Burlesque, bump 'n' grind! Dirty jazz, glitter, feathers, fans, seamed stockings, endless shopping, skyscraper heels, cupcakes, pencil skirts, diamonds, cloudy lemonade, french knickers, mojitos and margaritas, velvet wallpaper, huge mirrors, silk, showgirls, renaissance art, opera gloves, baby animals, swings, stages, tutus, balloons, corsets, colour co-ordination, glitterballs, fairy lights, haircuts, beach days, roadtrips, twinkly music, twisty straws, red lipstick, buttons, ballet, florence, gender issues in dance, naughty texts, tailored coats, cosy covers, cuddles, stir-frys, milkybars, bubble baths, MAC and NARS makeup, tennis, picnics, the zoo, ribbon, silk flowers, magazines, the moulin rouge, vintage cars, polka dots, sunny mornings, horse-riding, hand-holding, photos, ipods and smiles!
I'd like to meet:
Anybody who likes to giggle and share an interest in items of a shiny nature!
Music:
I am currently enjoying:
Robots in Disguise
IAMX
The Cure
Garbage
Sonny Lester
Michael Jackson
Mendeed
Cabaret Original Soundtrack
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
AFI
Glenn Miller
Benny Goodman
Marylin Manson
Tchaikovsky
Bossk
Tom Lehrer's "The Periodic Table of Elements" It's brilliant. Everybody should download it now!
Movies:
Moulin Rouge
The Phantom of the Opera
The Nutcracker
Vanity Fair
Stage Door Canteen
The Night they raided Minksys
Mrs Henderson Presents
The Slipper and the Rose
Closer
Leon
Matchpoint
Cabaret
Dirty Dancing
Lord of the Rings
The Craft
Interview with the Vampire
Queen of the Damned
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Girl, Interrupted
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Cruel Intentions
Hot Fuzz
Ballet Russes
Cache
Television:
At the moment I watch 3 things (I know they're all naf but I love them nonetheless!):
Holby City
The F Word
And The Jeremy Kyle Show. Legend.
Books:
All the Vampire Chronicles, especially Blood and Gold and The Vampire Armand.
The Pact
Last Chance
Perfect Match
Losing Faith
Burlesque and the art of the tease
But the most outstanding book I've read recently that I'd recommend to everyone is 'We Need to Talk about Kevin.'
Pure genius, that book.
Heroes:
All my favourite dancers/performers/
choreographers:
Immodesty Blaize
Dita Von Teese
Jo King
Polly Rae and the girls
Gwendoline L'Amour
Darcey Bussell
Miyako Yoshida
Alina Cojucaru
Marianella Nunez
Carlos Acosta
Tamara Rojo
Sarah Lamb
Natalya Makarova
Tempest Storm
Gypsy Rose Lee
Lily St Cyr
Kenneth MacMillan
Marius Petipa
Lev Ivanov
Frederick Ashton
Michael Fokine
Martha Graham
Ruth St Denis
Merce Cunningham
Doris Humphrey
And my family.
They're all fab.
Specially the parents and the sister.