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💋 Burlesque ⋆ Floorwork ⋆ Contemporary
🏳️‍🌈 Dancing for my sanity and other good causes
💫 Burly mama @auroranova_burlesque
🇧🇬 Balkan, based in Leeds🇬🇧

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Aurora Nova’s Rising Talent Cabaret, Sxxy Floorwork Group ❤️‍🔥

Selfieees with my love 🧡
& my makeup…

💡 @auroranova_burlesque
📍 @carriageworkstheatre & @dance_studio_leeds

#AuroraNovaStudentShowcase2026 #AuroraNovaStudents #AuroraNovaCabaret2026

…which of course matched my nails!

@cocobeach_bysianlouise smashed the brief to compliment our bespoke costumes 💅🏻

I became the unofficial face gem coordinator backstage! 💎

& instax mini taker 🎞️

The whole family; rehearsal to post show 🫶🏻

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Chaos✌🏻

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Photos my love got at the end of the show 📸

Photos my love got at the end of the show 📸

Photos my love got at the end of the show 📸

Closeups & snippets

🎥 @kezly_creative

Closeups & snippets

🎥 @kezly_creative

Closeups & snippets

🎥 @kezly_creative

Closeups & snippets

🎥 @kezly_creative

Curtain call

🎥 @kezly_creative

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Sunday showcased the most beautiful art of all: love! The burly fam gathered in Durham to celebrate marriage of @lady.gem.stone & Daniel! Our dear Gem, cannot believe we met in 2024 for @auroranova_burlesque showcase. You have been the big burly sis from the very beginning, always blessing us with your advice, tip top organisation & incredible sewing & lashes skills 💅(you’re simply the best you know). Would never in my life imagine that years later we would have this honour to witness & celebrate you taking the first marriage steps in your laced sparkly gown, surrounded by so many people who love you, and watching everyone revel in this gorgeous day 🫂.
From the very beginning, just before the sunset, straight out of a Disney film, we walked into the residency and spotted the bride and groom taking their photographs, surrounded by nature’s own little wonders: deer wandering through the trees, birdsong in the air, and greenery stretching in every direction (you could even spot a horse!) 🦌🌳🐰
Inside the celebrations began: the official cake cutting (TIRAMISU) followed by the first dance. Soon enough, we were dancing the night away, just as we had been summoned to do. We all waited for ‘our’ songs (mostly @auroranova_burlesque ‘s warm-up and showcase tunes) to come on so we could recreate the choreography. And although it isn’t pictured in this post (and you can thank my phone for that) almost the entire group eventually danced to Bad Romance (and Macarena earlier!) Ahh, bubbles, fire and conversations (perhaps aided by a glass or two of white wine and one cheeky Baby Guinness shot) kept us warm, glowing and very happy inside.
You see, there IS love in this world. And you @lady.gem.stone & D: carry so much of it that it radiates from you wherever you go! So let love inspire the art, too, let it keep us hopeful & brave to lust the life’s desires!
Once again, congratulations to you both.
May this be the beginning of a lifetime of beautiful things.
#wedding #celebrations #dancing 🧿

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@templenewsam you were beautiful on Saturday a little dancing behind the scenes. TRIBE ☯️ enjoyed performing in the great hall, teaching intergenerational workshop & rehearsing outside in the courtyard in the sunshine 🌞

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𓄼 Cry Party Memoir @houseofpantha Ferocious Cabaret📍 @homemcr GRATITUDE𓄼🧿

With the debut of my second act, Cry Party,
and the slightly chaotic process of bringing it to life, I found a collective effort from the real-life angels who were sent my way. So I dedicate this post to:

𓄼 @houseofpantha for accepting me onto the programme. Both @cleopantha & @darrenpritcharddance were incredibly kind and generous in helping me shape the piece. Later @lillysnatch was the sweetest during our 1-to-1 offering me so many beautiful ideas about how to frame the sensitivity of this work. I learnt so much throughout the whole programme thanks to all the wonderful teachers involved in the bootcamps hosted by @homemcr & funded by @acegrams (@lady_wildflower, @markanthony.dragking @mxcyanide @theeivygroove).
𓄼 @emmaclayton9203 DANCE TRIBE family for the best birthday gift of rehearsal slots @dance_studio_leeds
𓄼 @kimroberts_music for collaborating with me on creating the music score! We spent a whole month working on the edit making sure every detail reflected my vision!
𓄼 My housemates and seamstresses Gosia Ogulewicz and Agnieszka J. who sewed and embellished my dress according to my designs!
𓄼 @vasiadimis for being my direction & helping me select those final choreographic decisions.
𓄼 Last minute savers @ego_leeds in Leeds for the beautiful 60s french twist &
Card Factory at the Arndale Centre for fighting with the balloons 🎈
𓄼 I cannot wait for the beautiful pictures from @photoniti (who also shot my very first debut last year!) and @kezly_creative (same! Wow!).
𓄼 @napac.uk who’s fundraiser link is still in my bio & stories!
𓄼 My burly fam who came to support me & others @lady.gem.stone @misty_thistle_, @d.anarchy.official @alexradiolacey @_chlomoo_ Katie & @thistoritorix
𓄼 my peers: you were absolutely wonderful and I loved performing alongside you all! @wandavull @jadexamethyst @sebastianc.davis @lolasupernova_ @gobbydazzler @bigo_dragking @ozara_sapphire @bobbie.blaze @dakota_crush @kothurotten @sphynxie_ @jailhouse_frock

