An 8-week neuroscience-informed dance class for perimenopausal women who are done holding it all together
Where your body and brain stop arguing with each other
What is The Glam Lab?
The Glam Lab is a small, in-person dance studio in
Lower Hutt, Aotearoa.
The Glam Lab hosts our foundational 8-week course:
101 – Get Your Sexy Back
A neuroscience-informed, movement-based experience designed to help your nervous system settle so confidence and sensuality can return naturally.
This is not about performing empowerment.
It is about restoring regulation so coherence becomes possible.That glow is a byproduct.
Welcome to Sparkleforce's Glam Lab
Where your body and brain stop arguing with each other.
You have been holding a lot together.
You have been adapting.
Now you are invited to pause, breathe, and settle.
— Emily T, Sparkleforce Student
.. I was really hesitant to try burlesque. But from the moment I stepped into Sparkleforce, I felt welcomed and accepted.
As someone who struggled with body image issues for years ...
Check out what Past students have said about Sparkleforce
Who This Is The Glam Lab Perfect For?
Feels competent on the outside but stretched on the inside
Is tired of living on high alert
Has been carrying responsibility for a long time
Understands that pleasure is part of regulation, not indulgence
Longs for spaces where she* does not have to perform
Is ready for her body and brain to work together again
The Glam Lab is for the woman* who:
*Sparkleforce is a rainbow business and we welcome and include all gender identities
Perception widens
Muscles soften
Presence steadies
Confidence is not a personality upgrade.
It is a regulated state.
When the nervous system is under prolonged strain, the body stays on alert. Muscles tighten. Breath shortens. Focus narrows. Even joy feels effortful.
When the parasympathetic system comes online, the opposite happens.
Breath deepens
Why We Begin With the Nervous System:
Now...
On stage, presence is not personality. It is regulation.
Breath must steady.
Attention must anchor.
The body must feel safe enough to inhabit space without bracing.
After navigating multiple brain injuries and periods of prolonged stress, Crystal became deeply curious about what was happening beneath the surface. Why does the body remain on high alert long after a stressful season ends? Why does confidence disappear when regulation falters?
What began as lived experience became structured understanding.
Today, Crystal integrates neuroscience-informed education, trauma-aware facilitation, and embodied performance practice into one coherent methodology.
Movement becomes regulation.
Rhythm becomes signalling.
Glamour becomes a container for safety.
You are not being pushed to perform.
You are guided and invited by someone who understands both the physiology and the lived experience of returning to steadiness.
The Glam Lab is led by Crystal Mischief, founder of Sparkleforce and an internationally recognised burlesque artist with over a decade and a half of stage experience.
Kia ora,
I'm Crystal
My Pronouns: They/Them
My Honorifics: Mx
Maybe You've Seen Me On...
The glow people notice?
That is what happens when the nervous system settles
That's what we do here. 💋✨
What Shifts Over Eight Weeks
The first changes are subtle.
You notice your shoulders drop.
Your breath slows.
Reactivity eases.
Then something steadier appears.
Women often report:
• Clearer boundaries
• A steadier voice
• Greater ease in being seen
• A widening window of tolerance
• Feeling more like themselves, without forcing it
Eight weeks.
One session per week.
A room designed for settling.
You do not need perfect conditions.
You need enough safety to begin.
An Invitation
If you read this and something in you softened,
I would love to invite you into The Glam Lab.
We gather in small, carefully held cohorts several times a year.
If you're feeling lost - I see you. I've been you.
And I know what worked for me 💋✨
Crystal Mischief's graduation photo shoot
Burlesque didn't just save me - it transformed me.
That anxious woman* who couldn't walk into a supermarket? They have now completed 10 international tours to the USA (and counting).
I've performed for burlesque legend Tempest Storm. Taught at Burlycon twice. Served on the Burlesque Hall of Fame Media team.
In 2018, I won the Golden Legend Champion Challenge Golden Stripper in Denver Colorado, USA.
Then I went on to win 6 more awards across 3 more countries.
But here's what matters most: It wasn't about the trophies or the stages.
Fast forward to 2026
It was about remembering who I was underneath all that grief, anxiety, and trauma.
Burlesque gave me the tools to regulate my nervous system, reclaim my confidence, and reignite my spark—and those same tools are what I now teach inside The Glam Lab.
Because if I can go from panic attacks in the supermarket to performing on international stages - you can absolutely reclaim your magnetic confidence too. 💋✨🔥
Crystal Mischief after winning Golden Legend Champion Challenge Golden Stripper
Here's what my peers are saying about me
Here's another of my fabulous students story ...
She came to Sparkleforce hiding behind baggy clothes—desperately wanting to be seen but terrified of it. Sound familiar?
She went through Get Your Sexy Back and performed her story as a burlesque routine at her 50th birthday. She was nervous, but she nailed it.
Then she shared something that still brings tears to me: for years, she hated underwear shopping so much she'd take her husband to Farmers and buy men's boxers for herself.
During the course? TK walked into the women's section alone and bought matching lingerie sets.
That's what nervous system regulation does.
It's not just stage confidence - it's feeling safe enough in your skin to buy yourself pretty underwear.
TK did not become someone new. She remembered who she already was. 💋✨
Do you want to try this for your self?
Introducing TK ...
Using burlesque: the historic art of reclaiming your body, your power and your pleasure through movement, presence, and a little bit of rebellion.
This is a nervous system revolution disguised as a burlesque class. Because here's what you're not told:
Your body remembers everything.
Every time you shrunk to make someone comfortable.
Every time you dimmed your light to fit in.
Every time you chose "appropriate" over authentic.
The Glam Lab isn't here to add more to your to-do list.
