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Jewel of Denial

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing. -James Brown

About Me

Jewel of Denial skidded out of a Virginia trailer park back in 2002 and headed out west with nothing but her dreams. It was in Los Angeles the following summer that she entered the sparkling world of the Velvet Hammer Burlesque--LA’s pioneering burlesque troupe, and remained a solo dancer until 2005.Jewel has graced stages in 4 countries, 6 states, and 17 cities; including Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Washington D.C., London, and Amsterdam. Her signature style juxtaposes the basics of life: heartache, trash, social issues, poop, religion, work and death with glamour and sex appeal for a humorous, sometimes shocking outcome.This Jewel has years of movement training--from ballroom at Arthur Murray to jazz and dance fitness at L.A. Dance Arts Academy. She has also carefully researched retro dances such as apache, lindy hop, swing, and jive.Currently, Jewel of Denial holds the title of 2008 Miss Exotic World--Best Duo category (along with Kat Bardot). She is also co-founder of Striptease Symposium: where she consults, choreographs, teaches group classes, and offers private instruction. Catch her performing regularly all around L.A.!href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczE3MC5waG90b 2J1Y2tldC5jb20vYWxidW1zL3UyNzYvZGdubzIvP2FjdGlvbj12aWV3JmN1c nJlbnQ9bG9nby5qcGc=" target="_blank">href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8 vczE3MC5waG90b2J1Y2tldC5jb20vYWxidW1zL3UyNzYvZGdubzIvP2FjdGl vbj12aWV3JmN1cnJlbnQ9U2hhbm5vbmZhY2UuanBn" target="_blank">
"all i want" by Mr. Uncertain music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kVw-V-ODUI

Choreography by Jewel of Denial

My Interests

Being provoked by art.
Making dances.
Playing in water.
Throwin' my hands in the air and wavin' like I just don't care.
Exploring where I'm not supposed to be.
Purring kittens.
Cephalopod mollasks.
Live shows.
Summer nights outside.
Tension between audience and performer.
Watching absurd ideas come to life.
Progressive southern values.
Finding a better way.
Seeing the world.
Becoming younger as I get older.
Clapping with one hand.
love
persistence
audacity
excellence

I'd like to meet:

The ghosts of Thelma and Louise

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Music:

Ween, Pixies, The White Stripes, Raconteurs, Violent Femmes, The Cure, T-Rex, MC 5, The Hives, Elvis Costello, The Cramps, Led Zepplin, Holly Golightly, Social Distortion, The Dragstrip Syndicate, Sounds of Asterof, Bloodhound Gang, Guns N Roses, Rocket Queen, Faster Pussycat, Gogol Bordello, Mr. Uncertain, Dirty Party, Neko Case, Sarahbeth Tucek, Jewel, Horsehead, Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash/The Tennessee Three, Nashville Pussy, I See Hawks in LA, Hank Williams Sr. and III, Bill Haley and the Comets, Southern Culture on the Skids, Wayne the Train Hancock, Royal Crown Revue, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Jim Bianco, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens, Big Sandy and His Flyright Boys, Car Bomb Inc., The Frantic Flattops, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Pete Wingfield, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, James Brown, Little Willie John, Ray Charles, Tony James and the Jamesons, any artist on Sun Records, Sublime, Dee-Lite/Lady Miss Kier, Z-Trip, Dilated Peoples, Jurrasic 5, Peanut Butter Wolf, M.I.A, Dan the Automater, Chemical Brothers, Ugly Duckling, Brother Reade, RJD2, NERD, The Neptunes, Pharell Williams, Timbaland, Arsonists, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, KRS-1, Geto Boys, Beastie Boys, Biz Marke, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Black Sheep, The Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Akon, JJ Fad, Run DMC, Sheila E, Debbie Deb, Eric B and Rakim, Egyptian Lover, Freestyle, Paperboy, Shannon, Afrika Bambaata, Nas, everything else from the golden age of hip-hop, Michael Jackson, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, The Donna's, Hole, The Breeders, Madonna, Gwen Stephani, Le Tigre, Cyndi Lauper, April March, The B-52's, The Go-Go's, The Gay Gay's, X, The Misfits, GWAR, Please Inform the Captain this is a Hijack, Very Be Careful, The Fuxedos, International Noise Conspiracy, Dead Milkmen, Pleaseosaur, Cookie Mongoloid, Prince Poppycock, Rubberdoll, The Genotourtures, Peter Murphy, Alien Sex Fiend, Kelly, Jon LaJoie

