Inga Ingénue

Inga Ingenue

Cristilina, a Snowflake

Inga Ingénue, “The Little Blonde Bomb”, won the title of Miss Viva Las Vegas 2011 at the 2011 Viva Las Vegas International Burlesque Competition. Inga has performed all over the world including the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas and the Amsterdam Burlesque Festival.  She plays the title role in Lily Verlaine & Jasper McCann’s Through The Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland and is a principal performer in Burlesco DiVino:  Wine In Rome.  Inga is a member of Dance Belt and The Atomic Bombshells, and an instructor for Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque.

Polly Wood

POLLY WOOD

Rosette, a Snowflake

Seattle’s Tinseled Tart, Polly Wood got her start at the Academy of Burlesque in 2006, and is a member of Sinner Saint Burlesque. Polly has performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend (Las Vegas),Tease-O-Rama (Sam Francisco), the Brickhouse (London), and is a cast member of House of Thee UnHoly and Through The Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland. She recently performed in the Seattle premier of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles.

Paris Original

PARIS ORIGINAL

Tea Twin, Arabian Bodyguard, Foliage, Snowflake

A professional dancer, Paris Original is poetry in motion and exudes the graceful elegance of balletic beauty. Paris calls on his experience in dance and theatre to craft his unique style of burlesque. Possessing a statuesque aesthetic, he captivates, inspires, and wins the hearts of audiences everywhere. Paris is a cast member of Burlesco DiVino:  Wine In Rome, Through The Looking Glass:  The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland, L’Edition Francaise, and founding member of the internationally recognized “boylesque” troupe, Mod Carousel.

Laurel Bordeaux

Laurel Bordeaux

The Clockwork Doll, Tea Twin, Foliage, Snowflake

Ms. Bordeaux received her training at the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Academy of International Ballet in Philadelphia. In 2005 she was a finalist in the international ballet competition, Youth America Grand Prix. She danced on the East Coast for two years before moving to Seattle to join Ballet Bellevue and Northwest Ballet. In 2012 she moved to Las Vegas to dance for the Nevada Ballet Theatre.  She is a principal performer in Burlesco DiVino:  Wine In Rome and is returning for her second season of Land Of The Sweets this year.

Holly Pop

Holly Pop

Janet, a Snowflake

Holly Pop was trained at the Evergreen City Ballet and attended Summer Dance Intensives at the American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet.  She has performed in Seattle Opera’s productions of Rigoletto and Die Fledermaus, the Atomic Bombshell’s Lost in Space!  Holly is a member of the cast of Burlesco DiVino:  Wine In Rome and joined the cast of Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker in 2011.

Lou Henry Hoover

Lou Henry Hoover

Janet, a Snowflake

Lou Henry Hoover was conceived by dance-based performance artist Ricki Mason.  In addition to being a vehicle for solo performance, Lou is 1/2 of The Cherdonna and Lou Show, 1/3 of DeLouRue Presents (Homo For The Holidays, Freedom Fantasia, Party Schmarty) with Kitten LaRue and BenDeLaCreme, co-host plus principal showboy extraordinaire of The Atomic Bombshells, and a founding member of Dance Belt USA. Ricki’s work has been supported by The Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.  She was recognized by Seattle Magazine as a 2010 Spotlight Award Winner for her work with Cherdonna Shinatra.

Wednesday DuMonde

Wednesday DuMonde

Hot Chocolate!, Volga Gal, Snowflake

Classically trained in ballet, tap, jazz and modern, Wednesday DuMonde has been dancing and performing for most of her life.  In recent years, her concentrations have expanded to lyrical, cabaret and burlesque.  She attended Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque and is currently based out of Olympia where she is a member of Olympia’s Own TUSH! Burlesque.  This is her second year performing in Land of the Sweets.

Trojan Original

Tojan Original

Arabian Bodyguard, Volga Guy, Snowflake

Trojan Original is a classically trained dancer who’s taken his love for performance art into the burlesque world. Three years ago he was only vaguely familiar with the art form and in that short while he’s become a prominent member of Seattle’s boylesque community.   Trojan is a cast member of Burlesco DiVino:  Wine In Rome, Through The Looking Glass:  The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland, and L’Edition Francaise. Trojan’s been fortunate enough to tour internationally and is happy to be working with Verlaine/McCann productions again.

Lydia McLane

Lydia McLane aka Tulips 

The Maid

“The Maid that Knows” started her burlesque extravaganza as an original member of the now departed BurlyQ Queer Cabaret in 2002.  Lydia McLane performs as a soloist and as a professional model wherever the stream of life takes her.  She has performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, Tease-O-Rama, and across the U.S.  Lydia is the business manager for Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque and produces the Seattle chapter of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School.  She is also an active board member of BurlyCon.

Tory Tiara

Tory Tiara

Volga Gal, Snowflake

Tory grew up in Ashland, Oregon where she studied under Sylvia Bolton. She spent summers on scholarship with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and Northwest Professional Dance Project. She danced three years with St. Louis Ballet Company before coming to Seattle to dance with Spectrum for three seasons.  She is a principal performer in Burlesco DiVino:  Wine In Rome, is part of Olivier Weaver’s “Whim W’Him” project, and performs with the Can Can Castaways.

The Aerial Suites

The Aerial Suites

The Angels

The Aerial Suites are pleased to make their Seattle debut in this year’s Land of The Sweets. Having appeared previously with The Aerilaistas, sweet little treats Viola Sugarlump, Shock Hotlet, and Lucie Tarte have been featured at/with Seattle Center’s Winterfest, Circus Contraption, Lululemon, Queensryche, Budlight, Adidas and Microsoft.

Members have performed separately and collectively throughout Seattle and nationally including with Seattle Opera, at EMP, ACT Theater, The Everett Museum of Flight, and in NYC at Chelsea Piers, PS 122, Dixon Place and with Mabou Mines and New York Theater Workshop. In addition, Miss Shock Hotlet brings her dashing and deviant musical and choreographic expertise from years appearing with Pat Graney, The Dangerous Flares and Lori Wilson.