Graduate’s animated short captures the reality of life as a stripper activist
‘Funny Money’ is a beautiful animated short by Issy Muir, a Kingston University student who was inspired by my stories about my life as a lapdancer and the reasons behind the East London Strippers Collective. Female voices and experiences are gaining importance and are increasingly heard with #metoo, female quotas...
Telling their own story – looking at the strippers who write and produce theatre
Stepping onto a different stage are Strippers who write and produce theatre. In today’s culture, everyone is obsessed with sex, but when do we hear the sex workers and strippers telling their own story? In the last few years, the women and men who work in these industries have written,...
A lapdancer’s experiences dancing over Christmas
Time to reflect with a lapdancer’s experiences dancing over Christmas. The run up to Christmas actually starts in November, as people begin to celebrate office parties, end of year dinners, and meet up with old friends. With every week there should be more footfall in the stripclubs, and dancer’s begin...
The tattooed rebellion – how Punk Strippers took over
Full body tattoos. Messy hair. Thrashing guitars – and naked women? Punk Strippers? Isn’t punk mostly men rebelling against society? Orange tans. Blonde blowdrys. A room full of boob jobs and accommodating women – so how would a punk fit into the stripclub aesthetic? Slowly two polar opposites have...
Meet the Strippers Taking over Shoreditch’s Party Scene
It’s a Friday night, and I’m about to meet the London Strippers taking over Shoreditch’s Party Scene. Exotic dancers in London are democratizing striptease with a monthly club night that aims to bring feminism and stripping together. Based at Club Aquarium, they are relaunching on the last Friday of the...
London’s hidden gem for corporate entertainment- The Gaslight of St. James
The hidden gem of London’s stripclub scene, the Gaslight is tailormade for corporate entertainment clients or businessmen looking for a fun evening. A small boutique gentleman’s club that has carefully handpicked it’s dancers and built up a good reputation amongst the wealthy, corporate entertainment clients and celebrities who party in...
Lapdancing London – An insiders guide to London lapdance and stripclubs in the city
Lapdancing London – what’s London lapdance like and where can you find London stripclubs? I’ve been involved with lapdancing London for many years as I am a stripper in London who also loves to visit striptease venues in my free time! London is famous for it’s nightlife, but you may...