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Bird of Paradise

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About Me

A mild mannered corporate whore ruffles her feathers and transforms into the wicked burlesque artist Bird of Paradise!

Bird's feathery display shows off Japanese influences peeking out from under her kimono. Barely a chickadee in the disco era, she gained her groovy wings and soared into the decade of decadence influenced by Jennifer Beals' sexy confidence in Flashdance, Barry Manilow's saucy lounge style and Michael Jackson's genderbending moves. After ten years of playing with salsa, swing, hustle, tango, hula, bellydance and traditional Japanese dance, she weaves them into a festive nest of burlesque expression!

Recently, Bird has been spotted blending traditional ballroom dance styles with burlesque. Check out her "Jump the Shark" swing-striptease and "HOT Tango" acts with The White Boom Boom!

Bird plays hide-n-seek with devotees of burlesque, patiently waiting for the perfect moment to fly from her perch and strut onstage.....

My Interests

fluttering, posing, preening, birdbaths, tweeting, soaring, crowing...lovebirding.

I'd like to meet:

the pretty peacock, the clever crow, the spirited swallow, the raunchy wren, the amorous aves, the dubious dove...and the blue-footed booby bird.

HOT TANGO, Ixion Burlesque

GEISHA GONE WILD, World Famous *BOB* Burlesque

Music:

supreme beings of leisure, shirley bassey, MJ/Jackson 5, henri mancini orchestra, utada hikaru, Tom Jones, C89.5

Movies:

Flashdance, Office Space, Men's Synchronized Swimming, Lost in Translation

My Blog

Wasabassco Announces the Debaucherization of Brooklyn

May 12, 2008--BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: Wasabassco Burlesque announced today that following the recent launch of their Sputnik show in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, the only burlesque troop sponsored by a hot ...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:29:00 PST

Wasabassco Burlesque @Sputnik - APRIL 4

In an instant, we were projected into the future -- to a time when a woman in a shiny silver dress and white go-go boots can make us believe she’s the Last Girl on Earth... Bird of Paradise&rsq...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:53:00 PST

DIRTY BOMB Did Me Dirty - March 29

Bird of Paradise reached the dark basement of The Delancey where DIRTY BOMB, a f*cked-up mix of hardcore live music and smutty burlesque, lays its hands on the rock-n-roll scene every month. As ...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:28:00 PST

Hotsy Totsy - MARCH 18

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 HOTSY TOTSY BURLESQUE   Hosted by Coney Island's own Donny Vomit with performances by Weirdee Girl, Fem Appeal, Bird of Paradise, Stormy Leather, Cherry Pitz and Lady Lucerne! ...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:43:00 PST

Starshine Burlesque Opening Night - MARCH 6

STARSHINE OPENING NIGHT  MARCH 6, 2008 On the opening night of Starshine Burlesque in their new location at Lucky Cheng's Fortune Cookie Cabaret, I stepped into the restaurant and nearly collided wi...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:49:00 PST

Kitty Nights - MARCH 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 Kitty Nights Burlesque Don't miss the debut of my new "Last Girl on Earth" act!   With Special Guest Host:  Mr. Al E. Cat Featuring performances by:   - Strawberry ...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:41:00 PST

Bird Flies South for the Winter

After the winter holiday season ended and a flurry of burlesque performances were successfully nailed in January, it was time for Bird to succumb to the hibernation urge. The cold weather was creepin...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:08:00 PST

Wasabassco Burlesque - FEB 8

See Bird perform her dazzling Copacabana act for the only burlesque company sponsored by a hot sauce! February 8 @ 10pm, $10 Living Room Lounge 245 23rd Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn http://www.wa...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:03:00 PST

Hosty Totsy Burlesque - JAN 28

The Bird and The Boom are heating up the stage as swing-dancing FBI agents busting Martha Stewart's Home for Wayward Girls and Fallen Women! Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Galapagos, 8pm-ish 70 North 6th ...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:55:00 PST

Ixion Burlesque - JAN 24

After months of anticipation, NYC's only "ballroom-dancing burlesque duo" revealed their HOT new tango act at Ixion Burlesque's Down & Dirty Lounge! The Bird and The Boom stole the show with a pa...
Posted by Bird of Paradise on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:46:00 PST