Founder and Costume Instructor
Holly Dai
Holly Dai is the founder, admissions coordinator, and costume instructor. Holly Dai has been trained in facilitation and instruction. She is a regular burlesque performer as well as a painter, crafter, hat maker and costumer. Portland’s long legged lovely, Holly Dai’s perfomances and enticing length explores the boundaries of visual pleasure. Her pale porcelain skin and glorious gams are eye candy sure to indulge everyone’s sweet treat fantasy. Inspired by vintage silly songs by Doris Day and Betty Boop, Holly brings a sense of charm and flirtationHolly has also been a trained dancer for 13 years in ballet, jazz, and modern. To learn more visit her webpage at http://hollydai.com
Hair and Makeup Expert
Meghan Mayhem
Meghan Mayhem is a burlesque performer, pin-up model, and a versatile make-up artist/stylist. Experience includes working for MAC, Stila, Christian Dior, Hawaii Opera Theatre, weddings, make-up for Urban Nomad fashion, and Sensually Yours. Sources of inspiration are theatre, horror movies, and pin-up models. Specialty is pin-up style make-up and hair.
Previous and Special Guest Instructors
Violetta Beretta-HI
Kitten DeVille-CA
Darlinda Just Darlinda-NY
Clams Casino-NY
Anita Cookie-NY
Gigi LaFemme-NY
Minnie Tonka-NY
Dr. Lucky-NY
Shanghai Pearl-WA
Dance Education
Tana the Tattooed Lady
This singing, dancing one-woman arts district has recently chosen Portland as the headquarters for her global tease campaign. A ‘cross between Mae West and Rodney Dangerfield’ Tana’s burning up the stage with her Gypsy jazz band- Tana & the Fascinators. She has toured the world over with her vintage burlesque outfit, The Glam-O-Rama Girly Show. Tana is a tricked-out, tattooed, tap dancing triple threat without equal. She is the reigning Miss Oktoberfest for the Northwest and was recently named Pin Up Girl of the Year, 2010!
Drama
Zora Phoenix
Portland’s unstoppable performer-producer-emcee extraordinaire, Zora Phoenix hails originally from Kentucky, coming to Portland by way of Southern California. Her philosophy is that drag should be more than just lip service. Her live vocal performances mixed with her parody and comedy acts have kept her fans entranced and laughing in venues and events of her production across the city, the West Coast and the nation. In her free time she enjoys producing burlesque variety shows, underwater basket-weaving and her side business of event promotion, graphic design and marketing (www.PrinteractiveMedia.com). More information on where to catch her next as well as the opportunity to gaze longingly at her photos at http://www.ZoraPhoenix.com