SparkleForce Ltd

18/07/2025

Safety is one of the reasons I am loud and proud about being apart of the rainbow community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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14/07/2025

🌈 Non-Binary Peoples Day 🌈
Today, we pause to honour and celebrate the beauty, strength, and diversity of non-binary people - including me. 💛🤍💜🖤

For a long time, I didn’t include this part of myself in my work. But I’ve come to see that when we bring our whole selves to the table, we create deeper connections: with our students, our collaborators, and our community.

Being non-binary means I don’t fit neatly into the categories of “woman” or “man.” And I’m not alone: the term non-binary embraces many gender identities that exist beyond the woman/man binary.

There’s no one way to be non-binary, but there is always a need to be seen and respected.

Sparkleforce is built on the foundation of radical respect and loving inclusivity.

If you’re human, you’re welcome here.

Some people ask why we need a day for non-binary people. The truth is:
being excluded hurts. Visibility heals.

For those of us who are often misgendered or made to feel invisible, a single day of recognition can mean everything.

So today, we celebrate. We reflect. And we invite everyone to keep showing up as themselves with kindness and care — because no one should feel like they have to hide who they are to be loved.

27/06/2025

Tomorrow marks the 56th anniversary of a riot in Greenwich Village New York USA that sparked a movement thats ripples were felt half a world away.

So in the eve of this anniversary I wanted to take a moment of gratitude and express my thanks to those who came before me and fought for the freedoms my partner and I have today.

This is 1969 so decades before the internet we know today could transmit content with the immediacy we now have. So how did the Stonewall R1ots spark the g4yr1ghts movement in New Zealand?

Let’s rewind 😝 for a hot minute.

This was the fuel for the spark: the late 60s/early 70s were already full of anti-war protests, Māori land rights activism, and women’s liberation. The vibe was ripe for change.

NZ’s laws were still harsh — homosexuality was illegal between men (it was only men), and there was no legal recognition or protection for q***r people at all.

In 1971–72, q***r university students in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch began forming G4y L1beration groups, directly influenced by news of Stonewall and the rise of the G4y L1beration Front (GLF) in the US and UK.

The students were reading underground newsletters, q***r zines, international press. It might’ve been slow compared to today’s TikTok speed but it got here.

Reading about Americans fight back especially drag queens and trans women, not just “respectable gays” was electrifying.

This brought a whole host of legislative change in NZ:
⚖️ 1986 – Love Stops Being Illegal. Homosexual Law Reform Bill passes

🦠 1980s–90s – Strength in the Storm. Bruce Burnett, one of NZ’s first AIDS educators, used his final years to fight ignorance with information, love, and leadership. His legacy lives in every rainbow health service still thriving today

💍 2004 – Civil Unions Recognised. Same-sex couples gain legal partnership rights
It wasn’t full marriage equality, but it was a crack in the wall. Q***r love was no longer invisible in the eyes of the law.

💒 2013 – Love Wins in Parliament. Aotearoa became the first in the Asia-Pacific to legalise same-sex marriage.

✊ 2017 – Trans & Non-Binary Rights Step Forward. No more gatekeeping. Trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse folks could finally declare who they are on official documents — no surgery, no proof, no nonsense.

🚫 2022 – Conversion Practices Banned. The law finally caught up with what we’ve always known: being q***r isn’t something to “fix.”

🗽 Stonewall lit the match.
📦 University students in NZ passed the flame.
🌿 A uniquely Aotearoa q***r movement grew from that spark — grounded in protest, whakapapa, and radical joy.

🧠 Why It Matters to Sparkleforce
Our work, in dance and confidence, in embodiment lives in this legacy. Every shimmy, every strut, every reclaimed sparkle is a nod to the past and a wink at the future.
We’re not just teaching dance. We’re embodying a lineage of resistance, celebration, and transformation. And I get to do all of this in an openly proud q***r relationship.

So I hope you will take a moment of gratitude and thankfulness to Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Stormé DeLarverie, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy.

And our Takataphui trail blazers and ally Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Fran Wilde, Polly Gillespie, Bruce Burnett, Tim Barnett, Louisa Wall, Mani Mitchell, Shaneel Lal, Dr Elizabeth Kerekere.

And if you’ve gotten this far and the question still whispers why do we need a Pride month? Google Marsha P. Johnson’s story. And because q***r su1c1de stats are horrendous.

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

20/06/2025

Mānawatia a Matariki | Happy Māori New Year ✨🫶

I hope this time of reflection, remembrance, hope, and connection to the environment and community fills your cup ✨💖

13/06/2025

🎉 ✨🫶 Thank You ✨🫶🎉
✨Still processing… but my heart is full✨

On Thursday night in Melbourne Australia at the 25th Annual Adult Industry Awards SparkleForce was named New Zealand’s Best LGBTQI+ Focused Business, Best Disability Provider 🎉
And I was awarded NZ Best B*W (Big Beautiful Woman) 💖

Honestly? I’m floored.

