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Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress

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About Me

I am a snake dancer, burlesque performer, artist & fetish model. I love to be on stage, it is one of my passions. I have been performing throughout the Midwest for several years, both with and without long term performance partner, Pagan. Pagan is my one and only show snake, a boa constrictor that I have raised since he was a tiny baby. I've hosted my own Burlesque Show, Cherish Chicago Burlesque, and co-produced Chicago Burlesque & Vaudeville productions with Dante of Dante's Voodoo Cabaret and the world's most dangerous comic, Mark the Knife. I often perform independently but I've also had the pleasure of performing with numerous burlesque troupes including Fluff Girl Burlesque (Toronto), Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad (New York), and Girlie-Q Live, Death Girls & Dagon, Flirt Cabaret, Red Hot Dames and Eve's Parlor based in Chicago. I've modeled and performed in stage shows for Fetishicago, Noir Leather (Detroit), Paul C. Leather and House of Whacks. Over the years I have been able to work with some great photographers and have appeared in The Chicago Reader, Velocity, Fetish, Skin Two and Playboy Magazine (albeit clothed), in the pages of photo books by Steve Diet Goedde, Martin Rapheal Class and Lee Higgs, and in exhibitions by Robert Chouraqui (Paris), Joe Gallo, Paul Natkin, Steven Garrett, Carlos Canarios, Lewis Dennison and others. Here are a few other interesting facts about me for you...I was a trophy girl on a video arcade game (HyperDrive by Midway), A photo of me was shown in MTV's Real World Chicago - it was a shot of a photo of me and Pagan that was hanging in Feitico gallery and my face is one of those displayed on the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park. About my art... I create non-traditional stained glass sculptures and mosaic pieces in addition to other art & performance projects that I always have brewing. I have been using glass as a medium for as long as I can remember. Some say I like dangerous hobbies. I have a BA in Communications (does this explain why I talk so much?) & a full time day job at a cultural institution. (As much as I dislike working, I like having health insurance more.) I like to keep busy. "For we are never promised tomorrow, let us enjoy today!" ******************************************************* www.burlesquegoddess.com or www.burlesquesorceress.com

My Interests

Getting my picture taken, or taking pictures of things I find interesting...What else? I am usually always working on or thinking about an art project or an upcoming show. I have a variety of interests including dancing, camping, going to the movies, laying out out on a beach (in as little as possible whenever possible), the company of good friends, sushi, attending the Wheatland Music Festival, herbal remedies, horseback riding, hot tubs, the bath house, massages and more...

I'd like to meet:

People who can keep up, in more ways than one. Those who can read between the lines when needed. Like minds, artists, naughty kitties, snake charmers, burlesque performers, red headed vixens, OK, vixens of any hair color, circus performers, mermaids, freaks, people who own Basenjis and/or snakes, people with open minds and beautiful souls. Oh, and Christopher Walken.

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Stormy

Music:

Whatever suits my mood at the moment... Chemical Brothers, Social Distortion, Goldfrapp, Ladytron, Revolting Cocks, Lords of Acid, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Johnny Cash, Madonna, Peaches, Basement Jaxx, Scissor Sisters, N.E.R.D., Rammstein, Fatboy Slim, The Cramps, Sex Pistols, Underworld, Elvis, Shakira, The Crystal Method, Prodigy, Apocalyptica, Queens of the Stone Age, Dead Milkmen, The Original Sinners, David Bowie, Dangerville, Rasputina, Husker Du, Patty Elvis, Boogie Pimps, Social Distortion, Air, Buena Vista Social Club, Moby, Charivari, Dante's Voodoo Cabaret, Iggy Pop, Massive Attack, Stewed Tomatoes, Jane's Addiction, X, Ministry, Orbital, Shpongle, Daft Punk, Santana, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult...

Movies:

Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Dog Soldiers, Masters of Horror "Sick Girl", Hot Fuzz, Dirty Love, Secretary, 9 1/2 Weeks, Resident Evil, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cursed, Pirates of the Caribbean, Army of Darkness, Undead, Blade, Suicide Kings, Freeway, Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining (the original of course with Jack Nicholson), Arabian Nights, Wild at Heart, True Romance, Best in Show, Clerks, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Witches of Eastwick, The Mummy, Jump Tomorrow, Sean of the Dead and I'm sure there are plenty of others that I've forgotten to list...

Television:

Eureka, Battlestar Gallactica, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Top Chef, Weeds

Books:

A few favorites: Lolita, Footsucker, Baby NOT on Board, the Kushiel's Dart trilogy, Exit to Eden (I like some of Rice's other work as well but this book holds a special place in my heart), The Anita Blake Vampire Series & the Meredith Gentry Series by Laurell K. Hamilton, Sacred Sexuality, Kajira of Gor, the Harry Potter series (yes, I admit it), pretty coffee table style books of photography (fetish and other) as well as most well done erotica.

Heroes:

The ODS, Maya Darren, Theda Bara, Tempest Storm, Bettie Page, Cleopatra, Lillith, Venus and snakes of all kinds...

My Blog

May 10 and May 11 Performances

Head's Up! Some May performance dates, sans snake: Saturday, May 10 - Cabaret Erotique - Miss Bea Haven, myself, and more lovely ladies heat up Sonotheque night club (on Chicago Avenue) starting...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:35:00 PST

Sunday, April 20th show

THIS SUNDAY, 10 PMVaudezilla Presents Red Hot Annie's BURLESQUEfeaturing MsPixy, Joseph Suglia, Nikki Patin, & Cherish the Burlesque GoddessBurkhart Underground1228 N Noble, Chicago - Rear Coach H...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:04:00 PST

Good weekends and upcoming birthdays

I loved the weather this weekend.  Maybe that’s because we just had five months of winter, but hey, who’s counting.  Now if only the weather will be this nice next weekend for my...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:27:00 PST

March Performance Dates

I'll be performing with Pagan as a part of the Twisted Tassle Burlesque Festival on March 13th and 20th at the Debonair Social Club in Chicago, located at 1575 N. Milwaukee Avenue (Wicker Park).For mo...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:30:00 PST

Snake Dancing Season is Approaching

Spring is coming...I'll be performing with Pagan on two dates in March at a Chicago Burlesque Festival.  More information to come... stay posted....
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:45:00 PST

Damn it’s cold out

I say it every winter... it's damn cold out!  Yeah, yeah, I KNOW it's Chicago and I know it's winter and I know it will be cold.  Yet every year when the sub zero temps come around I still c...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:01:00 PST

Art Show Opening Tonight

Art. Music. Friends. Colleagues. Drinks. Nibbles. (and did I say free?) Come out and see what has been created for ARTwork 5, the S/AIC staff and faculty art exhibition.   I have two pieces in t...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:50:00 PST

Saturday, January 5th - I’ll be back in action at the Girlie-Q Live show

Hey you - Save the Date! While I won't be dancing with Pagan (it's too cold for my lovely snake) I will be performing a BRAND NEW ACT on: Saturday, January 5, 2008Empty Bottle - Chicago10PMLive Music ...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:35:00 PST

Back to Burlesque & other things in 2008

Hey there, Just a quick note to everyone... now that I have finally healed from my appendix removal surgery (yay) I will be back to doing burlesque shows in 2008.  I  have a show or two in J...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:47:00 PST

Finally some good news!

Yes, that's right, GOOD NEWS. I have a cell phone again, YAY!   Unfortunately I did not get my Razor back (hopefully the punk who ripped it off will get his someday), but I did get a "new to...
Posted by Cherish the Burlesque Goddess / Sorceress on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST