Pole dancer & contortionist

Easy to work with and flexible about what the act becomes. Rather than arriving with a fixed routine, she'll ask what you're trying to achieve on the night and shape the performance around that idea. Tell her the picture in your head and she'll go out of her way to make it happen.

Allow an hour for setup, though the exact time depends on which apparatus is being used. The bigger ask is information. Photographs of the venue and the measurements of the performance space, sent through beforehand, mean the routine is choreographed to the room you actually have. That's a safety thing as much as an artistic one, since guests are usually standing closer than you'd think.

Three options. A straight pole dance performance. A contortion act built around serving beverages, which comes with an extra performer, the diner girl, whose job is keeping the drinks ready so the contortion act can run without stopping. And a contortion or Lyra fairy for children's parties, booked by the hour.