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Turn him on this Valentine's Day with a private
striptease act. Former
Toronto exotic dancer Mary Taylor will show you how to
do the "G-string
fling" and "stocking stretch."
In her new book, Bedroom Games (Three Rivers Press, $18) she shares saucy
secrets of seduction learned during 20 years of taking her clothes off in
clubs.
"If more women would put energy into being creative and doing fun things (in
bed), then relationships would last longer," she says.
Taylor, 47, who also runs classes for women wanting to sexily shed for their
men, makes no apologies for her old-fashioned attitude.
"Women say to me, 'My husband never buys me flowers so how come I always
have to spice things up?'
"Well, if both people feel like that, nobody is going to do anything and you
might just as well throw in the towel."
Her book covers all the territory for planning a night of passion.
Start by setting the stage with the right room, lighting and scent, she
suggests. Decide on a teasing character, like a dominant catwoman or
submissive harem girl.
Don titillating attire, such as a see-through plastic raincoat and umbrella
or a cowgirl dress and boots.
Finally, learn to shake your bootie with the confidence of a working
stripper.
Above all, stresses Taylor, exude self-confidence and have a good time.
"If you can't afford a weekend away from the kids, send them to grandma's,
put the kiddie pool in the living room and just play. So what if the floor
gets wet," she says.
Taylor, a divorced mother of a 30-year-old son, started stripping at the age
of 19, earning up to $2,200 a week.
She also toured Canada for nine years as Ciara Love, including performances
in Edmonton and Calgary.
Seven years ago, after two decades of baring all, she quit, disillusioned by
how seedy the industry had become.
"When I started dancing, the rich heritage of burlesque was still in
evidence. G-strings stayed on and there was no touching. It was
entertainment. Bawdy, not tawdry," she says.
"Now nudity is allowed and it's all about lap dancing.
"I have a problem with a girl being in a dark room and she's sitting on
somebody's crotch for $20 and he takes a condom out and throws it on the
floor. That is not entertainment, that's prostitution."
Seeking a new career, Taylor attended government workshops. A counsellor
suggested she develop a small business out of the only skill she had -
taking off her clothes.
Since then her Peel and Play classes and bridal showers have attracted
around 1,000 women. Through her company, Live Girl Productions, she's also
produced a video, The Art of Seduction and an accompanying CD.
Taylor is also a passionate advocate for strippers' rights and founded the
Exotic Dancers Association of Canada.
She lives in a 2,800-sq.-ft. home north of Toronto and drives a Mercedes
convertible, both paid for with her earnings as an exotic dancer.
Her current ventures are not as lucrative but, she says, they "pay the
bills.
"I wouldn't trade what I am doing now to go back for the money. No way," she
says.
Her Web site is www.livegirlproductions.com.
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