Well, my brief hiatus and vacation from A'DOLLed Fantasy has come to a close and it's time to start rehearsals again. It will actually kind of be nice to get back into dancing and rehearsals.

I find that without my dance classes, I have less energy, my flexibility has definitely gotten worse, and I find myself randomly stretching in public spaces.

That being said, A'DOLLed Fantasy is holding open auditions for both MALES & FEMALES of all ages, sizes, shapes, and experience. We are looking to fill spots for headliners, chorus girls, and singers.  No prior dance training is required or necessary to try out. Just bring all your sexiness, energy, and excitement to the auditions. Women are expected to wear heels and both men and women are expected to wear appropriate dance apparel. There are two different rounds of auditions: Saturday May 8th from 1pm to 4pm or from 5pm to 8pm. Auditions are located in the NEVADAN HOTEL in Ballroom's B & C - located on the 3rd floor of the NEVADAN.

If you would have asked me even a year ago, if I was going to move from Wisconsin to Nevada & be a part of an amazing cabaret and burlesque company I would have told you that you were crazy - although a small part of me probably wouldn't have been surprised. However being a part of the company has fundamentally changed me in a positive and uplifting sort of way. I was never truly comfortable with my body - always being the pale plus-sized girl in the class. Though, when I started dancing and performing with A'DOLLed Fantasy suddenly I saw my body in a different light and through a different perspective - your whole mentality changes when you take off your top with nothing on but nipple pasties and the crowd cheers wildly. During shows, you get to contrive these false identities and personas for the night and do & say things you probably wouldn't otherwise.

Similarly, I really really really really all the gentlemen callers that are interested in cabaret, dancing, singing, or more to audition for the company. We have a few males lined up that are interested in being a part of the show, but I really want a strong turn out from guys. It would just overall enhance what we are able to do creatively with the show. Similarly ... I could be escorted on & off stage by a male dancer wearing practically nothing .... is all I'm saying.

Overall, today has been an amazing day. Feeling has finally returned to all portions of my feet. I no longer have to wear my University of Wisconsin Badger Crocs all the time. I performed last night with THE UTILITY PLAYERS as they hosted the 2nd Annual 420 Holidaze Show - the show was hilarious and a good my to end my 420 ;) . I also downloaded the entire "POWER OF MADONNA" from the most recent episode of GLEE. Although I had my uncertainty about the second half of GLEE with the opening episode, all of my faith within GLEE has been restored. Sue Slyvester's rendition of "Vogue" will go down in television infamy. Last, but certainly not the least, I was on the Reno Metromix's website and I saw that David Hegle had posted online photos that he had taken from the show. So there I was enjoying my morning coffee, belting along side Lea Michele to "Like a Prayer", as I flipped through show photos ... no better way to begin the day. 

All of the girls look spectacular and David even got a shot of me undressing my corset and flashing the audience ... I about died, God bless you David. My impromptu corset purchase at Chocolate Walrus gleamed beautifully under the lights & worked out perfectly - which will unfortunately encourage future last minute purchases.  Make sure to check out all of the photos in my PICTURE GALLERY from the show. Thank you to everyone who came out to support. At the moment we are trying to figure out our schedule for the summer. We are probably going to have some shows late June/July and then we have our drag show currently set for August 14th at the Cal Neva. Once I get confirmations I will let everybody know

I am still in recovery from the show on Saturday. I woke up yesterday morning feeling like a hot tranny mess that just got blind-sided by a semi, and then as I lay tired & emotionally spent on the ground a small child walked over and jumped on both of my feet  - that's how much pain I was in.

A'DOLLed Fantasy had its premiere show this past Saturday at the Cal Neva Events room. Overall the show went well - with just a few issues and problems. I'm sure it was part nerves, part performing in a new space, and finally part of the joys of doing a live show. I probably prepared & rehearsed more for this show than any other show in my career and this was the show I was most nervous about. Upwards to 300 people were going to come see us perform in a casino - a statement of fact that continues to warp my Midwestern mind. I was stressing about my hair, outfits, choreography and all the while I was emotionally eating my stress which did not help the overall situation. However, I knew everything was going to work out okay when I went to the Chocolate Walrus mere hours before call time for the show to pick up some eyelashes. My quick trip to the Chocolate Walrus turned into so much more, when I decided to peruse the shelves and see if there was anything else I needed. Then I saw it. I saw this sequins corset on the wall in front of me, saw the artificial lighting of the store reflecting off the shiny surface of the corset, gave the GAY GASP, and then impulsively bought it. I needed some retail therapy before the show. So while I should have been getting my makeup done, I was being cinched into a corset. The second that I walked out of the dressing room to the ooohh & aaahhs of the random customers of Chocolate Walrus I knew that I needed this corset and that it was going to be a good show.

