Introduce yourself.
My name is Amora, and my pronouns are she/her.
How long have you been a student at Sky Sirens?
I started coming to Sky Sirens off and on a few years ago but I’ve only started coming regularly the past 6-ish months. I do almost everything at Sky Sirens: Pole, Lyra, Burlesque and Fan Dancing! The only thing I didn’t click with was Sling, as it spins so fast and I get nauseous.
I found out about Sky Sirens when I was looking for a new place to do aerials, especially Lyra. The more I researched, the more I fell in love with the community, ethos and the people who were running the business. When I came to my first class I was sold! The decor, the incredible instructors and people of all shapes, sizes and sexualities expressing themselves completely. I love the atmosphere and the community. I have never felt more accepted anywhere in my whole life.
What do you identify as within the LGBTQIA+ community?
I identify as pansexual cisgender woman. I realised I was queer when I was in high school. While all my friends were talking about the next guy who was cute, I realised wasn’t just crushing on masculine presenting people but also feminine presenting people. I didn’t really explore those feelings till I got to uni but from there I flourished and I knew. I bounced around label wise till I found pansexual and I really click with it. So I guess the rest is history.
I am quite a sexual person and I love expressing fun and desire through my dance and aerial performances. I mean not every performance is sexual but enjoy the ones which give me freedom to express myself in that way.
As a queer, plus sized woman of colour I do feel pressure to push representation. I know what it’s like to not be represented in the media in more ways than one.
As a dancer my whole life I’ve been told no one wants to see me perform. No one my size or race will make it performing because no one has. That’s the rhetoric I’ve heard my whole life. I had essentially given up on being able to express myself the way I wanted but then I came to Sky Sirens.
Y’all were so accepting of everyone and you do your best to lift up every voice. No one has ever asked me about my queer experiences because I don’t look “queer” and I’m in a heterosexual presenting relationship. I’ve had to defend my sexuality to those both inside and outside the LGBTQIA+ community and it can be hard being both fetishised and told I’m just wrong about my sexuality. But the people in the LGBTQIA+ Community are some of the most sweet, generous and confident people I have ever met. I would love more friends in the community so I’m open to anyone who wants to reach out!