A keynote about Shame, Sex, and Following Your Heart by Jenna Noah aka Madame Merci at The Denver Civic Center Amphitheater speaking at SlutWalk 2015. In this blog Jenna discusses overcoming personal shame and stigma related to being both a burlesque dancer and a...
“If we affirm one single moment, we thus affirm not only ourselves but all existence. For nothing is self-sufficient, neither in us ourselves nor in things; and if our soul has trembled with happiness and sounded like a harp string just once, all eternity was...
Inside I have an inner twerker- when I’m in situations that squish me, or make me feel small, I gaze at that little shaking Mama and she brings a smile to my lips. I’m traveling to China, and I will not be leading any burlesque there (yet!). My little...
There are terrible drugs out there, horrendous, monstrous drugs. If they get their hands on you they may make you start to act in bizarre and uncontrollable ways! Coming off of these drug will make you feel like hell, a torturous come down that is likely to make you...
The emerging burlesque dancer is a bit like a blossom. At times burlesque is the most exhilarating exciting thing many women have ever experienced and at other times it is terrifying to imagine how on earth could reveal yourself, your body, and your heart to a group...