Today in the parlour this podcast episode will be a solo edition with me, Kitty Velour, I'll be  sharing my journey on how I got into pole dance, stripping and performing. I'll also be  answering some of your questions from instagram on confidence, flexibility and imposter syndrome. TW. I do mention eating disorders briefly. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast - it has been such a joy!

@kitty_velour
@dance_with_kitty

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Our parlour guest today is TeTe Bang (she/her), a drag queen, DJ and performer from London! 💖 TeTe is a queer icon having featured in Channel 4’s Drag SOS as one of the first self-proclaimed female drag queens. Tete also featured in the nightlife and dance Glitterbox Documentary “Where Love Lies” and was also interviewed on BBC News. She was also showcased in Dom and Ink's latest book Queer Power: Icons, Activists and Game Changers from Across the Rainbow 🌈 TeTe is known for her colourful, feminine, bubbly drag looks and is an advocate with queer issues and rights!

In this episode we talk about people's reactions to Tete being a female drag queen, Club Kid culture and nightlife and London's queer venues.

@tete_bang
https://www.tetebang.co.uk/

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Our parlour guest today is Gemma Rose (she/her),  a pole dancer, stripper and sex worker activist, 
Drawing from her performance background and stripping experience, Gemma is most passionate about helping students connect with their own sexuality through empowering techniques. Her goal is not only to spread her Stripper magic far and wide, but also to help educate & reform the pole world, mobilising allies to respect & support the founders of our industry.

In this episode we talk all things bout stripper terminology, from lap dance, table dance, private dance and stripper rights.

Gemma recently had her instagram account @gemmarosepole deleted, please help her get back by following these steps:

1. Go to Settings
2. Help
3. Report a problem
4. Something isn't working
5. Type "I can't find @gemmarosepole" and press submit.

Insta + Twitter- @gemmarosedance (Back Up account)

Facebook- Gemma Rose (page- Gemma Rose Pole Artist)

Buy Me A Coffee for tips and class recordings- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gemmarosepole

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Our parlour guest today is Millie Robson, (she/her)  a travelling pole dance photographer, ex stripper, and one of the first original members of the East London Strippers Collective. Millie was the winner of Pole Theatre Classique in 2015 and and Pole Theatre finalist in 2016

In this episode we talk about Millie's time as a Strippergram, working at a pink lesbian pole dance venue called Candy Bar,  and that time she trained to be a dominatrix wrestler!

IG: @millie_robson
https://www.millierobson.com/

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Our parlour guest today is Chlo a Mood, a non binary pole dancer (they/them) with a passion for dancing to Pop Punk classics and owner of polewear brand Hoodlum Fang. Chlo describes their style as “that hot cocky skater boi you knew in high school, but they’ve replaced their skateboard for 8 inch heels.” Chlo loves to bend the styles of pole like they do their gender.

When Chlo isn’t flinging themselves to the floor to punk rock tunes, they are working on their pole wear brand Hoodlum Fang or trying to make the pole industry a better place with their own brand of social media trans rights activism.

In this episode we talk about ass-eating pants, pole pronoun etiquette, & why it's so hard to find polewear that fits!

insta: @chlo_a_mood & @hoodlumfang

www.hoodlumfang.com

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Our parlour guest today is Keri Graham (she/her), a professional tease with over 30+ years experience in the striptease and dance industry! Award winning, Keri is a guru in erotic entertainment, performing her naughty shows worldwide corrupting innocent people wherever she goes. Keri enjoys spreading her love of filth by teaching online erotic dance classes and she is also a member of the ELSC who campaign and fight for the rights of Strippers & Sex Workers, a subject very close to her heart.

In today's episode, we talk about pole dancing in your 50s, the era of the big bosoms and how Keri helped introduce lap dance to London.

FB - https://m.facebook.com/kerigrahamburlesque
IG - @keri_gold_

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Our parlour guest today is Vera Rodriguez (she/her),  who has over 20 years experience in and around the sex industry. Vera Rodriguez comes from Spain where she graduated in Journalism and worked briefly in national newspapers. In 2000 she moved to London and started working in  a peep show in Soho to pay for her studies on Art Photography. She worked in numerous strip venues in Soho and East London and she also toured in peep shows around Europe, photographing red light districts, peep shows, strippers. She was also very curious about the fetish scene of London, which she explored. Her photographic work defies conventional journalism as her approach to social documentary is mainly in a ‘gonzo’ style. Her stories are lived from the inside rather than as a passive observer.

In 2011, she volunteered as a photographer for the first Sex Workers Film Festival in London. Since then, she combined sex work, photography and activism. She has worked with English Collective of Prostitutes, Sex Worker Open University (now SWARM) and X-talk, as member of the latter, she co-started 'Pole Studies', free pole dancing lessons for people from all genders and backgrounds of the industry and their allies. She was an active member of the East London Strippers Collective and is still a cast member of the Sex Workers’ Opera. In 2015 she curated 'The Art of Stripping' at the Red Gallery, in East London.

In 2017 she became a Programme Associate of Red Umbrella Fund, the first and only global fund, by and for sex workers. She manages the portfolio of Western Europe and Latin America and works on Communications.

In 2020, she co-created queer.red Foundation: a platform to share and promote culture with the aim to challenge stereotypical narratives around sex workers with an intersectional feminism approach.

 https://www.verarodriguez.art/
IG: @vera_rodriguezzz

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Our parlour guest today is Cleopantha (she/her). Having taken the UK Burlesque scene by storm, Cleopantha is renowned for fusing her high energy dance style, the art of tease and her love of both hip hop and commercial music. Her artistry is described as both powerful and unapologetic. 

Accolades include headlining Bristol Burlesque Festival, UK (2018) Stuttgart Burlesque Festival, Germany (2019) Manchester Burlesque Festival, UK (2019) and many more across Europe. She has also performed alongside hip hop legend Fatman Scoop and has been featured in a Michael Jackson Biopic that has continuously been aired throughout Europe from 2017 - present. This year Cleopantha entered the Top Burlesque Top 50 for the first time taking the 29th spot in 2020. She was also asked to join the prestigious House of Knyle based in the US.

Website/Social Media Links: 

www.cleopantha.com
IG: Cleopantha
Twitter: Cleopantha
Facebook: Cleopantha
Youtube: Cleopantha
Vimeo: Cleopantha
Onlyfans: Cleopanthaofficial 

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