlet and Caroline do a little glitter kittens routine before the class ladies do their bit.
It all went really well and i was proud of my ladies!
the class ladies above, me and cal below..
The Friday was spent having a trapeze practice then off for my bridesmaid make over practice, i have never been one before. Tonight was spent getting drunk and being pampered..great stuff!
Saturday 19th..
Mark Mcready and the Arcangel Murders premier at Revolution tonight, i did a small part in the movie as a she snake, not seen the film before but its really funny and i really enjoy it despite my screen time being around 20 seconds ;) i do close the film though so all good eh. Get drunk on champagne and cocktails with the cast and crew and stagger home pretty late.
Lazy day on Sunday, go to the park with the dog and chill out, meant to be meeting Terry but he's busy re packing so leaving that until tomo now before he runs off for the european leg of the tour and thats pretty much how the weekend rounds up!!
Got VIP for Britney's show again at the MEN in Manchester. Im teaching my burlesque class as the ladies have a class performance tomo so were having a last run through before show time but it means i have to zoom across town for the show and get in just as Terry goes on stage for the intro, phew, that was close. Really enjoy the show tonight even though im by myself, got a side of the stage view this time which makes a difference and even though im not really into Britney at all i had a great time. Straight after i head home to change and stuff while Terry does the usual after show rituals so we can meet later on. I eventually hear from him around 1am and he's finally ready-guys are worse than girls i swear! I head to meet him and some of the other dancers/crew from the show and its good to see that Mouse one of my good bboy mates who i havent seen for ages is out too. We waste the night wandering around town looking for somewhere to drink as its getting late and everyone is refusing entry..rubbish! We lose the extra dancers/crew who give up, being from LA and such places they probably didnt miss too much by not partying in Manchester anyway. In the end we decide its a lost cause too and part ways with Mouse and his mate and me and Terry decide its probably best to have our own little party at the hotel with some booze from spar so thats what we do and have a great time. Rock n Roll eh..
Terry..
Thursday 18th..
Get some sleep at around 7am after they head to Dublin for Britters shows there. Today is my class show at Bury Met. I head there and meet everyone, they are all excited which is good! Myself, Scarlet and Caroline do a little glitter kittens routine before the class ladies do their bit.
It all went really well and i was proud of my ladies!
the class ladies above, me and cal below..
The Friday was spent having a trapeze practice then off for my bridesmaid make over practice, i have never been one before. Tonight was spent getting drunk and being pampered..great stuff!
Saturday 19th..
Mark Mcready and the Arcangel Murders premier at Revolution tonight, i did a small part in the movie as a she snake, not seen the film before but its really funny and i really enjoy it despite my screen time being around 20 seconds ;) i do close the film though so all good eh. Get drunk on champagne and cocktails with the cast and crew and stagger home pretty late.
Lazy day on Sunday, go to the park with the dog and chill out, meant to be meeting Terry but he's busy re packing so leaving that until tomo now before he runs off for the european leg of the tour and thats pretty much how the weekend rounds up!!
Tuesday 11 August 2009
june..Download baby!!!
Have a photoshoot at Opus in the Printworks thanks to chris letting us use it and Ania for her time taking the pix all free-ah the perks of the job!! Also now have Edinburgh Festival and Pride Festival to look forward to which is great so get some shots for those! The main highlight of the week though is Download festival!! woo, its that time again!! This time were working for Steel Panther being their promo girls for the weekend as i know the guys from LA im know how good they are and im really looking forward to seeing them over here.
Myself and Kitty meet there on the friday and get stuck in with the drinks and bands!! see my friends Anneli and Frazer aswell as Vamps Reenie and Rich, even get spotted to have photos with fans on my travels-what a good start to the weekend.. the weekend went..
booze,lacuna coil/limp bizkit,booze, backyard babies, motley crue,booze and faith no more! or something like that! we then met up with my friends j.p and bjorn from norway for a few more drinks and some fun on the fair before a huge trek from the camp site they were staying in to our own living quarters for the weekend which was about a 3 mile walk on a windy road in the pitch black because they closed the arena for cleaning??!! its a festival though..
anyway saturday already!
hardcore superstar and marilyn manson
this was my favourite day hence the reason its more of a blur but i know we watched hardcore superstar and i was already a mess..met a cool guy who looked like a young mick jagger who we adopted. Good times..Manson, the prodigy, pendulum,anvil, but best of all slipknot rocked amongst others that day- the only sad thing was it went so fast. We missed an hour or so waiting for steel panther hq to meet us with flyers and tshirts etc not that it was wasted as we sunned ourselves, infact everyone thought i had been on holiday when i got back.