Now, it’s time to look at the Cry party through film. Enjoy 𓄼
#burlesque #cabaret #Showgirl #performingarts di

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Post showcase get together! 💖

It felt odd to get teary eyed after watching our sexy floorwork video; the routine itself wasn’t a tear-jerker but I just felt so proud!! of myself, of the group, for the hard work paying off to execute @auroranova_burlesque gorgeous choreo!

Post showcase get together! 💖

Pizzaaa 🍕
I had the Summer Vegana;
Red pepper cream base, garlic oil,
roasted rosemary potatoes, caramelised
onion, vegan ‘nduja, oregano
With rosemary hand cut chips and a garlic & chive mayo

@waterlaneboathouse

Capybara love 🤎

Post showcase get together! 💖

Post showcase get together! 💖

Post showcase get together! 💖

Post showcase get together! 💖

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So much looooove!!
I’m feeling mega proud of all these amazing people who worked super hard this summer to develop an incredible variety of burlesque acts 💖

Go give the next gen of burlesque a follow:
☎️ @d.anarchy.official
⚡️ @lordvictorrosa
🌺 @oloritolewa
🕷️ @elliejolly_
🌦️ @tattytaboo
💖 @abbieruins
😼 @caramelduskburlesque
💐 @misty_thistle_
🍑 @molly.ouse
🎤 @klaraberlin.uk

It can be lonely making solo work so it’s crucial to support each other. And I have felt so supported by these babes!

I cannot recommend @auroranova_burlesque’s classes enough, whether you’re based in Leeds or lucky enough to have her visit further afield 💞

#LeedsBurlesque #LeedsCabaret #YorkshireBurlesque #BritishBurlesque

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Pure joy to return to our happy place on Thursday evenings. Classes return through Sept - Oct 7.30PM @dance_studio_leeds

#dance #tribe #thursday

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🎂 15/08/25 🎂 Can you believe it’s been 1 year since Baby Swan hit the stage with her debut act The Diary?📖

Under the mentorship of @auroranova_burlesque I brought the very first chapter of the Diary project to life, then spent the following months developing it further. Since then I have been so blessed with incredible opportunities (including my first paid booking in February 2026! Do you remember how happy I was?!) to bring this unique genre of confessional, intimate & interdisciplinary cabaret onto industry stages.❤️‍🩹 Well, it has been a journey of nurturing this little baby in hopes it finds the people who feel it as deeply as I do ❤️‍🩹.

So, instead of another lengthy paragraph I wanted to celebrate by finally sharing some never-before-seen top-secret super-rare footage I recorded ON THE DAY OF MY DEBUT alongside my fellow performer classmates at @auroranova_burlesque’s showcase! 🎥 The FIRST OG ‘emotional baggage vs. show time’ episode of the series! 😂 it’s almost 100% raw footage!

Thank you to everyone who has been part of my Diary so far. And if you want to see what my Diary looks like currently, check out my stories this evening! 💖 Another little backstage tradition…

I cannot wait for the next adventures this baby brings me, because there are some very iconic things coming up, including the launch of Chapter Two! 👀

And as for goals & wishes for another year?
I would love to keep taking The Diary to extraordinary stages across the UK, Europe & beyond (As my latest poem says: “The world is too small for me
and I need to reach the stars.”), to keep creating and keep expanding, keep believing.

So, dear producers… if you would like to see The Diary on your stage, please get in touch! I’d love to bring it to you and make you all a part of it!

