Peaks and Pasties

Lola Spitfire has over 20 years of performing arts training and experience. In 2003 she found herself high heels first in burlesque, after being cast in Finlandia Vodka’s Campaign “Refresh with Burlesque”. Through the campaign she was trained by the Cantankerous Lollies from San Francisco and hit the stages up and down the coast of California. Falling in love with burlesque Lola decided to branch out, like Beyonce, as a solo artist; performing at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco with The Lollies, Kitten on the Keys and San Francisco’s Famous Burlesque Orchestra, At The Conga Room in Los Angeles for Bella Beretta’s “A Night of Novice Nudes” and at The California Institute of Abnormal Art in Burbank, CA for Lenora Claire's "Low Brow and High Heel" and "Apocolipstick": Chad Michael Ward's "Sin Garden" Launch Party, to name a few. Lola also performed with The Lollies and Harvest Moon at Tease-O-Rama 2003 at The Henry Music Box Theater in Los Angeles.

Lola is the brains and the booty behind Southern Colorado’s first and only burlesque, male burlesque and vaudevillian variety troupe, The Award Winning Peaks and Pasties, where she headlines and produces monthly burlesque and variety shows. She is the headmistress and co-teacher of The Spitfire and Sparkle Academy of Burlesque and a producer of The Colorado Burlesque Festival  (July 12-15, 2012 in Denver http://coloradoburlesquefestival.com/). 

She was officially sanctioned by burlesque Legend Satan’s Angel as “A Queen of The Fire Tassels” and was voted one of the Top 50 Burlesque Performers by 21st Century Burlesque in 2009, 2010 & 2011.

Today you will find Lola performing in burlesque festivals around the country and headlining shows in Colorado and New Mexico.  She also produces quarterly burlesque extravaganzas bringing superstars of burlesque and living legends to the stages of Colorado.

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Ruby Sparkle is the co-executive director and lead costume designer of Peaks and Pasties, Southern Colorado's first and only burlesque, boylesque, vaudevillian, variety troupe. She is co-instructor of The Spitfire and Sparkle Academy of Burlesque, teaching students the in's, out's and off's of costume design for burlesque.

When not sewing up a storm, Ruby has dedicated her time and creative energy to several other fun and risque community groups. Ruby, then known as Betty Berzerker, was the co-captain of the Candy Snipers, a team from the Pikes Peak Derby Dames all girl Flat Track roller derby team. She helped lead the Candy Snipers to their first undefeated season. But as a skater without health insurance she decided to leave in good condition, and thought pouring  blood on herself might be safer. So, she joined a troupe of murderous mavens called The Go-Go Gore Girls, making her debut as Ruby Bloodbath. After bathing in blood numerous times Ruby followed a dream and started the weird and wonderful girl group The Evilettes. It started as a fun joke but then offers to perform started rolling in. The Evilettes have opened for notable bands like The Mansfields and have played various birthday shows.

In 2008, Ruby made her burlesque debut, changing her name to Ruby Sparkle. She emerged as a reliable and committed leader, working tirelessly alongside Lola Spitfire to help produce shows of tasteful and comedic quality. Ruby also helps new members of Peaks and Pasties (Ruby's Newbies) to learn the general operations within Peaks and Pasties and to feel welcome to the troupe.

 Ruby lives in Colorado Springs with her husband Troy, a tattoo artist and graphic designer, and   their fabulous cat, Milo.

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Annie is Colorado Spring's Favorite redhead. An original member of Peaks and Pasties, she has been performing with them for over three years! As Peaks and Pasties resident thespian, you can also see her on the local stage with Theatre 'd Art.

Ava L'amour just happened to stumble into the world of burlesque in 2009....on a determined mission to start an out of the ordinary hobby, a coincidental first time meeting with Ruby Sparkle swayed her to pursue burlesque rather than the more dangerous sport of roller derby. And so began the collection of boas, fans, ruffled panties, fishnets, and sequins galore.  As a professional make up artist of twelve years, Ava L'amour has discovered an artistic outlet outside of her artistic profession, which keeps her surrounded by beauty and sparkle. Should a girls life be any other way?

Bebe Barrio originally hails from a little west Texas town called El Paso. While living in Colorado Springs and trying her hand in theater and radio, a chance encounter with a group of budding ecdysiasts opened her eyes to a whole new world of creative self-expression and true happiness.