It's here to help you regulate your nervous system so you can access your Sexy State - that place where you feel alive, magnetic, and unapologetically YOU.
Here's something interesting...
Your nervous system has been keeping score
and it's exhausted.
Crystal before they started burlesque and after
A place where:
A rebellion against:
The "good girl" conditioning that keeps you small
The narrative that women fade with age (spoiler: we don't—we IGNITE)
Partners and systems that benefit from you staying invisible
Wine-and-whinge band-aids that numb instead of transform
This is for the woman who's done playing by the rules.
✨ You catch your reflection and think "DAMN" instead of critiquing
✨ Desire isn't something you fake—it's something you FEEL
✨ You say no without guilt and people actually respect it
✨ You walk into a room and don't shrink—you sparkle
✨ The 10K pay rise happens because you stopped undervaluing yourself
✨ The right partner shows up because you're no longer tolerating the wrong one
✨ You wear the outfit, take the trip, eat the cake—because you're done waiting for permission
And burlesque?
It's the key that unlocks it.
This is your Sexy State
The Glam Lab isn't a fix.
It's a remembering and rebellion.
🔥 She* was never too much
- the world was just too small
🔥 Her body is not the problem
- the conditioning is
🔥 Pleasure is not selfish
- it's her* birthright
🔥 She does not need fixing
- she needs IGNITING
Do you want to know more?
Crystal helped me become the person I was meant to be.
I love my body just how I am, sexy, big and bold. Thank you so much Crystal for bringing out the sexy in me.
Crystal creates an environment where every body is celebrated and every story is honored
The one who's ready to remember:
- Sara, SF student
- Renee, SF student
- Debbie, SF student
Remember TK's story? Here's her own words...
Before doing Crystal's Get Your Sexy Back, I would wear baggy tracksuit pants, big t-shirts and hoodies. My body image was 'fat, heavy and overweight' and I wouldn't dream of performing - I thought 'sparkly and sexy' was only for skinny people!
Once attending Crystal's courses AND actually performing on stage in Wellington with her routine, I had the courage for my 50th birthday to perform in front of my family and friends - something some people were totally shocked with!
I still wear baggy tracksuit pants when I want to, lol, but I am no longer afraid to be vulnerable to what others say I should or should not do, should not wear or should not dare to be.
Do you want to try this for your self?
I love my body just how I am, sexy, big and bold.
Thank you so much Crystal for bringing out
the sexy in me.
Introducing something a lil cheeky and saucy...
How Sparkleforce's Glam Lab works
Total value:
The Glam Lab is home to 3 transformational burlesque courses - each designed to take you deeper into your remembering.
But here's the thing: You can not skip the foundation.
Just like you would not strut into a chemistry lab and start mixing volatile compounds without understanding the basics… we avoid jumping into advanced burlesque without learning about the nervous system and reconnecting to your body first.
That's why everyone starts here:
💋 BURLESQUE 101: Get Your Sexy Back 💋
In 101 Get Your Sexy Back, you'll learn:
- The Sparkle System - my proprietary method to regulate your nervous system and access your Sexy state. The place where 10K pay rises, aligned partnerships, and magnetic confidence live.
- Iconic burlesque moves that reconnect you to your body
- How to move without self-censoring or shrinking
- The art of owning your presence (on stage and in life)
This isn't about becoming someone new. It's about remembering who you were before the world told you to be smaller.
8 weeks. 8 live classes. 1 hour each. This is where the remembering begins.
By the end of 8 weeks, you'll:
Remember what it feels like to move without apologising
Feel energised, potent and magnetic in your own skin
Have the tools to regulate your nervous system on demand
Be ready for Burlesque 201, if you want to go deeper.
Once you've completed 101, the doors open to:
BURLESQUE 201: Embody Your Power
For graduates of 101 who are ready to go deeper into choreography, storytelling, and stage presence.
BURLESQUE 301: Ignite & Lead
For graduates of 201 who want to perform or lead their own burlesque rebellion.
But first? You start at 101.
What comes next?
What You Receive When You Join
101 Get Your Sexy Back:
The Sparkle System framework
The neuroscience-backed framework that stops panic, builds confidence, and helps you feel safe in your body again
Valued at $497
Access to The Glam Lab community
Join the community where you can connect with current and past students. It's where the magic continues between classes, there is lots of jucy content here
Valued at $67/month
8 live, 1-hour burlesque classes
Complete burlesque training so you can move with confidence, reclaim your sensuality, and maybe even perform your story like TK did
Valued at $997
Total value: $1,628
Your investment today: just $697*
* but only during this beta.
To remember the girl who danced like no one was watching.
To remember the woman who knew her worth before the world tried to negotiate it.
To remember that your body isn't the problem—it never was.
You're not broken, babe. You just forgot.
This is your invitation
but to remember
Not to fix yourself.
Not to shrink or perform or people-please.
And The Glam Lab? This is where you remember.
What you receive when you join;
What our Students are saying
Joining Sparkleforce was the best decision I've ever made. As a mother of two, I had lost touch with my sensual side and felt disconnected.
Through Crystal's guidance, I've not only learned the art of burlesque but also had a shift in my internal world and confidence
The supportive community at Sparkleforce has helped me embrace my sensuality and celebrate my unique beauty. I am forever grateful for this journey.
Crystal creates an environment where every body is celebrated and every story is honoured
Sparkleforce is a sanctuary of self-love and sisterhood. The bonds I've formed with other students have been just as transformative as the classes themselves.
Welcome to the rebellion, Treasure. We've been waiting for you. 💋🔬✨
👇 Join the waitlist for Burlesque 101 Get Your Sexy Back👇