This was Our Autonomy’s first joint workshop and peer event!
Disabilibabes, get your sticks and strut your way over to this sexy soiree! Delight in disabled dance and socialise in sultry style!
Make way for the Empress…
The goddess of Badass! Putting the dynamite in dynamic disability; able to do a cartwheel one day and not even put on her socks the next! Sometimes strange, sometimes sensual, sometimes both, Empress Eyrie blends burlesque with performance art and storytelling to bring her soul to stages all over Australia.
The proud owner and teacher of Tease-Able Burlesque School, the world’s first in person disability owned and focused burlesque school, she prides herself on making burlesque open and accessible for everybody. She adores being able to perform with her mobility aids and show the world that disabled people are sexy and deserve to be seen! Her commitment to accessibility and empowerment show the world inclusivity is liberation. An experienced artist, proud disabilibabe and all round magical creature there is nothing routine about her routines.
This workshop & peer event included:
- Learning a brief history of burlesque: where it came from, why we do it and how disability and burlesque intertwine in 2026.
- Learning the fundamentals of traditional burlesque dance moves, as well as adaptive variations for different abilities.
- Incorporating those moves into a short routine while you build your confidence and feel sexy in a safe environment.
- This event was 18+ only.
You can read & download the resources from this workshop below.