My girl Ariel Lea did my makeup and I looked fierce and ferocious for the night. I walked through the casino with my big diva-is-a-female-version-of-a-hustler sunglasses on and worked it. Live shows are always a mix of sheer insanity coupled with a lot of praying and our show was no exception. Girls were having to do quick costume changes in order to transition from one number to another - bras, panties, corsets, and more flying everywhere is quite the sight to see. Also we had some technical difficulties with the first act of the show. Unfortunately during the song "Come Together", our singer Fleur was on top of a table when that table started buckling and she started sliding toward the ground. Apparently she caught herself and stuck the landing but was so shook up she couldn't finish the song. It was nobody's fault for what happened. This is part of the gamble of running a live show. In a live production there are so many details that need attention and focus and so many things could potentially go wrong at any second - the power goes out, sound board gets fried, girls fall off tables, etc. The important thing to remember is to continue with the mother fucking show. The audience is out there waiting to be entertained and 99% of all audiences are amazing and forgivable and will appreciate you picking yourself up and continuing with the show.

One of the best parts of the show I thought was our trio number I performed with Lady Lola and Gigi to Michael Buble's "Feelin Good". In the song, I am supposed to play the sex kitten that exudes sex from my pores. My solo in the song involved me taking off my corset and flashing the audiences. My choreographer told me I didn't need to show my boobs and I thought: F thought, go big or go home. So I slapped on some boobie tassels and mentally prepared myself to undress on stage - something I had never done before. When I showed the audience my boobs they went NUTS and I still laugh at myself that in a burlesque show full of really hot attractive girls, the only person to show off their boobs was the drag queen ;)

The show was completely sold out & and actually we had to turn away about 60 people from seeing the show. I cannot wait to work out some of the issues in our show and put another one on as soon as possible. After the show we decided to have a little celebration at EDGE Night Club at the Peppermill. I am always a little nervous when I go to public spaces as Ginger - that aren't gay establishments. We had some connections in the club so we bypassed the whole line - which if you have never done is one of the most delicious things ever in life - and entered a packed club. The night was amazing and I even had four or five gentlemen callers courting my affection. Of course, when you are wearing a tight majenta bedazzled corset you tend to draw some attention to yourself.

I ALSO GOT RECOGNIZED AT EDGE - I had my celebrity moment for the night. I was dancing to my jams and all of a sudden I hear through the noise of the club "GINGER!!!! GINGER!!!!!". Two fabulous ladies who came to the last A.Love.Nouveau show were at EDGE and we reminisced about Michael and him taking his clothes off. It was an incredible night but wearing heels for 10 hours straight was quite possibly the stupidest decision of my life. I have been wearing my Crocs ever since and probably will not wear anything else until the next show. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the show. Stayed tuned for more information about upcoming shows in the future.

When the hell did April happen? It seems that the New Year just started and now I have found that April has snuck up and is currently biting me on the ass. Each passing day is constant reminder of my neglectful behavior toward my taxes. Also, each passing day brings us closer to the first show of A'DOLLed Fantasy at the Cal Neva – April 17^th at 8:00pm, 21+ $10 at the door. With the new company , I have found myself going to dance rehearsal three to four times a week. I appreciate what dancing provides me; an opportunity to escape from the biggiditiness of life sometimes & the opportunity to live out my Center Stage dreams. However, dancing this much has enlightened me to the trials and tribulations that dancers face their entire careers. My first couple of weeks dancing, everything seemed perfect, I had more energy, my plus-sized body felt toner, and I was getting a different perspective about tempo, rhythm, and aesthetics. After the third week though, every part of my body invariably become sore and PISSED OFF AT ME. Muscles that had nothing to do with dancing started to hurt and complaining to me. I was popping Aleve like they were M&Ms and started developing this incredibly sexy and amazingly awkward penguin waddle. It would take my twenty minutes to go from the parking lot to anywhere just because it hurt to walk. All of this made me have a new-found appreciation for dancers and what they do every single day of their lives. It also made me a little concerned. My mother was/is a message therapist and therefore my childhood was filled by my mother's clients who basically fucked their body up and now are spending the rest of their lives attempting to negotiate the pain of the injury and how to navigate through life with it. My mother also has the power of Catholic guilt on her side and attempted to strike the fear of God into me, by warning me and not wanting me to overdue it. Damn you Catholic mothers and your ability to turn situations around so not only are they my fault but then I am made to feel shameful because it is my fault ;)

As I am dancing more, my choreographer is throwing more advance moves my way. However, I am still untrained and am a drag queen, and what do drag queens do best – fake it and pretend like you know what you're doing. I remember when Nayte was choreographing for Adam Lambert's “For Your Entertainment” the opening number for our show at the Cal Neva, and he turns to me and goes;

“Alright Ginger, I would like you go into your side splits, and then swing around to the other side, and then do a back rollover. As you come out of the back rollover I would like you to land on your knee and kick up and out into a standing position”

EXCUSE ME, you would like me to do what? Honey baby child, this is not “So You Think You Can Dance?” so let's not try to break the drag queen host prior to the show. As my momma would always say “if it aint broke, don't fix it”.

