This is a picture of a new act that I am in love with! It's like Chinese Flamenco and I use a song called "Tamacun" by Rodrigo & Gabriela, a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitars, and finish it off with "Sway" by Xavier Cougat. I use yellow silk fans for this act - which I really, really love working with.
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| Photo by Gabi Porter at "Drunken Dragon Nights" Macao Trading Company |
The pants are covered from waist to hem with yellow fringe that I painstakingly sewed on by hand while watching "King of Queens" (my zone-out show that I hate but watch anyway). It shakes like crazy with the slightly motion. Every time I've performed this act the crowd starts clapping along.
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| Photo by Gabi Porter at "Drunken Dragon Nights" Macao Trading Company |
Another act that is super classic and very flexible in terms of "approachability" is this white gown/fan combo. The gown is designed and made by
Jamie Von Stratton in Seattle who have made me 5 commissioned dresses in total now, and we are working on a 6th one this year. This act gets a lot of play because it is popular during winter for "winter wonderland" themes, classic themes because of the big fans, corporate & wedding receptions like it as well because it is a long act (6 minutes) and it is "friendly" (ie: no hard grinding or inserting or pulling out anything). I use a song called "Creole Nights" by Dr. Michael White from New Orleans. I made the fans myself using Ms. Copperteal's acrylic base kit that I bought at BHoF last year. I LOVE MAKING FANS.
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| Photo by Jeffrey Grossman |
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| Photo by Sam Polcer |
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| "Les Fleurs de Shanghai" at Duane Park |
Another act that I consider "classic with a modern twist" is this one to Reverend Horton Heat's "Loaded Gun". There's a lot of classic elements such as gloves, fur stole, garter belt, but also a lot of vinyl and strappy one-sies which I am VERY FOND of and own quite a few. I just can't get enough of them!
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| Photo by Mark Williams at Room 69, Hotel Chantelle |
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| Photo by Mark Williams at Room 69, Hotel Chantelle |
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| Photo by Mark Williams at Room 69, Hotel Chantelle |
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