Movies:

The Piano, Down by Law, Romper Stomper, Life is Beautiful, Fight Club, Heathers, Thelma and Louise, Raising Arizona, Cry Baby, True Romance, Freaks, Walk the Line, Goodfellas, Wild Style, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Detours, Talking Drums-Whispering Vinyl, Almost Famous, Showgirls, Roadhouse, Kingpen, Ghostbusters, Napoleon Dynamite, Rosemary's Baby, The Birds, Nightmare on Elm Street (1 only!), Hellraiser 1 & 2, The Blair Witch Project, Creepshow 1 & 2, Audition, The Little Mermaid, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, The Dark Crystal, Goonies, Beetlejuice, Surf Nazis Must Die

Television:

Breaking Bad, Masterminds, America's Best Dance Crew, Project Runway

Books:

The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and other Stories by Nicholas Gurewitch

Heroes:

Brenda Hardy, Erin Wischer, Emma Goldman, Norma Miller, Lotte Reiniger, Maya Angelou, John Cameron Mitchell, Venus deMille, Sue Kurfees, Cyndi Chase, Lauper, Pleasant Gehman, Michelle Carr, Kim Blank, Stacy Oprah Winfrey, Suze Orman, Candice Olsen, Rosa Parks, Dolly Parton, Kelliewillis, Isadora Duncan, Vaginal Davis, Dusty Summers, Ida Lupino, Joan Jett, Julie Atlas Muz, Dirty Diana, Dirty Martini, Jill Shropshire, Maggie Gyllanhall, Francis Macdormand, The Wau Wau Sisters, Kathleen Hanna, Penny Star Jr., Kat Bardot, and all other women who inspire me, did it first, or have done it best, ESPECIALLY the ones who sacrificed their lives so that women today can do what we do.

My Blog

Press

"FLAIR & CLOTHING IN LAS VEGAS" Miss Exotic World 2008 Paphy: Lucky Lawler ©2008 ..TR> ..TR>    Here to tease you today actress, writer and lifelong subversive element,  ...
Posted by Jewel of Denial on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:13:00 PST

wonderful wisecracks, words, and wisdom

Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful  ~ William Morris Your body says what words cannot  ~ Martha Graham growing up is not the absenc...
Posted by Jewel of Denial on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:22:00 PST

STRIPTEASE SYMPOSIUM: ROUND TWO BEGINS JUNE 1ST

STRIPTEASE SYMPOSIUM: ROUND TWOBURLESQUE CLASSES with JEWEL OF DENIAL and PENNY STARR, JR.5 week series beginsSunday, June 1st to June 29th, 11:30 am to 1 pm (90 min classes)June 29th class is 11:30 t...
Posted by Jewel of Denial on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:13:00 PST

Reflections from the Hollywood Burlesque Tour

I'm sitting here strung out at Sea-Tac, Seattle-Tacoma airport, getting ready to board my flight back home. The tour isn't done, but my time on the road is. I'd prefer to be on the way to my next dest...
Posted by Jewel of Denial on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:03:00 PST

The Final Word--Stripping vs. Burlesque vs. Performance art

There is a certain amount of privilege asserted> when one makes the distinction between burlesque and> stripping and neglects to honor the correlations> between the two. It seems to me those people fo...
Posted by Jewel of Denial on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:07:00 PST

Past Shows 2003 - 2006

PAST SHOWS 2003-2006 TAKING THE JESUS PILL  www.takingthejesuspill.com   wednesdays june 21~october 11th @ the kingking in hollywood.  doors at 8, show at 9. $20 in ...
Posted by Jewel of Denial on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 09:06:00 PST