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Leyla Rose

The Burlesque Performer They Tried To Ban

About Me

With her enchanting smile, feline grace, marshmallow skin and retro-vamp chic, performers rarely get more intriguing than Leyla Rose. After spending nine years as a sought-after professional bellydancer she evolved into a wickedly voluptuous and charismatic burlesque artist who is now well established in the higher echelons of the UK burlesque scene, appearing at prestigious events such as The Candy Box and The Torture Garden.
She frequently performs in major cities abroad and has starred in shows in Milan, Stockholm, Paris and New York, sharing the bill with some of burlesque's most prestigious names such as Dirty Martini, Immodesty Blaize, Kitten on the Keys, World Famous *BOB* and Kitten De Ville. A remarkably versatile performer, she can effortlessly evoke classic elegance as a traditional stripteaser, but is equally at home as a bumping, grinding, tassel twirling, rock 'n' roll show-stopper, with a taste for the macabre and a knock-out shimmy shake that is second to none.
Leyla Rose is proud to be sponsored by Vivien of Holloway www.vivienofholloway.com
Leyla also performs for private events but her public appearances have included:
The Candy Box
The Torture Garden
Connie Douglas Burlesque Festival (Milan)
Ragno Burlesque Party with Voodoo De Luxe (Milan)
Voodoo deLuxe Bizarre and Fetish Party (Milan)
Lili Marlene with Voodoo de Luxe (Brescia, Italy)
Ministry of Burlesque's High Tease
Starshine Burlesque (New York City)
Lucky Cheng's (New York City)
Slipper Room (New York City)
Hootchy Kootchy Club (Stockholm)
Le Lup (Paris)
Lollipop Lounge
London Burlesque Social
Gentry de Paris Supper Club
Future Cinema
Proud Galleries
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
The Venus Fly Trap Palais, Belladrum Festival
Sideshow
The Ruby Slipper
Loungelover
Madame Jo Jo's
Skin Two Rubber Ball
Battersea or Bust
The Gypsy Hotel
Bardens Boudoir
Oh My God I Miss You - Birthday Party
The Carling Academy (Glasgow)
Cafe de Paris
Burlescapades!
The Bedlam Ballroom
The Glee Club
The Pitty Patt Club
Ann Summers
The Tea Building
Club Noir
The Flash Monkey
Club Velvet
Studio 24, Edinburgh
Vaudeville Cabaret Club
Bongo Club
Teenage Cancer Trust Charity Events
Cargo, Edinburgh
The Rat Pack, Edinburgh
Villainesque
The Assembly Rooms Edinburgh
Nemesis
The Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh
Vegas!
Opal Nera Party
The Midnight Carousel
Voodoo Vaudeville
Club Ego
Classic Grand Glasgow
Edinburgh College of Art
Mass, Brixton
Dr. Sketchy Sessions (Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Belladrum Festival)
Smirnoff Underbelly (Edinburgh Festival)
The Arches, Glasgow
The Jam House
Upcoming:
Modelling for 'Brazen Empress' new plus size lingerie and burlesque wear range
Appearance at The Lili Marlene Club, Brescia, Italy with Voodoo DeLuxe
Launch of the Lollipop Lounge, Cheltenham
Teaching workshops with Missy Malone!!
Press: La Republicca (Italy), The Candy Pitch, BBC Birmingham Candy Box review, The Scotsman, Daily Record, The Sun, The Herald, ScotsGay, Evening News, No.1 Celebrity Magazine, Iceland Air's Atlantica Magazine, The List, Kustom Magazine (Italy), RevolutionArt magazine, feature in ShakeitDoll.com, featured artist on The Tassel Time Burlesque Radio Show. Leyla has written articles exploring the relationships between feminism, burlesque and bellydancing which have been published in 'The Bellydancing News' and 'The Skinny Magazine' (Scotland)
Photographs of Leyla are featured in "Violently Beautiful" a new book by Tanya Simpson of Rockstar Vanity Photography.
"She's an uncanny combination of Vampira and Bettie Page - expert at the slightly-sinister raised eyebrow, she can fantastically pull off the shocked damsel-in-distress without missing a beat. Leyla Rose, we salute you!"
Helen Highwater, creator of The Pin-Up Parade (www.pin-upparade.com)
"The Nation's Top Tassel Dancer(...) Leyla's voluptuous curves have captured fans the length and breadth of the country."
The Sun (Scotland)
"A Rose among thorns. In these days of size-zero models, burlesque queen Leyla Rose provides some much-needed glamour."
The Daily Record
"Leyla Rose knows how to tease."
Evening News
"Sexy"
BBC Birmingham
"Leyla Rose has most definitely been granted muse status"
RockStar Vanity Photography
"When Ireland's Leyla Rose, the buxom brunette with translucent skin headlining the show, steps on stage, a hush comes over the room. Her bosom spills over the dark red satin femme-fatale dress, and her pristine face is framed in long black curls. She has the room transfixed as she deftly removes layers of clothing. Unlacing a sequinned bustier, she wraps her breasts in a white mink shawl before turning around to shimmy(...). The tension in the room reaches critical mass - not a breath, not a cough, not a movement from the audience - just before she reveals her abundant breasts covered in rhinestone pasties. Just a peek. But it's enough to ensnare the audience"
Iceland Air's Atlantica Magazine
"She is one ferocious walking firestorm!"
Grymmscape (www.deviantArt.com)
"A cathedral of curves"
theinkhead (www.deviantArt.com)
Leyla has been filmed for Best of the Fest Channel 4 pilot show on the Edinburgh Festival, Scottish burlesque documentary 'Tease not Sleaze', 'Lo Show Piu Buono Che Ci Sia' on 'All Music' Italy, interviewed on 'C6' Italy and 'Fashion TV' Italy, and for Swedish Television.

