Debbie dorday biography

If you lived in New Zealand in the 1980s and ’90s, you’ll likely remember entertainer Debbie Dorday. She was the high-energy, red-headed dancer who owned a popular cabaret club and famously delivered the tagline in its iconic TV ads… “See you at Burgundy’s!”

These days, she’s just as witty and glamorous – you’ll still find her putting on fishnet stockings, fake eyelashes and lashings of body glitter – as she takes her act to retirement villages throughout New Zealand.

Arthritis might have put paid to high dance kicks, but accompanied by guitarist and singer Jim Joll and her husband of 38 years, Mike Stickland (who runs the tech side), the trio put on a show, which includes numerous costume changes, cabaret tunes and comedy routines.

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