Why do we do it then? Aside from the passion of performing, entertaining, and because there is a 7 foot tall German man telling me to do it, why do we push our bodies and spend so much time dancing. There is something so freeing yet structured at the same time about dancing. You let go of life and the inhibitions of your body but at the same time, you know the steps, you know what is to come next. There is no uncertainty or ambiguity. A choreographer tells you what to do next and you do not have to make those decisions for yourself. Sometimes, when life is fill with impossible decisions and monumentous choices, sometimes it is just nice to have someone else make the decisions for a while ;)

Hope to see everyone at the show Saturday April 17^th at the Cal Neva events room!!!!!



This drag queen is moving on up, moving on up to a deluxe stage in the CAL NEVA!! We just got some of the shots from the photo shoot that we had this past Friday. Some of them turned out ridiculously well - our girls are so hot and beautiful. Make sure to check out my picture gallery with all of the photos from the night.

Our first show at the Cal Neva is going to be Saturday April 17th from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. Admission to the show is going to be $10 and the event is located in the Events Room in the Cal Neva. Although I cannot give all of the details of the show away - mainly because a very tall choreographer man would be very upset with me - I can tell you that we are pulling out all the stops with A'DOLLed Fantasy's premiere show. The show will feature headliners, solo numbers, epic groups numbers, and beautiful singers filling the ballroom with their majestic voices. Of course I will be there, providing comedic relief, as well as continue my never-ending search to find a MANS in the audience to be my new boyfriend .... 0 :) It is one of the perks of being the host of the event. I was also informed by my director that we are auditioning some male dancers!!!!! Is it bad that part of their job will involve coming out on stage with me during the show so that I may oogle them and generally objectify them?

Make sure that you do not miss this event; it is going to be an incredible night of hot dancing, sexy girls, ridiculous drag queens, beautiful singing, and hopefully some male dancers :)

Stay tuned for more information about the show as well as some sneak peaks as we get closer to the event. Thank you Cal Neva for the amazing photo shoot and the poster!!!

We are about one month from the big premiere of A'DOLLed Fantasy at the Cal-Neva April 17th. The show is going to be absolutely incredible and with a blend of cabaret-style skits and songs mixed in with hot sexy burlesque numbers. The Cal-Neva decided to have a photo shoot for us for promotional materials to advertise the show. I have never done a for real real, not for play play photo shoot so I was ecstatic for the opportunity. I decided to break out my corset - to give me the girlyish figure possible, and also hide and conceal all that is bad from the world and only accent that which is beautiful ;)

Now, getting myself ready is an all day process that usually - if not always - relies on the kindness of strangers and friends to help me become ... well ... me! So I began the grueling shaving process early in the early morning and then headed over to Kitty Sixx's house where her friend Edin Carpenter - a professional hair and makeup artist - was going to get a few of the girls ready. Edin has done professional hair/makeup on TV & movie sets and even did Rhianna's makeup for the Video Music Awards. So holler!!!

First of all, I love days with the girls. We ate pizza, watched Katt Williams, and got incredibly sexy. However it is a long process to get ready so I was exhausted before we  even arrived at the photo shoot. I also had to go get my corset re-cinched, so there I am holding on for dear life while the wonderful staff at the Chocolate Walrus pulled on strings until I couldn't breathe ... and then she pulled some more. Some pre-teen girls were starring and laughing at me - WHAT haven't you ever since a plus-sized drag queen getting her corset re-tied on her way to a photo shoot. Don't be hating pre-teens because I look better than you ever will. I stared them down and gave them that look that said "In the immortal words of one miss Beyonce 'You Must Not Know About Me, You Must Not Know About Me".

So we arrive at the Cal-Neva and I realized that I was going to have to walk through the whole casino wearing a tutu, a corset, and big sunglasses. I strutted through the casino like I was a famous celebrity or dignitary but also kept thinking in the back of my mind "I am not getting hate crimed here, I ain't going out like that".

The photo shoot was amazing, and when we have all the photos I will make sure to put them up. The people at the Cal-Neva were absolutely amazing and accomodating and so excited that the home for A'DOLLed Fantasy is the Cal-Neva. At the end of the photo shoot though I may or may not have gone a little crazy. It might have been the heels, the corset, or the pounds of detangler that I sprayed in my hair but I decided to have a mini photo shoot with myself. I figured I am all dressed up looking fabulous - I cannot waste this opportunity. ;)

Finally, and this is a word of advice to all gentlemen and female callers out there. When a devastatingly beautiful woman spends all day shaving her legs, getting her hair done, and getting pounds of makeup slapped on and she asks you how she looks, do not respond with "good" or "fine". Those are incorrect answers that may or may not cost you your life. Instead the correct response is that "no woman has look more beautiful than you do now nor will any look better than you in the future" - that is the appropriate response, just an FYI.