Sadie Hawkins is a burlesque aerialist and fire performer based in Atlanta, Ga.
She began participating in Atlanta’s burlesque scene in 2004, with Doll Squad. In 2006, Sadie co-founded Blast-Off Burlesque. Known for quirky, performance art-style acts, the group has now grown to include over a dozen regular collaborators. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Blast-Off Burlesque was voted Best Burlesque Troupe in Creative Loafing’s annual Best of Atlanta survey. In 2010, Atlanta Magazine named the group Atlanta’s Best Burlesque troupe.
Sadie began performing and teaching lyra (aerial hoop) in 2009. In addition to lyra, she regularly works on aerial net, silk sling, aerial rope, still rings, trapeze, chains, and a variety of improvised apparatus. She began working with fire in 2010. Her aerial and fire performance is charged with a burlesque sensibility, often fusing them into performance art.
Sadie Hawkins is a burlesque aerialist and fire performer based in Atlanta, Ga.