As a founding member of Southern Colorado's first and only burlesque & boylesque troupe, Peaks and Pasties, this flirty muchacha has worked her (feather) fans off to entertain the masses. Studying under Colorado's Burlesque Royalty, Lola Spitfire, as well as  Fanny Spankings & Midnight Martini, Bebe delivers a performance in classic striptease that will surly make you say, “Me Gusta”.

Boop Scoops is a Colorado Springs native. She has dabbled here and there with theater, well if you consider playing a 'background Who' in the Grinch who stole Christmas, dabbling in theater.
Later in her teenage years Boops, being the bad ass rebel that she was, went down a path of damnation and blasphemy. She began performing as a dominatrix at a local shit hole. This is where Boops found her passion in performance. But she soon became bored with beating the shit out of scrawny little goth boys and undercover policeman. So she branched out and became the lead vocalist in a silly little punk band called Lambasted. It was here where she began building the Boop Scoops audiences know and love today. After a couple of years in the band Boops became addicted to exposing herself in public.

After it was obvious she had a problem, her concerned band members attempted to seek help for Boops, even rehab.  She became frustrated and distant from the band. Until one day she met Lola Spitfire, Lola told Boops; "Come, and you can be free to expose yourself on stage with me!" It was almost as if god had sent a messenger with a tattooed kiss on her ass to Boop's rescue. Boop Scoops had finally found herself and lived happily ever after exposing herself to all!       

Burlesque Dancer/Glamour/Bikini/Fitness Model.   Born July 5th, in Raton, NM, grew up in Trinidad, Colorado, Currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bunny Bee grew up in Trinidad, Colorado, a small town in the Rocky Mountains of about 10,000 people.    

Bunny Bee currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  She has traveled to many States and Cities, and still remains in Colorado. 

In 2002, Bunny Bee having a legal background, assisted in patenting her first product in which she sold to the military and now is an accomplished business owner.  She has received many local and national awards for her business. 

She began modeling full time in 2007 and has won prestigious notoriety within the modeling industry as a glamour model.  She has broad experience within the industry, and has worked with many different and well known photographers, companies, promotional, Playboy, as well as a variety of different bikini companies. 

Bunny Bee joined Peaks and Pasties in Colorado Springs in March of 2009.  She has been
performing with the troupe locally since her debut in April of 2009, and has made guest              appearances in 2010 at Lannies Clocktower Cabaret in Denver and at the Colorado Burlesque  Festival.  She is a Director of Peaks and Pasties as well as a member of the board with Colorado Burlesque Festival.

Bunny Bee describes herself as outgoing, fun, and a spontaneous individual.  “I love change and will adapt easily to it.  I can be the life of the party or enjoy relaxing at home with family.  I’m a Type-A personality, and love to be in the middle of everything.  I also am an observer of my environment to learn as much as I can about the people and situations around me.” 

She has many different hobbies; skiing, jet skiing, motorcycling, boating, cars, softball, weight lifting/workout, off-roading, scuba diving, acting, dancing and burlesque.

“Burlesque has given me the opportunity to express, as well as interrupt, any subject that I want to bring to life through the art of dancing and entertaining.  I desire the expression of dance, and will continue to entertain audiences whenever I can.”

Gezelle Za Belle was a natural born femme fatale.  She was born, and then she danced.  Studying the art of dance since the ripe young age of 5, ballet, tap and Fosse style jazz were(are) her.....  forte'.  She performed the classic can can first at the age of 9 and again at the age of 12 (if that isn't foreshadowing, I don't know what is!).  She belonged to her company; The Dance Center performing/ competing troupe,  in jazz and tap (lots of chorus line, and show girl Busby Berkly influence).  The troupe took first in almost all of the state wide competitions, and performed often at local charities and events.  But it was always the hip rolls, kicks and shoulder shrugs that brought an extra shine in her eyes.    
Gezelle immediately put her talents to use, and headed straight to a friendly little gentleman's club. As slinky Gypsy (go figure) she danced at a few clubs across the nation, and even Vegas once.  Her favorite was her local strict and classy strip club where she could dance to her own music, put on more tease/ burly-q type performances during the day shift and be left to explore the night, following romance and music.   Often seen wearing black, standing in front of a violent crowd, close to the stage and lights, worshiping music.    
Speaking of stage and lights, she has dabbled in theater stage and screen.  Oddly enough, this femme fatale' has committed murder! In every one of the 3 independent local B movies she has been in (Gentle Fritz. IMDB).  A trend that started oddly enough at a young age when she played a murderess in a church melodrama.       
"Gypsy" was put to rest as most young adults first careers are after 10 off and on years.  But how and where was she going to express her desire to perform her mock blood lust and dance in skimpy outfits?  Hmmm the Go-Go Gore Girls of course!  A voice rang out from behind the counter at a costume shop..."do you want to be in my horror burlesque troupe?"  Absolutely! Dancing and murdering on stage at the same time!!  The B-horror was off the screen and into the hearts of many whom were lucky enough to catch the act.  Here Gezelle Za Belle was unleashed, kinda a Jezebel/Beelzebub/belle' thing and a dash of gazelle animal totem on top!      
Gezelle met Ruby Bloodbath , fellow gore gal (soon to be our beloved Ruby Sparkle!) As the Go-Go Gore Girls reign came to an end, Ruby announced burlesque is the way, meet Lola Spitfire! Gezelle Za Belle put away her hatchets, boots and fake blood, for fans, strappy heels, and glitter and joined to be one of the original Peaks and Pasties members!       
The film noir styled femme fatale also began and edgy fetish cabaret show under the production name, Casmir Wolverine, which packed the house.  She produced and choreographed INFECTED and DEPRAVITY which were well conceived theatrical shows which appealed to the darker side of human nature.  More to come, as time allows.     
Gezelle Za Belle's passion for burlesque, music and performance art has currently led her to undertake the project of opening a  burlesque friendly venue/bar, Zodiac for the lovely Peaks and Pasties crew to dance their hearts out, and celebrate their art, with plenty of drinks and dancing!

