You have been holding a lot together.
Your body has been adapting.
Now, you are invited to: pause, breathe and settle.
Welcome to Sparkleforce's Glam Lab
The Glam Lab is a small, in-person dance studio
in Lower Hutt, Aotearoa.
It is home to our foundational 8-week course:
101 – Get Your Sexy Back!
A neuroscience-informed, movement-based experience designed to help your nervous system settle. As regulation returns, confidence and sensuality often follow naturally.
This is not about "faking it till you make it".
It is about restoring regulation so coherence becomes possible.
That glow is a byproduct.
What is The Glam Lab?
*Sparkleforce is a rainbow business and we welcome and include all gender identities
Has been carrying responsibility for a long time
Understands that pleasure is part of regulation, not indulgence
Is curious about what settling in her body might feel like
Wants space where she* does not have to perform
High alert feels familiar
Feels competent on the outside but stretched on the inside
The Glam Lab is for the woman* who recognises herself here:
Who The Glam Lab Is For
Confidence is not a personality trait.
It is a regulated state.
When the nervous system is under prolonged strain, the body stays on alert. Breath shortens. Muscles tighten. Even joy can feel effortful.
When the parasympathetic system comes online, the opposite begins to happen.
Breath deepens.
Muscles soften.
Perception widens.
Presence steadies.
That is where coherence starts.
Confidence is not a personality upgrade.
Now...
— 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
Only an invitation to stay.
Simple ways of exploring movement and rhythm
Noticing and softening tension in the body
Being in your body without needing to perform
1 live session each week.
Inside 101 – Get Your Sexy Back
The glow people notice?
That is what happens when the nervous system settles
That's what we do here. 💋✨
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
Then something steadier appears.
You notice your shoulders drop.
Your breath slows.
Reactivity eases.
The first changes are subtle.
What Shifts Over Eight Weeks
I'm the founder of Sparkleforce.
I have spent over a decade performing and teaching burlesque across Aotearoa and internationally.
But the work I teach here is not about performance.
It is about what happens in the body when it no longer needs to stay on high alert.
Burlesque was one of the spaces where I learned how to regulate, soften, and stay present.
The Glam Lab brings those tools into a structured, supported environment.
My Pronouns: They/Them
My Honorifics: Mx
Kia ora, I'm Crystal
Your guide in The Glam Lab
A note from Crystal
But the work I teach here isn’t about performance. It’s about what becomes possible when your body no longer needs to stay on high alert.
Burlesque gave me a way to begin regulating my nervous system, softening and staying present. The Glam Lab brings those same principles into a structured and supported space.
This work is shaped by: lived experience, formal study in neuroscience,
years of teaching and guiding others.
You are not here to become someone new.
You are creating the conditions where your system can begin to settle.
I’ve performed, taught and contributed to the global burlesque community, including working with organisations such as BurlyCon and the Burlesque Hall of Fame.
But the work I teach here isn’t about performance. It’s about what becomes possible when your body no longer needs to stay on high alert.
Burlesque gave me a way to begin regulating my nervous system, softening and staying present. The Glam Lab brings those same principles into a structured and supported space.
This work is shaped by: lived experience, formal study in neuroscience,
years of teaching and guiding others.
You are not here to become someone new.
You are creating the conditions where your system can begin to settle.
Crystal Mischief after winning Golden Legend Champion Challenge Golden Stripper
Burlesque was one of the places I began learning how to feel safe in my body again.
There was a time I couldn’t walk into a supermarket without my nervous system going on high alert and causing a panic attack.
The same body now travels, performs and teaches internationally.
Since 2010, I’ve worked across Aotearoa and internationally.
Burlesque was one of the places I began learning how to feel safe in my body again.
There was a time I couldn’t walk into a supermarket without my nervous system going on high alert and causing a panic attack.
The same body now travels, performs and teaches internationally.
Since 2010, I’ve worked across Aotearoa and internationally.
I’ve performed, taught and contributed to the global burlesque community, including working with organisations such as BurlyCon and the Burlesque Hall of Fame.
Maybe You've Seen Me On...
Here's one of my fabulous students story ...
If you recognise yourself in any part of this, you are warmly invited.
During the course, something shifted.
She walked into the women’s section on her own and chose something for herself.
That is what this work can look like.
Not just on a stage.
In small, everyday moments where your body feels safe enough to stay.
When TK first came to Sparkleforce, being seen felt uncomfortable.
She moved through 101 at her own pace.
Not to perform.
Just to begin feeling safer in her body.
At the end of the course, she chose to perform a burlesque routine for her 50th birthday.
Not because she had to.
Because she wanted to.
Afterwards, she shared something that stayed with me.
For years, she avoided buying underwear for herself.
It didn’t feel comfortable to be in that space.
Introducing TK ...
Do you want to try this for your self?
Noticing when the body contracts
Practising softening without forcing
Exploring sensation at a pace that feels safe
Rebuilding a sense of connection between body and brain
There is no requirement to be bold.
No expectation to be confident.
In Glam Lab, burlesque becomes a tool for:
Crystal before they started burlesque and after
Burlesque has a long history of playful expression and embodied presence. Inside Glam Lab, we use it differently. Not as performance, but as practice.
A way of moving, noticing and gently returning to the body. A way of exploring sensation without pressure. A way of being seen without needing to perform.
Here's something interesting...
How The Glam Lab Is Structured
Total value:
The Glam Lab is home to a progression of burlesque courses. Each one builds on the last. But we begin with the foundation. Because this work is not about rushing forward.
It is about building capacity.
Just as you would not enter a lab and begin mixing compounds without understanding the basics, we begin by working with the nervous system and the body.
That is where coherence starts.
BURLESQUE 101:
Get Your Sexy Back
For those who choose to continue:
Burlesque 201
A deeper exploration of movement, storytelling, and presence
Burlesque 301
For those who wish to perform or share their work more publicly
There is no pressure to move forward. The foundation is the work.
8 weeks. 8 live sessions.
1 hour each week.
This is where we begin.
As your nervous system settles, something begins to shift.
Movement feels easier
Breath becomes more available
Boundaries feel clearer
Presence becomes steadier
Not because you forced it.
Because your body no longer needs to stay on high alert.
What You May Notice Over Time
Inside The Glam Lab,
you are supported to begin this work gently.
The Sparkle System framework
Tools to help your body feel safer over time
A structure you can return to again and again
Valued at $497
Access to The Glam Lab community
A space where the work continues gently between sessions
Connection with current and past students
Support without pressure
Valued at $67/month
8 live, 1-hour burlesque classes
A guided space to explore movement, rhythm and presence
No pressure to perform
An invitation to be in your body as you are
Valued at $997
Total value: $1,628
Your investment today: just $697*
* but only during this beta.
You do not need to be confident to begin.
Only willing to notice what is already there.
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.
Crystal Mischief's graduation photo shoot
What my Students are saying
“I didn’t realise how disconnected I felt until I started to slow down.
Now I feel more at home in my body.”
Jen 32yrs
SF student
“There’s a steadiness in this space that made it easier to show up as I am.”
Jules 48yrs
SF student
“I feel more grounded in myself, not just in class but in everyday life.”
Kiri 42yrs
SF student
Here's what my peers are saying about me
You are invited to arrive as you are.
There is no pressure to decide today.
I invite you to take your time and return when it feels light.
If your not quite ready yet, then you are welcome to join our wait list where you'll recieve gentle tools and practices to begin exploring this work at your own pace.