Do you need some media for your social media presence? I can seriously recommend @skycladstudiopnw on instagram. Their events are very intro to dance and pole. They combine a photo session and video depending on which package you get. During the events you will meet lots of other lovely people in your community.
Riversdreamscape puts together a safe and inviting environment while combining the aspects of whimsy and desire that you might now see in the club. These events are often put on and inspired by the locations.
This shoot was in May and helped our community grow closer together. It was a lovely time to practice on the pole, get some shots for instagram, and be around like minded people who breathe hope into the spaces we need it.
Assistant for the shoot was @polefairynymph who was helping get people on and off the stage safely, grabbing water, checking people in, and making sure everyone had what they needed when their time to shine came!
You can also find a link to their website below to book!
Reflecting on Working with Publications
I have in the past mentioned @stripperareworkerswa as a union and since have been made aware of the fact we are more so a grassroots organization. I have been able to make a lot more connections through the Times piece and am open to being contacted in regard to other issues in SW as a whole.
I personally think that the piece with the Times was so well received due to the fact it was a piece made by several different people; we had a photographer, a writer, and editor that all worked and reworked the piece. At each stage leading up to release I was able to gain more insight about the publishing process and what it looks like to work on a well-established piece. We felt lucky to have the Seattle Times interested in the work that we do as a collective. We were able to hear back and get a formal contact for the media in relation to labor and industries and know that the clubs are able to call the current amounts we are seeing owed due to “revenue sharing” at some corporate clubs. While the claims towards smaller clubs have either resulted in some fines or they have yet to see a proper assessment / audit.
Some people have come forward asking a variety of questions about why we went to work with now TWO and counting to talk about worker rights in Washington from the pov of SWers. We have been trying to have our voices heard for years and though each dancer who chooses to talk may risk somethings; privacy violations and or the clubs’ blacklisting us for essentially ‘unionizing ‘. We had fought for the bill of rights and have been met with closed doors. It’s been telling that management has had this happen with multiple dancers within the past year. No club is actually exempt from the loopholes which were discussed in the 2nd article released with @rangemedia4all ( you can find the story here or on my instagram @winonabambi ). A lot of people, including myself, have been or have plans to travel elsewhere in pursuits of feeling more valued as workers and people.
I have a few more clubs to cover in Seattle before I consider it a blacklisted moment in time. I was able to have some aside but have had to work online and take from my savings until hired at any of the remaining. I have been able to hear from others that some of the clubs are taking a long time to get back to girls. Almost slowly phasing in more people.
I am almost left with only corporations and have been told try and keep it more quiet about where I am auditioning. I have had no issues with corporate clubs so far and feared getting black listed from them because it means you can’t work at any of them across the USA often.
Wild Rose-
Seattle, Washington
Pink wings: @RiversDreamscape &
Green Wings:
@daffodil.ily
Photographer: @_forestgremilinart_
All @’s are for instagram.
$apphic $pring
This event was last Wednesday, May 7th 2025. The event sold tickets to help provide funds for @strippersareworkerswa. Which also had t shirts and merch for sale. I had been to Wild Rose in April for speeding dating but this event had an AMAZING turn out. My only regret is not arriving a bit earlier to snag seating. This bar is historical and with pride month right around the corner it felt beautiful and only right that strippers were gathering to help their community, union, and also share our talents. There was a bank of ones for patrons to buy from and the turn out was mostly queer folks and three men roughly. It felt like a safe space outside of the comfort we get in locker rooms with our closest of work friends. I had started dancing in Seattle and remember when it was only myself and a few others that were comfortable talking about our queer identities in connection to our work lives. This made me truly feel unified within those two aspects of myself. I felt very seen as a queer dancer.
Seattle Erotic Arts Festival- 5/2/205
I was able to secure a ticket for the late night showing of the gallery. My service dog accompanied me for the event and we did some training around settings that have a lot of foot traffic. There were people in the audience who were in wheelchairs and one other service dog handler who we got spooked by for a second. My service dog was shocked to see another dog at the event! We took a break and cooled off outside. It has been lovely to work my dog in new spaces and its rare when we run into another team. It reminded me to work more on our walk by command. I felt welcomed and was able to explore the art exhibits and also listen to live djs. The music was a bit much at times, so I made sure to give my dog a lot of breaks. The venue was accessible and offered access for wheelchairs as noted and seats were spread throughout the room.
