Honey Cocoa Bordeauxx

Photo by @ohemg87 taken at @confettieddie 's magic parlor! This was such a fun shoot with @honey_hulala @artbyt_sweett @jennica_lynnlee @elle_du_jour can't wait to share the rest! #emilythomasgomez #burlesquedancer #honeycocoabordeaux #hairfeathers #brunette #brownburlesque #redlips

Hope everyone has a great weekend!! Photos by @nakedlensdallas taken at Viva Dallas Burlesque #vivasdallas #vivadallasburlesque #honeycocoabordeaux #bubbles #bluechampagne #showgirl #burlesquecostume #burlesquebubbles #dallasburlesque #dfwburlesque #legsfordays #bronzebeauty #poc #blackburlesque #internationalshowgirl (at Viva's)

Another shot from Happy Nude Year @ Viva's! Photo by @nakedlensdallas #vivasdallas #vivadallasburlesque #honeycocoabordeaux #backbend #burlesque #burlesquedancer #nakedlensdallas #dallasburlesque #passion #eyecontact #texasburlesque #entertainer #showgirl #internationalshowgirl

A photo featured in the Dallas Observer from Viva Dallas Burlesque presents Happy Nude Year @ Viva's! Photo by Kathy Tran #burlesquedancers #burlesquedallas #burlesque #honeycocoabordeauxx #vivasdallas #vivadallasburlesque #sequins #creolebombshell #dfwburlesque #honeycocoa #fishnetstockings

Starting the morning off with a family tradition!! #salsoulorchestra #salsoul #christmasjollies #discochristmas #danceyourassoff

Really love this photo by Tyler Case from @greendoordal Prohibition Repeal Party last weekend #greendoordallas #burlesque #showgirl #vintagevamp #flapper #dallasburlesque #blackburlesque #cocooncoat #turban #honeycocoabordeaux

Tomorrow @redlightdallas!! The Vintage Cocktail Hour featuring @thecourtneycrave @honey_hulala @jennica_lynnlee @artbyt_sweett and hosted by yours truly. Rockin' tunes by @thethousandyardstare #dallasburlesque #thevintagecocktailhour #redlightdallas #happyhourdallas #burlesquehappyhour #thursdayhappyhour #dfwburlesque #thedevilstool #vintagecocktailhour #vintagecocktails

Another great shot from @worldburlesquegames Photo by Corinne #burlesque #worldburlesquegames #honeycocoabordeaux #backbends #floorwork #dingwallscamden #londonburlesque

A shot from last night @worldburlesquegames Photo by Corrine #worldburlesquegames #honeycocoabordeaux #green #chartruse #burlesque #blackburlesque (at Dingwalls)

Executioners Empress by Paul Labadie #artwork #artmodeling #dallasartist #paullabadie #honeycocoabordeaux #hair

Thursday in Denton @ Mabel Peabody's!! Glitterbomb!!

Oct. 8th at Red Light in Deep Ellum!! The Vintage Cocktail Hour! Happy Hour from 7-10pm Show starts at 8pm

Performing with @cremedelacremeburlyq tomorrow at @theliveoak in Ft. Worth!! Hope to see you there!! I'll be doing some singing and of course shaking my tail feather! Photo by @madisonhurleyphotography #burlesque #ftworthburlesque #cremedelacremeburlesque #dfwburlesque #honeycocoabordeauxx

It's getting close to being a year since I moved to Irving. I love being so close to Dallas. After living so far from everything I find that I keep having to remind myself that everything is so close. I love our house and our neighborhood. It's the type of neighborhood I didn't think really existed anymore. Where everyone waves when you drive by and no one has blinds or curtains and you can see their families sitting around the dinner table on Sunday evenings. Most of them have been neighbors for over 20 years. We're the new kids in town. I walk my dogs two to three times during the day and for the most part the streets are silent besides an occasional landscaper. I feel safe most of the time. But recently I've realized a few things about myself, my actions, and perhaps my place in this pleasantville of a neighborhood.  I remember when we first moved in we were unloading stuff from the moving truck and one of our neighbors pulled up next to us and exclaimed,  "Are you my new neighbors?" We replied "yes", and her response was an unexpected "Really??". She just stared at me and perhaps my partner sensing the tension and in order to combat the awkwardness replied "Is that okay?" with a laugh. Maybe realizing that her response was a tad bit odd she went on to ramble about how great the neighborhood was. That it was "safe" and "established" all the while staring daggers at me. I thought to myself is her reaction because I'm black?, because we're a mixed couple?, because there is an age difference between me and my partner? I really wasn't gonna spend a whole lot of time dissecting the situation because at the end of the day who knows.  But what I do know is that although, as I stated earlier, I frequently walk my dogs, and my neighbors by now should know that I live there, I still feel a need to make it known that I do. I carry my trash bags in plain sight, so people know I'm cleaning up after my dog. I smile even when I don't feel like smiling at people who don't smile back, so they can know I'm not a threat. Cars speeding down our street slow down when they pass me so they can "check me out", and not cause I'm a hot girl. They pull into their driveways and sit in their car until I pass. Sometimes they pass their house and pull into their neighbors driveway until they can see that I'm far away and I won't see where they live or be there when they open the garage. One time I was standing waiting for my dog to stop sniffing around at this tree he loves and car pulls up to the stop sign across from me and sits there for several minutes. Just as I'm about to walk away a woman runs from inside the house I was standing in front of and abruptly stops when she sees I'm walking away. The car at the stop sign pulls into the house across the street from her. I'm assuming they called her an let her know that I was out there. If I pass someone walking or jogging they'll stop and pretend to stretch or check their phones to be sure that I can't follow them. When my partner and I walk our dogs together neighbors acknowledge him and seldomly me.  Now this could all be my imagination or paranoia, but I don't think it is. I don't feel like anything about me is threatening in anyway, but perhaps it is. I hate feeling that way. It's a horrible to feel out of place in the place you should call home. And although I try to ignore it, not let it bother me, and push it to the back of my mind it's always there. I don't necessarily have a purpose for writing this other than to get it off my chest. I know others experience the same. I am one of many. I guess I'm just trying to get my mind right. Time to walk the dogs again.....

A great shot from Colorado Burlesque Festival 2015 Photo by Dave Wood Photography #davewoodphotography #burlesque #cbf2015 #lanniesclocktower #denver #coloradoburlesque #feathers #honeycocoaburlesque #honeycocoabordeauxx

Photos by Latoya Tyson #filmnoir #honeycocoabordeauxx #pinup #burlesque #femmefatale

Excited to be be performing in Houston again with Dem Damn Dames!