Minxy Forte performs at a Hub City Shimmy show.
For those not already in the know, Lewis County has its very own burlesque troupe: Hub City Shimmy. The group is currently preparing for their next show, “Return of the Shimmy,” located at the Chehalis Theater for the first time. Hub City Shimmy performers are ready to have a fun night with the audience, guest performers and the show’s panty butlers.
“We are body positive, sex positive, gender positive,” said performer Minxy Forte. “It’s all about a good time and being supportive. Hopefully that’s the kind of crowd we can always keep drawing because we don’t need people coming in with any kind of negativity.”
Starting in 2012, a group of women decided to create their own burlesque troupe and began performing at The Shire in Chehalis, where the performers converted a broom closet into a dressing room. After outgrowing The Shire, the performances moved to the Fox Theatre and the Evergreen Playhouse. Since founding Hub City Shimmy, the group has always had great community support and a solid fan base that is continuously growing, Minxy Forte said.
“(The reception) was really good because I think that, although we are in a conservative county, those people won’t come to the show,” said performer Whiskey Tango. “The people that are interested in it will come. We have had pretty good results so far.”
Read the full story in the Lewis County Weekender: http://lewiscountyweekender.com/2019/04/hub-city-shimmy-is-our-own-hometown-burlesque-troupe/