There was a bird cage, not pictured, that was the size for humans. There were figure drawing areas with plenty of seats and also variety in model poses. The venue welcomed both the kink and the arts. There was a stage for suspensions and also a small viewing area where there was even some live music for part of the evening. People were able to vote for their favorite pieces as well. The artists who win during this year are welcomed back next year. Vendors were along the back wall in a line. There were groups like “Seattle Men in Leather'“ or “Seattle Pups and Handlers” I believe it was the pups because of the cute hoods! There were a lot of vendors that I would love to support next year but I wanted to note the history of the kink community in this city. We have a lot of ways in which we show our pride and love.
Below is a bunch of photos of art that personally spoke to me. I tried to be able to get both the card and the associated art. There was everything from paintings, sculptures, and ceramics. I loved the use of color this year. Even within the photography of bondage shots there was something to the color effects that sets the mood. The lighting of the room and pieces set a tone of an overall experience. I am definitely fighting the urge to get more tickets. This is definitely an event that I would recommend to creatives, artists, art lovers, and kink people.
The outfits of those in the audience was a mix of styles from casual and covered to levels of undress. There was even a man wearing only a g string made of leather. There were many people in harnesses and I wore my collar by @smellmyleather. It was so nice to go to a space that holds this type of energy as that I have not been out to a dungeon in 5+ years now. The experience reminded me of my youth and to enjoy each moment even if its passing. There is so much to be grateful for amongst the grief of what we are losing. I feel that the art expressed a lot of messages that will relate to others.
Playground-in Ballard (Seattle, Washington)
I have more personalized to dancers information that is available by joining the union. (Strippersareworkers) There are also more conversations that we have after one person presents either their experiences or the contracts of the clubs themselves. With this club, there is one stage and both of the poles as of 5/1/2025 are static. This may impact some dancers’ stages if they are more inclined to pole tricks on the spinning pole. There are mirrors that allow everyone to be seen in the reflection of the stage. There are two ways on and off the stage.
Locker room was an upstairs area that had steep stairs with a turn into the main area of the club. There were limited lockers and lack of privacy (no door to the locker room). The people who I did get to speak with were all very kind and they are actively hiring. The girl before me did get hired.
The dance areas are a long couch that extends along a wall and parallel to it are small private rooms. It reminds me of the more dive clubs in Portland, Oregon. The waitress at the club when I was there was so kind, and we talked about the industry changes over the past 10 years. We talked about how men all have their particular way of enjoying the club. I love that we were able to connect about the deletion of some of the sites that used to exist before FOSTA / Sesta. We talked about how covid changed the market and how it’s harder to get people out of their homes and into the clubs.
This club may be small but was the home club to many dancers beginning of their journey in the industry. It makes it hard to process the changes or lack their of. Please know that my interviews, reviews, and audition reviews are only based upon my own experience. Clubs are very much going to hire who they believe will make money. It definitely affects the hiring process for any dancers who are alternative, not traditionally “attractive”, or what have you. These business decisions are not a reflection of your worth as a performer!
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The decision to be Publicly Known
I have had the worries of my name being released for ten years. It is one of every entertainers, vloggers, or streamers worst fear to have a privacy invasion like this. I had kept my name offline until hate forums had released it maliciously. It was hard to process in 2020 but so far largely has had little consequences for my in person life. I am of the few that can say that and know that those who released it have and will try to stalk me in the future. I learned however that my name is nothing more than an intro. I often go by Liminal or by Winona. So, when the Seattle Times had asked myself and another dancer to use our first names for an article; I was hesitant. I knew that reclaiming my image and association to name. I am able to be one of the few on this story because others were not able to. I already had bit that bullet years ago.
The opportunity to work with someone like the Seattle Times is opening my world up to a lot of eyes. I choose to put this publication under my legal last name. It is something that I have feared being said allowed in rooms that I am not that person in. I am more than what a name can contain and I wish to show you all of my journeys within this industry, traveling, and learning how to better show up for my community by interviewing them to hear their stories.