Expansive Buslesque Bio
Shay Au Lait is a trailblazing burlesque performer, producer, published photographer and creative artist with over 15 years of experience in the performance and erotic arts. As the Founder and Executive Producer of Siren Pack, Shay has mentored and elevated emerging burlesque stars such as Alaska Lostboy, Queerly Femmetastic, Glow Job, Muva Magick, Katie Res, Madda, and many more across NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Denver, New Jersey, and virtually.
Her career includes a one-year, 30+ city national tour as a resident burlesque dancer, Director of Marketing, and lead creative for an entertainment production company. She has performed as the opening act for punk rock band Vixen77 (Philly), and the Whoreible Decisions tour (NY & Philly), as well as served as a headliner, troupe member, and ad hoc co-producer for the high-energy, rock and metal dance collective SlutChurch (2018–2023).
Shay has been featured on FuseTV’s “Sex Sells,” CNN’s “Office With A View,” Essence Magazine’s “Sexperts,” and in Luxury Travel Advisor Magazine. A pioneer in integrating sensual movement into wellness spaces, she introduced pole and burlesque programming to Movement Lab Baltimore (which evolved into Tribe Baltimore and Equilibrium Wellness) and brought burlesque curriculum to The Fit Factory on Long Island in 2018.
As the visionary behind SpeakEasy Noir, Shay leads with a hybrid of sensual movement, theatrical storytelling, BDSM ritual, and holistic erotic wellness. Her work blends cabaret, kink, immersive theater, and embodiment practices to support performers in accessing deep transformation through performance.
Currently, Switchress Shay Au Lait is a resident performer, workshop leader, and professional kink Top with Sucia NYC, and a recurring headliner with Sway Philly. She is a featured speaker with the Institute for Sex Education & Enlightenment, and has lectured and performed at the National Liberty Museum (Philadelphia) and the Rowe Center (Massachusetts). Shay also works as a Boudoir Movement Coach and creative collaborator with photographers, filmmakers, and somatic practitioners across the country.
As Co-Founder of Sensing Race, Shay has led embodied intensives at Touch and Play Festival, The Mythic Masculine Network, Earthdance, and Nine Mountain Retreat Center, helping participants explore identity, power, and liberation through the body.
