The Sugar Blue Blog

Monday Night Sugar Blue Drop-In Classes

Posted 15^th July, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Sugar Blue Burlesque has started up here in London now and we are teaching gogo, burlesque and charleston on a Monday night for only £8 per drop in class. A’dora Derriere is away next week in Belgium so I am taking the classes and have just choreographed a cute little cabaret chair dance to this version of Puttin’ On The Ritz. I hope lots of... • read more •

Peekaboo Pointe – Tassel Twirling

Posted 8^th July, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

I had the pleasure meeting Peekaboo Pointe in Perth when she was on tour with the Australian Burlesque Festival last year. Here is a video showing off her tassel twirling skills. I love the massive backbend she does – I need to work on my flexibility in that area!   • read more •

Clip of 40s, 50s and 60s Strippers

Posted 4^th July, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Here is a great compilation clip of strippers from the 40s, 50s ad 60s.  It has given me some great inspiration for costuming and moves. • read more •

Just For Men For Eyebrows – Dita Spills The Beans!

Posted 1^st July, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Here is a little interview with Dita Von Teese where she explains the secret behind her eyebrows…   • read more •

Bendy Girl Does Snake Dance – YouTube Clip

Posted 28^th June, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Ok so it’s not strictly burlesque, but this is damned cool! • read more •

Review Of Dr Sketchy London Featuring Me!

Posted 22^nd June, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Here is a fabulous write-up of Dr Sketchy London. The session the writer came to was one where I was modelling so it mentions me too. Joy! • read more •

Interview With Satan’s Angel

Posted 18^th June, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Here is a great interview that I hadn’t come across before with Satan’s Angel. And I found a video on Vimeo taken at a tassel twirling workshop by Satan’s Angel. Man she sure is good with those tassels! • read more •

Sponsor Satan’s Angel: The Movie

Posted 14^th June, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Satan’s Angel is one of my personal heroes of burlesque for obvious reasons; without her inspiration I would never have got into fire tassel twirling!  She is a true legend having performed since the 60s and having become one of the most well-known burlesque performers of the 20th century with a truly unique and novel talent. Right now there is a Kickstarter project going to... • read more •

Burlesque Vs Stripping (Aren’t They The Same Thing?)

Posted 12^th June, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

I came across this article and thought it raised an interesting point. Burlesque has an interesting relationship to stripping in that it was the stripping of its day, back in the first half of the 20th century.  That all changed with the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s when the strip clubs that we know today started to come into existence.  In these clubs the girls would take... • read more •

Interview With Roxi D’Lite

Posted 11^th June, 2011 by Trixi Tassels

Here is a nice little interview with outgoing Reigning Queen Of Burlesque, Roxi D’Lite. • read more •