Hazel Humdinger has the dirtiest mouth in Peaks and Pasties. She grew up in Colorado Springs, and for the last three years she has been showing her true talents to the locals!

Hazel is known for her outrageous routines and comedic style. She loves Michael Jackson...Okay! 

As well as being a performer in Peaks and Pasties, Hazel also is an accomplished pasties maker. She has adorned the breast of almost every member of Peaks and Pasties, and will top your ta tas to perfection if you ask her nicely!

Honeysuckle Rose is a former military brat who has traveled all over the United States and Germany. She born in Augusta GA, and raised by her grandparents in Queens, New York for the first four years of her life. As an adult, she served her country for 10 years as an enlisted member of the U.S. Air Force.

Honeysuckle Rose has been dancing on and off for 20 years- professionally for half of those years.   She moved to Colorado Springs in August 2004 and within a year became a professional belly dancer as a member of the local belly dance troupe, the Wandering Gypsies, led by her teacher and mentor Mahalia Leilani. They performed all over Colorado, including Ft. Carson, and the Renaissance Festival. Now she is a founding member of a new local troupe, the Gypsies of the Sahara Road. Look for them!

Honeysuckle Rose Discovered Burlesque quite by accident. In 2008 she was taking a Hip-Hop dance course at the local community college, taught by none other than Lola Spitfire, when she overheard Lola talking about burlesque. Never one to be left out of anything, Honeysuckle Rose got all the details and showed up at Ladies Night Out. Then she decided to take the very first Spitfire- Sparkle Academy of Burlesque workshop- and the rest is history! 

Honeysuckle Rose has performed Burlesque all over Colorado. She has performed at the Senate Bar and Smitty's Greenlight Tavern, in Pueblo, Lannie's Clocktower, and the Beauty Bar in Denver, and om Colorado Springs she has performed at Meadow Muffins Southside Johnnys, the Triple Nickle, the Blacksheep, and Stargazers, to name a few. She has also     
performed with Super Happy Funtime Burlesque, from Michigan, and has performed at the Colorado Burlesque Festival in 2010.
Honeysuckle Roses favorite phrase is: “...and the things I remember best- those were the things I wasn't supposed to do, and I did them anyway.”

Honeysuckle Rose can be found at:
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Madame Gem was born and raised in Colorado Springs, and has been a performer her whole life.  She made her stage debut at the early age of 6 in the title role of Longfellow Elementary's first grade production of "The Little Red Hen".  After several roles in school plays and musicals, Madame Gem moved on to the University of Colorado Music College in Boulder, Colorado. There she studied classical voice from 2002 until 2006.  While in college, Madame Gem had the opportunity to put on several classical voice recitals, sing in the University Choir, and be involved with a number of operas.  She was cast in the spring 2005 CU Opera productions of Handel's "Semele" as Ino, and "Maman" in Ravel's "L'Enfant et les Sortileges".  After college, Madame Gem tried to satisfy her thirst for the stage by singing every Sunday at a local Catholic church, but needless to say, that didn't last for long.       

