Dancing for the Female Gayze with Caroline Blaike
About this episode
Caroline Blaike shares her journey as a queer performer and the impact of the female gaze on her work.
This week’s essay, “Dancing for the Female Gayze,” is by Caroline Blaike, a queer, American Sign Language performer, consultant, and interpreter. She has a master’s degree in social work from Gallaudet, the world’s only university exclusively devoted to Deaf students. Caroline is also a trained dancer and performer, and has a passion for combining ASL with music. Caroline came out at 13 and started stripping at 18, and while her first few years were spent performing for male audiences to make ends meet, everything changed for her the moment a lesbian walked into her club and sat down. (Content Warning: references to abuse and drug use) Learn more or submit an essay at https://www.thealphabetclub.co/ This episode is sponsored by TomboyX - use code SHANNON for 15% off. https://tomboyx.com/shannon Follow Caroline Blaike: Instagram: @the.blaike Tik Tok: @carolineblaike Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram: @alphabetclubpod Tik Tok: @alphabetclubpod Website: https://www.thealphabetclub.co/ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: @nowthisisliving Tik Tok: @nowthisisliving Website…
People in this episode
Host: Shannon Beveridge
Guest: Caroline Blaike
Topics covered
- queer identity
- performance art
- American Sign Language
- dancing
- female gaze
- personal narrative
Keywords
- queer
- ASL
- dancer
- stripping
- female gaze
- performance
- social work
Sponsors
TomboyX
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gallaudet
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