GYPSY JANE - Crazy Horse Paris

Gypsy Jane

Gypsy Jane’s performance is a blazing fire of joy. Magnetic, seductive, warm, and exuberant, Gypsy dances to make you happy. Every evening, she looks to your smiles for her burst of energy. For her, femininity isn’t a mystery or a cliché. It’s a multifaceted power and a luminous source of pleasure that she explores on stage with infectious delight.

“I created my own dance show featuring seven acts representing seven visions of femininity”

"At Crazy Horse Paris, everything is art—starting with the way nudity is conceived”

“It’s important to connect with our character to breathe life into it, with our strengths but also our flaws”

How did you get your stage name?

Gypsy refers to my nomadic side. I moved around a lot when I was younger. We never lived in the same place for more than two years. It’s also a nod to “Pipsy,” the nickname I’ve had since I was a little girl. And then Jane is my middle name.

How did you get into dance?

I’m from a small town in Australia, two hours from Sydney. I initially trained intensively in gymnastics. When I was around 13, I fell in love with dance and started taking ballet, hip hop, contemporary, and jazz dance classes. After high school, I joined a dance school in Sydney to make a career out of it. I started performing in clubs and shows. Then, when I was 22, I created my own dance show featuring seven acts representing seven visions of femininity. It was fascinating to think about the concept of femininity at a time in my life when I was becoming a woman myself. The message of the show was that women possess the inner power to achieve their potential. This experience shaped the woman I wanted to be. Then I discovered Crazy Horse Paris and I was amazed! I had never seen anything like it. Cabarets don’t exist in Australia! It quickly became my dream to work there. In 2023, I took a trip to Europe with some friends and was lucky enough to get a private audition with Svetlana, the stage and production director at Crazy Horse Paris. I was invited back for the second round in September, but I missed out on the opportunity because I was already back in Australia by then. I think that made me even more determined. Two months later, there was an audition in New York. It was crazy, but I felt like I had to go. I wanted to try everything so that I wouldn’t have any regrets. I made every sacrifice to buy my plane ticket and traveled 10,000 miles from home just to audition! Out of 400 dancers, six were selected, and I was one of them. A few months later, I moved to Paris to fulfill my dream.

What do you think makes Crazy Horse Paris so magical after 70 years?

It’s the artistic choices made at every level of the show that make Crazy Horse Paris incomparable. Light projections, costumes, music, dancers, and choreography… at Crazy Horse Paris, everything is art–starting with the way nudity is conceived. The Paris stage is also so small that it gives the show a deeply intimate atmosphere, making it stand out as an unparalleled experience among renowned cabarets.

How do you feel when you’re on stage at Crazy Horse Paris?

I love being on stage! It gives me an incredible rush! I reveal different sides of my personality. For example, there’s the cheeky, playful Gypsy and the intense, powerful Gypsy. It’s so much fun to embody them both. I love spreading joy, making people feel good, and seeing them laugh and smile back at me. When I make the audience happy, it makes me happy.

What have you learned as a Crazy Horse Paris dancer?

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t be afraid to show vulnerability on stage. Dancing on Crazy Horse Paris stage is the ultimate expression of self, so you need a lot of confidence in who you are while also embracing the most fragile facets of your humanity.

Which women inspire you?

My mother is my greatest inspiration. She’s radiant and spreads joy wherever she goes. She makes people happy just by being herself. It’s an incredibly powerful and inspiring gift. She instilled in me fundamental values like loving yourself, respecting yourself, loving your body too, treating it as a friend. Since it’s the vessel carrying us through life, why not have a gentle relationship with it? When I was little, she always told me, “You must love yourself, trust yourself, and speak kindly to yourself.” I was lucky to grow up with this strong message. It still resonates with me and may well be one of the keys to happiness.

Which act of the Totally Crazy! show do you think is most mesmerizing?

My favorite numbers are But I’m A Good Girl and Lay Laser Lay. Good Girl is an iconic number in pure Crazy Horse Paris tradition. It’s joyful and festive. Lay Laser Lay shows a completely different side of femininity–much darker and wilder. Having such a variety of acts in a single show is what makes Totally Crazy! so powerful.

Photos: Léon Prost, Marian Furnica

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