In late 2008, the vouluptuous diva fell in love with burlesque when she met Lola Spitfire and Joined Peaks and Pasties.  Ever since then she has seducing audiences with her sultry siren song and striptesase.  She has performed in with Peaks and Pasties in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Denver Colorado at Stargazer's Theatre, Lannie's Clocktower, Venue 515, The Beauty Bar, and the Triple Nickel Tavern.

Misha Minx graduated from The Spitfire/Sparkle Academy of Burlesque and became a member of Peaks and Pasties in October of 2010. She has performed at a variety of venues in Colorado and New Mexico to include Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Denver and Albuquerque.   Misha, a California native, puts her business knowledge to work for the troupe by helping run rehearsals and reviews of new numbers to ensure quality of performances. Since becoming a principle member of the troop, Misha now wears many different hats, adding co-producing the monthly South Side Johnny's show and Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School.

Misha also is our resident fitness enthusiast as she recently became a Coach for Beachbody. Visit her website if you want to know how she got those abs: beachbodybycoachkristiminx.weebly.com  

"I have absolutley fallen in love with this art form. The glitter, glamor, costumes and all the fabulous and talented people I have met and adore, it can't get much better than this!"

Mr. Valdez is the first Male-Burlesque performer in Southern Colorado.  Starting out as a human prop when Peaks and Pasties first began, he has made his way from core member to Veteran.  He started out choreographing group numbers for Peaks and Pasties and was then asked by Lola Spitfire to perform a solo act.  She had no idea the door that she had opened.  The once dormant performer in Mr. Valdez was reawakened and he has never looked back.  He has performed in every venue that Peaks and Pasties performs at over the past few years and has proven to be a crown favorite.  His unique style of performing has set him aside from other Male-Burlesquers in the country.   

The first group number that Mr. Valdez choreographed, Gimme More, was featured on the World News website when the movie Burlesque was about to be released.  His performance was recognized by the producers of the first ever Colorado Burlesque Festival where he was given the honor of performing at the main event with the country's leading Burlesque and Male-Burlesque performers.  Among these performers was the father of Boylesque himself, Tigger.  Mr. Valdez now shares his knowledge of performing in the Spitfire, Sparkle & Scoops Academy of Burlesque with future Male-Burlesque performers.  He acts as POC for some of the venues in ColoradoSprings where the shows that he has produced have broken venue records for attendance and revenue.  He looks forward to continuing the growth and success of Peaks and Pasties for years to come.

Talia Tiramisu has been sparkling with Peaks and Pasties since the summer of 2009.

She currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Talia loves burlesque and the creative expression and freedom that come with performing. Designing and making her own costumes, she can add sparkle to any character she creates from a honey jar to a robot. She loves this multi-faceted art form where women and men can embody humor, sexiness, and self-expression.

Talia has performed all over Colorado from Pueblo to Denver. Some venues include: Thirsty Parrot, The Black Sheep and Venue 515 in Colorado Springs. She has also performed at Lannie’s Clock tower and the Beauty Bar in Denver. She had the amazing honor of guest performing with Super Happy Fun Times Burlesque from Grand Rapids, MI as well as the Dangerous Curves Ahead Tour and performing at The Colorado Burlesque Festival in 2010.

She is also a talented painter and jewelry maker and is exploring that art form simultaneously. To see some of her work, check out: www.etsy.com/shop/taliatiramisu and find her on Facebook.

She hopes to perform in a city near you to entertain you with comedic wit, sultriness and imagination.

Whiskey Darling has been intoxicating audiences all over the great state of Colorado since 2009. Known for her creative, eccentric and sometimes surreal acts, as well as some detailed and over-the-top costumes, Whiskey Darling was given the title “The MacGruber of Burlesque” by her peers in Peaks and Pasties.

Whiskey Darling has performed on stages all over Colorado, including Stargazers Theatre, The Thirsty Parrot, The Black Sheep, The Triple Nickel, Venue 515 and The Zodiac in Colorado Springs; Lannie’s Clocktower and the Beauty Bar in Denver; and The Senate bar in Pueblo. Whiskey has been performing with the troupe Peaks and Pasties in Colorado Springs for 2 years and has guest performed with Super Happy Fun Times Burlesque from Grand Rapids, MI as well as the Dangerous Curves Ahead Tour. She has also been fortunate enough to perform at The Colorado Burlesque Festival in 2010.

Whiskey plans to keep shimmying, shaking, and drinking her way across stages and into your heart. Or liver.

To find out more about Whiskey Darling, or to see a sample of her handmade jewelry, go to www.whiskeydarling.com