Before we knew it it was sunday :( the last day was spent mainly doing promo and hanging out. Steel Panther rocked the afternoon and probably should have been on a bigger stage. Our hardwork had helped of course ;)
us ladies and michael starr- steel panther
All that was left was whitesnake and stuff so we chilled out after papa roach in our camps and got steaming drunk and talked rubbish all night..awesome
Myself and Kitty meet there on the friday and get stuck in with the drinks and bands!! see my friends Anneli and Frazer aswell as Vamps Reenie and Rich, even get spotted to have photos with fans on my travels-what a good start to the weekend.. the weekend went..
booze,lacuna coil/limp bizkit,booze, backyard babies, motley crue,booze and faith no more! or something like that! we then met up with my friends j.p and bjorn from norway for a few more drinks and some fun on the fair before a huge trek from the camp site they were staying in to our own living quarters for the weekend which was about a 3 mile walk on a windy road in the pitch black because they closed the arena for cleaning??!! its a festival though..
anyway saturday already!
hardcore superstar and marilyn manson
this was my favourite day hence the reason its more of a blur but i know we watched hardcore superstar and i was already a mess..met a cool guy who looked like a young mick jagger who we adopted. Good times..Manson, the prodigy, pendulum,anvil, but best of all slipknot rocked amongst others that day- the only sad thing was it went so fast. We missed an hour or so waiting for steel panther hq to meet us with flyers and tshirts etc not that it was wasted as we sunned ourselves, infact everyone thought i had been on holiday when i got back.
Before we knew it it was sunday :( the last day was spent mainly doing promo and hanging out. Steel Panther rocked the afternoon and probably should have been on a bigger stage. Our hardwork had helped of course ;)
us ladies and michael starr- steel panther
All that was left was whitesnake and stuff so we chilled out after papa roach in our camps and got steaming drunk and talked rubbish all night..awesome
early June Circus circus circus..
Me and Emily had a roadtrip to see my good friend Terry Kvasnik in London performing with britney spears on her Circus tour. I was looking forward to catching up with him as it had been ages were both always busy and he is usually somewhere exotic lucky sod!! We had a couple of drinks at the o2 then headind to our seats. Emily was dying to see Britney but I have seen her before so knew there wasn't too much to get excited over. The show was fantastic though but due to how amazing all her dancers were. After the show we went to meet Terry and a few dancers in Movida to dance the night away and much drinking!! Good job they had a day off the next day..sadly we didnt and had to drive back feeling rough as always!
britney and terry strutting his stuff..
On arrival back in Manchester i had to get ready to go to Bradford for my solo gig which was the first of 2 nights in Coco nightclub doing 'circus' themed!! good fun, easy job dancing the night away and on the saturday was joined by Scarlet and some clowns etc so even better!!
All in all a good circus weekend.
OASIS..
Sunday round the weekend off in good fashion with the Oasis gig in Heaton Park which is at the end of my mums road..cool.. a good drinking sesh was in order as per usual!! Me and my brother Hareth, his mate Nathan amd my sister Dahlia went for a good old singalong in our anoraks and wellies- took me right back to the 90's!! Sorted..
britney and terry strutting his stuff..
On arrival back in Manchester i had to get ready to go to Bradford for my solo gig which was the first of 2 nights in Coco nightclub doing 'circus' themed!! good fun, easy job dancing the night away and on the saturday was joined by Scarlet and some clowns etc so even better!!
All in all a good circus weekend.
OASIS..
Sunday round the weekend off in good fashion with the Oasis gig in Heaton Park which is at the end of my mums road..cool.. a good drinking sesh was in order as per usual!! Me and my brother Hareth, his mate Nathan amd my sister Dahlia went for a good old singalong in our anoraks and wellies- took me right back to the 90's!! Sorted..
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