Mary Taylor, "Ciara Love"

If you are interested in owning the print "Ciara Love" shown below you are invited to buy direct from the artist at dacardiff@sympatico.ca.   Mary Taylor, Early Years: Who is Mary Taylor and what makes her an expert on seduction? At only nineteen years of age, Mary Taylor was a divorced single mother who needed a better way to provide for herself and her child than her low-paying part-time job as a medical receptionist. But nothing in her traditional Catholic, Italian-immigrant background prepared her for a career she was soon to adopt. A chance encounter brought her to the office of veteran stripper Lori Lane, who soon persuaded Mary that her youthful beauty could more than quadruple her current earnings. The adrenaline high from the first performance and the standing ovation from a room full of enthusiastic men got her hooked and a lucrative new career was born. Throughout the seventies and eighties, the exotic dancing industry was changing rapidly, and the glamour and excitement that first drew her in was disappearing.  Feature dancers like Mary were the last reminders of a colorful burlesque past, and they had to travel further and further from home to earn a living. Table dancing, and later lap dancing, had changed exotic dancing from stage play to little more than foreplay. Finally, after twenty-one years, Mary got out. Faced with the same challenge she faced as a nineteen-year-old single mother, Mary searched for a new career path. But what do twenty-one years as a stripper prepare you to do? Teach others to strip, that’s what! The women Mary met were fascinated with her past and wanted to learn the techniques professional dancers use to entice men. Perhaps they sought the fearless self-confidence Mary displayed, or sought to unleash their hidden seductive powers. Not one to miss an opportunity, Mary created her fun and instructional “Peel and Play” workshops in early 1999. Since then, Mary has helped thousands of women overcome their fears and gain self-confidence as they practice moves such as “stirring the pot,” “the queen’s wave” and, with the steadfast assistance of Bob the Dummy, the popular "boobs on Bob.” Mary has also been featured on CTV's Balance, with Dr. Marla Shapiro, promoting her book entitled Bedroom Games. Learn more about Mary Taylor at: Click [BACK] to view the page Sugar Bouche, "The Divine Barbarian",, [NEXT] to view the page "Gilda" or [HOME] to start the tour. Thanks for visiting. [BACK] [HOME] [NEXT]