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My Interests



slideshow from Candee Handful


I'd like to meet:

Tura Satana, Bettie Page, Patricia Quinn, Marianne Faithfull, Ansuya, Danielle Dax, The Divine David, Yvette from 'Allo 'Allo, Tim Burton, Jayne Mansfield, Anita Ekberg, Adam Ant, Stephen Fry, Marilyn Manson, Oscar Wilde, Johnny Depp, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Vincent Price, Maila 'Vampira' Nurmi, Rita Hayworth, Mata Hari, Mae West, Bette Davis, Bela Lugosi, Haji, Russ Meyer, Rob Zombie, Elvira, Poison Ivy, Lux Interior, Jane Russell, John Waters, Darryl van Horne, Wonder Woman, Roald Dahl and Ed Wood, who died the very day before I was born and sometimes I can't help but think there's something significant in that...:)

"Heartbreaker" in The Connie Douglas Residence, Milan, March '08 - A Voodoo DeLuxe event. By Roby Deluxe 13
'Vampira' A Tribute - At The Candy Box May '08. Music from The World Famous Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra ..
Online Videos by Veoh.com by Miss Carrie

Music:

Leyla Rose Moon Dance at the Candy Box (from Miss Carrie). Vocals by Imelda May and music from The World Famous Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra.
After well over 12000 views on YouTube this video was deemed "inappropriate" and was banned. It lead to the shutdown of all the Candy Box videos. But it has been relaunched on Veoh thanks to Glamglittercritter. I don't understand what's so obscene, but here it is. Judge for yourself!
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Online Videos by Veoh.com

Anyway, music I love: The Faint, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Eagles of Death Metal, Adam Ant, rock and sleazy electro, retro swing, jive and big band, music from the 1920s, some classical, Farid el Atrache, Hossam Ramzy

Movies:

Films by Russ Meyer, Roman Polanski, Tim Burton, Rob Zombie, Roger Corman, Ed Wood, John Waters. I love Universal Horror classics and good, gory slashers. Some other favourites: Withnail & I, The Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Some Like It Hot, The Girl Can't Help It, Gilda, The Red Shoes, Perfume, Todd Browning's Freaks - I love too many movies.

