About
About Pink Kitten Dance School
At Pink Kitten we are highly passionate about Burlesque and exotic dance, and the benefits that can come from learning it. Our classes are more than just dance or fitness classes, they bring empowerment and boost confidence, sometimes life changingly so.
Anyone can take part in our classes, no matter what age, shape or size they are. We believe that being sexy is far more than looking a certain way, being sexy is about having an X factor that comes from within, and we give you the tools to find that.
Our classes are also an excellent exercise, and a wonderful way for today’s modern woman, who wants to do something a little more fun and exciting than monotonous gym work outs to keep fit.
What women also love about Pink Kitten classes is that they are a great way to be creative and express your sexuality.
Pink Kitten was founded by Keda Breeze, a top British Burlesque performer in her home town of Bristol in early 2004, out of her passion for Burlesque and Pole Dancing, and the benefits that learning them can bring women. The school is now run by Poppy Von Tarte and Tabitha Tease who saw an opportunity to continue the work that Keda had started and they loved. Both Poppy and Tabitha currently teach classes and Hen parties whilst running the school so you will no doubt see them around.
The classes which offer a fun female atmosphere with high standards of service, were an instant hit. They were quickly oversubscribed and we began to handpick and train other dancers and performers, and Pink Kitten began to spread across the country. Pink Kitten has gone from strength to strength over the years and not only is it one of the top schools of its type, but it is a real female business success story.
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Our Teachers
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Poppy Von Tarte (aka Michaela)
Michaela is our very own Headmistress of Burlesque, heading up a fantastic team of professional performers and skilled performance tutors.
Michaela has been a professional performer and theatre director for nearly 20 years. She trained in theatre and contemporary performance at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
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Tabitha Tease ( aka Hannah)
Hannah is our headmistress of Pole Dancing and Pole-esque here at Pink Kitten. She heads up a glorious team of Pole Dance teachers and students. Her dance training includes classical ballet, modern, jazz dance, street dance, contemporary dance, burlesque and pole dancing. She has appeared as a pole dancer, showgirl and Burlesque performer at many venues including theatres, nightclubs, catwalk performance, Festivals and street events. She currently trains in aerial circus performance (silks, rope and trapeze) and has trained at circomedia (Bristol), circus maniacs (Bristol) circus space in London and is excited about attending the edinburgh aerial festival later this year.
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Candy Payne ( aka Alice)
Alice studied performance at university and can be found perfoming, as part of the performance group The Chaos Board and as a solo artist Candy Paine, at venues like the Arnolfini and festivals nationwide.
Alice got into Pole dancing and Burlesque after joining the Pink Kitten admin team back in 2006. Alice is first aid qualified and has been teaching Hen parties, Burlesque and Pole Dancing for Pink Kitten for over three years now. She is also a regular face at Hootchie Coochie events being the naked sweetie girl!
In addition to her Pole dancing and performance skills, Alice is a keen athlete having competed in her youth. She now runs for fun, regularly running the Bristol half marathon and is working her way up to marathon distance as we speak! Go Alice!
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Lisa
Having started onstage with acting, dance and singing at a young age, Lisa discovered the circus at 18 and decided this was the path for her. She trained aerial at Circus Maniacs in Bristol and here she met Jessie Rose and they went on to form the duo Bella Kinetica. Since then she has performed nationally and internationally on Silks, Hoop, Rope, Doubles Trapeze and Roller Skating at a variety of events, cruise ships, ski resorts, festivals, cabarets and on TV. Lisa also has a degree in performing arts.
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Miss Lou-Leigh Blue (aka Boo)
Pink Kitten welcomes Miss Lou-Leigh Blue to the family. Boo, to her friends has been performing her quirky cheesecake acts all over the country, titillating and tantalising her crowd for the past 2 and half years.
She was inspired to join the scene many years before she decided to reveal her ‘sequin merkin’, through the medium of photography and fashion. Boo has a degree in Fine Arts and is the Pink Kitten resident photographer!
Boo’s favourite workshop is the fascinator workshop where she shares her secrets and tips to making a beautiful one of a kind creation.
‘No creation is too ambiguous- the more outrageous the better I say!’
FOR MORE ABOUT MISS LOU-LEIGH BLUE
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Liz Clarke
Liz Clarke is a live artist and performer with many years experience in contemporary performance, burlesque and vaudeville. She has performed in theatres, clubs & festivals (not to mention shop windows, rest rooms & bars) including the Roundhouse & Shunt Lounge, London.
She trained at Dartington College of Arts and has has teaching qualifications from the Royal School of Music & Drama & City & Guilds (oh the glamour)! She is also a director and producer; having co-produced for the now infamous ‘Burlesque Gorefest’ (with a certain Ms PVT), Hobbs Fashion Show & Mayfest performance festival to name a few.
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Miss Kitty Peels
Kitty is an intriguing Brighton based aerial performer, who we are lucky to have in the Pink Kitten team of teachers. Having known Tabitha for many years, their paths recently crossed again due to their shared love of burlesque, performance and aerial skills. Kitty immediately agreed to come and teach workshops for Pink Kitten and can be found regularly teaching silk loop and aerial classes and helping out with our Brighton Hen parties.
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Keda
Keda Breeze’s show stopping acts combine circus skills and Burlesque performance this quickly shot her to stardom, and she became one of the countries most celebrated Burlesque artists. Keda has thrilled audiences from New York to Milan, eaten fire on live TV with Paul O Grady, shared the stage with Dita Von Tease, performed for royalty, rock stars and even posed as a muse for Banksy.
Keda also produces the Bristol based sell out show Hoochie Coochie Kabaret, which features top national and international burlesque, circus and cabaret and is regarded as one of the very best shows of its type.
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Aphrodite (aka Anais)
Aphrodite (Anais) comes from France. She went to The Paris Opera Ballet School and studied classical ballet and dance for 10 years.
At 18 she decided to settle down in her capital of France, Paris and join the famous Parisian cabaret at the Crazy Horse , where Dita Von Teese is a regular performer. There she learned the charm, sensuality and eroticism needed to be a classic French pin-up.
After years in the dance industry she began a new career as a flight attendant taking her all over the globe but she still continued to come back to England and teach her trade in the art of French Parisian burlesque. Today we are lucky enough to have Aphrodite teaching our Burlesque students the art of the parisian showgirl. Aphrodite also leads our Can Can Troupe, who you can see performing their high kicks and cartwheels at a festival near you.
Tish La Dish (aka Natasha)
Natasha teaches Burlesque, Pole, Bollywood, Cheerleading, Salsa/Flamenco and Dance Specialisms for Pink Kitten Dance School.
Natasha has had an extensive dance training with some of the finest teachers in the world, studying diverse techniques including Flamenco, Butoh, Samba and African Dance. She trained in Ballet and Contemporary Dance at the NSCD and has performed Nationally and Internationally with many Contemporary Choreographers.
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Guest Teachers
We love our guest teachers as much as our regular ones so here is a page devoted to our wonderful guest teachers who bring bespoke and exciting workshops to you all. A List of all the guest workshops is outlined within