Here’s to one year of Baby Swan! 🥂
And to everything still waiting to be written!
#burlesque #cabaret #comedy #parody #dancers

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☆ Diary Scraps @auroranova_burlesque’s RISING TALENT CABARET 2026📍☆ Carriageworks Theatre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Vol. I Me & my girlfriends (backstage edition!) 🧡

As a “sad burlesque maker” (I will embrace that title, thx) I decided to take part in @auroranova_burlesque floorwork group performance to (initially) challenge myself athletically as well as diversify my creative range with a fierce and sensual movement that perfectly contrasts with my confessional art.
And since rolling on the floor is already what I normally do (#fulltimepilatesprincess), this was such a natural progression to me!
Last year I performed floorwork for the first time and with the lyrical style that was the leading theme of the piece, this year’s contrast is hella visible! 🧡 Soon this journey turned into being part of a bigger community without whom I would not have imagined the sparkly month of August. Truthfully, I have no words to describe how much taking part in@auroranova_burlesque classes more regular-ish since 2024 (and for the first time in 2020!) has changed my life for the better, I’m so proud of being part of it!

So what did 2026 bring? Well, backstage leading theme was definitely a series of candid shots & realising we look INCREDIBLE in orange (no one argues).

At the ended love is what I felt, so much love, crazy love, everyone was screaming our names cause we run this world (duh).
I love this bunch of people and they all deserve your praise and attention 💅💅.

Cannot wait to see the official pics (@photoniti) & videos (@kezly_creative) to share more gratitude and write down my thanks properly! (Let’s collectively agree we’re too tired!)

Thank you mother @auroranova_burlesque for creating this opportunity for us!

#cabaret #heelsdance #auroranovastudents #auroranovastudentshowcase2026 leeds

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Come with me for a #BTS look at my shoot with @d.anarchy.official 🌙

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It is not every day your fans are chasing you down asking to sign their bum 🤭 even wandering through Todmorden, they still would not leave me alone… my biggest fans? Maybe. But honestly, I am theirs! Big love to @oloritolewa & @d.anarchy.official ❤️

Anyway: my very first @hebdenburlyfest was something incredibly special. Attendin the Legend in the Making competition and supporting such an iconic line-up in all their brilliance was unforgettable. Huge shoutout to our burly sis @missy.sure (AUDIENCE CHOICE WINNER!!! 🙌) and the biggest congratulations to our 2026 Legend @lulu_langoustine 🐩 (your little paw prints are stamped on my heart forever :’)), plus of course to all the finalists! Watching you all made me so emotional!

I left feeling so full and inspired by the power of those subtle, nuanced expressions that say everything without saying a single word, being reminded how important it is to honour your individuality, to lean into your own style, your own voice, your own way of moving through the world.
Seeing so much creativity in one space felt like a quiet message from the univere to not change who you are and to stay rooted in your uniqueness. Your people will find you!

Endless gratitude to @lady_wildflower and everyone involved in bringing this production to life. It truly feels like being part of something bigger… something that’s shaping history in its own beautiful way. 13 years and only growing stronger!

So much love to the familiar faces I got to reconnect with ❤️ (on the pic @elizaberse @molly.ouse @saffronshowers) and if I missed you, I am so sorry, I will find you next time ( where I am hoping to make all four days happen… and finally get my hands on that merch! ✨)

#burlesque #burlesquefestival #parody #cabaret liveentertainment 🧿🧿🧿🧿

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☆ STAR SEARCH 2026 ☆ Behind the scenes Vol. I ⚡️

Pardon me the delay in posting, I was busy dramatically reliving the events of last Saturday, finally serving you all today a very chaotic (very me) scrapbook of the cutest backstage moments 💋 💋

Woah, where do I even begin! ☆
Being part of Star Search definitely reminded me of how rich I am in the absolutely extraordinary experiences! I am creating memories for life whilst sharing my very own piece of my heart embodied in my art, my unique expression ♡.
And on Saturday I got to share this expression with so many icons of the industry and other upcoming burlesque stars who are the most supportive, talented and friendliest people ever, both on and off stage. Being given this opportunity to perform and compete is a huge accomplishment for me which I will never stop being grateful for.
Thank you Tawny @theboobytrapburlesque for seeing potential in my work and for gracing me with the platform to showcase my ‘The Diary’ act in the most stunning venue @cornexchange_doncaster in such a safe and supportive space. Thank you to all the technicians, stage manager @rollinwithlindsay_ Tawny’s sister for assisting, for building this event brick by brick, and to the fantastic panel of judges @mscocodeville, @dominodevile @lou_safire @heidimavir carefully crafting their scoring and offering the lovelies notes!
(The lift ride in socks will be forever engraved in my memory).
Truly cannot wait for the photography @photoniti and videos @sakurafilmproductions, you always capture us so beautifully!
Slightly off camera, but I am also sending thanks to my burly mom @auroranova_burlesque for helping me develop this act and @velmavogueburlesque for making my costume to truly enhance the reverse strip potential!

More in the comments ⬇️
#burlesque #burlesqueperformer #Showgirl #burlesqueshow #thelifeofashowgirl

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