Television:

The League of Gentlemen, The Mighty Boosh, QI, Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves and Wooster, Marple, Ab Fab, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Carnivale, anything involving Chris Morris.

Books:

The Master and Margarita, Rebecca, Geek Love and if I even start to expand upon this list it will never end.
Mermaid at The Candy Box posted by Miss Carrie. Music from The World Famous Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra. ..
Online Videos by Veoh.com

Heroes:

Everyone I'd like to meet.

Leyla Rose and Missy Malone Pillow Fight @ The Candy Box (from Miss Carrie). Vocals by Imelda May. Music from The World Famous Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra. ..
Online Videos by Veoh.com
Princess Leia Gold Bikini version of Seven Veils!! Costume by Saffron Shearer- Gare. At Candy Box 'May The Fourth be with you' May '08. Video from Miss Carrie. Music by The World Famous Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra.
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Online Videos by Veoh.com

Halloween version of the Dance of the Seven Veils at The Candy Box '06. Music by The World Famous Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra.
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My Blog

Halloween Mayhem!! And it continues!!.....

Oh my word!!It has been London, Milan, Piacenza, Chester, Grimsby, Cheltenham, London again, Nottingham and then tomorrow, Cork, Birmingham, Manchester.9 cities, 3 countries, I'm going to die!Hallowee...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:18:00 PST

Vampira and Wolfgirl photo shoot with Neil Kendall

I'm honoured to add some fantastic new spooky images of Vampira and The Wolfgirl, shot by the amazing Neil Kendall, in a secret location, especially for Halloween. Check out my Vampira and Beware The...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:59:00 PST

Leyla in Cut Out and Keep Magazine

Hello everyone,I'm delighted to post up that I've been included in Cut Out and Keep Magazine in their Day of The Dead Halloween edition. In it I give beauty tips for the pin up look and it is a good c...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:35:00 PST

Rhymes With Purple Productions present the Missy and Leyla Burlesque Workshop Glasgow 29/11

Rhymes with Purple Productions present the Missy Malone & Leyla Rose Burlesque Workshop- a rare chance to learn from two of Scotland's best burlesque exports.A one-off, three-hour skills workshop with...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:07:00 PST

Leyla Rose is on The Pin Up Parade!

Lovely Helen from the Pin Up Parade has created a gallery of me on her site, The Pin Up Parade.See it here: http://pinup-parade. com/galleries/leyla_rose/leyla_rose. htmWhile you are there explore her...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:38:00 PST

Acts Under Construction

Icicle (Christmas Act): *Involves snow machine (optional)*After removing her slinky white fur coat Leyla performs a giant balloon dance. She pops the balloon with a giant icicle and as a spectacular ...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:02:00 PST

Rockstar Vanity Photography Vampira shoot

Another rockin shoot with wonderful Tanya.Check out the Vampira album, I love them. Another little fantasy fulfilled!Also see her fabulous ghosty technique on my spooky headshots!I hope you like them...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:27:00 PST

Grrr! Calendar

Does anyone else find that sometimes their calendar dates don't show up for public view even though you have DEFINITELY set them to do so?The Hot Muffins gig with my favourite neo-burlesque firecracke...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:57:00 PST

’Leyla’ Tattoo Art by Ivan Losi!

'Leyla' Tattoo Art by Ivan LosiMy dear friend Ivan is a multi talented guy. He is one of the fantastic people behind Voodoo De Luxe, the Italian burlesque agency to which I belong, he is a super cool...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:05:00 PST

Wild Cat photos with Cherry Bomb Rock Photography!

See my Wild Cat album to see the results of a super fun photoshoot I had with Cherry Bomb Rock Photography on the eve of the last Candy Box in Ladywood Social Club, Birmingham. Don't you love that nam...
Posted by Leyla Rose on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:48:00 PST