I’ve always struggled with the idea of asking for votes — it brings up old stories about being the outsider, the geeky one, about not being in the “popular” group. That voice still whispers, even now.

So for you to show up, cast your vote, and stand beside me in this — I can’t words how much that means 🫶✨

Thank you, I am grateful. With sparkley tears and a massive hug 🫂

These wins aren’t just mine — they’re ours.

For every body that’s ever felt too much, not enough, or invisible. For the misfits, the magic-makers, the bold hearts. For the ones getting their sexy back, their space, their voice.

Big shout out to the kiwi nominees and winners. Bloody good work - Congratulations 💪🎉

Arohanui, let’s keep making noise 🎉 taking up space, and sparkling in places we were told we didn’t belong ✨💖
💋 Crystal Mischief (they/them)

*WPower + ***rJoy

23/05/2025

In case you haven’t heard Sparkleforce has been nominated for awards 🎉🎉🎉.

Check out the post here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15KPK3PM5m/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This is wonderfully overwhelming because it’s by popular vote so I have to find the words to share this with you.

The next award is NZ Best LGBTIQ+ Focused Business 🏳️‍🌈 and this is an easy one to share about.

I’ve not been vocal about my relationships or who I sleep with cos it no one else business. Then I started the rainbow work and I realised that for others to see a person like me being proud of my journey, it may give them hope and that became important to me.

So as part of the rainbow work was a rebrand. At the centre of that rebrand is a rainbow heart which represents my nonbianary, q***r heart aka the + in LGBTQI+

For me my dream is that Sparkleforce is a safe haven that loves and nurtures LGBTQI+ people to sparkle their glorious hearts out.

My core belief at the heart of this is when the most invisable of the community are sparkling the whole community sparkles.

If you’ve seen my posts this year you’ll have a snapshot of the most beautiful, amazing relationships where I am sparkling. Petra Godbold gets me on levels that others could not comprehend. I am so so so grateful for her on so many levels.

I hope you’ll join me in voting, voting runs until 30 May
You can vote once per day per category. Meaning you can vote for all 5 categories each day.

I hope you’ll join me in voting for me as Best LGBTIQ+ Focused Business 🏳️‍🌈

🔗⬇️

15/05/2025

Here at Sparkleforce we definitely support kindness and when we can do this in Te Reo Māori even better ✨🫶

14/05/2025

Kia ora | Hello friends!

Guess what?

In amongst the dying thang I've been nominated for five international awards (yes, FIVE!). I was so overwhelmed with recovering I haven’t had a chance to share this with you and I need your help to make this happen! 💪✨

🗳️ Here’s how you can awhi | support:

The awards are decided by a popular vote and you can vote once per category per day. Let’s make sure the world knows what SparkleForce is all about.

Share this with your friends, family, and anyone who believes in the magic of confidence, inclusivity, and self-expression 🫶💃🏼🕺🏻🪩

🔥 The categories are:

NZ Best B*W 💖
NZ Best Burlesque/Boyesque Performer 💋
NZ Best LGBTIQ+ Focused Business 🏳️‍🌈
NZ Best Provider – Disability Needs 🩼🧠
NZ Hall of Fame 🏆

🔗 ⬇️

This is YOUR chance to be a part of the Sparkleforce revolution as we show the world what inclusivity, strength, and transformation really look like!

Let’s get my name on those trophies – but I can’t do it without you!

So, hit that vote button DAILY, and let’s sparkle our way to victory! ✨

Remember 🧠 Share this with your friends, family, and anyone who believes in the magic of confidence, inclusivity, and self-expression 🫶💃🏼🕺🏻🪩

12/05/2025

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12/05/2025

Kia ora | Hello! SparkleFam ✨🫶
It’s been a hot minute since I consistently gave some love here. There is a very big reason for that.

Late last year I started having really severe abdominal pain. After scans the docs thought they found the cause. There was 2 months between scans and my body is magical so the tube issue I was having had resolved.

However the pain hadn’t resolved.

This is where my amazing specialist sparkled. She listened to me and actually heard me. So surgery was scheduled for 17th April.

17th April came and I was ready for surgery. The last thing I remember was laughing my arse off at my jokes cos I was the most hilarious person in the room 🤣🤣🤣

Newsflash I probably wasn’t. But the anti anxiety meds were doing their job 👏 Boy am I grateful for those meds now!

The next thing I knew I was in a different hospital I went to sleep in. I was in ICU.

I’d had a massive allergic reaction to the general anaesthetic.

I am so so so grateful for my anaesthetiologist Dr Jeff who was amazing from the minute i raised concerns about brain injuries and anaesthetics.

Dr Jeff’s wisdom/instinct of not taking the tubes out saved me from further complications.

Having spent enough time in hospitals with asthma I know the operating theatre would have been quite as Dr Jeff and two other colleagues from the other operating rooms stabilised me.

I’m so grateful to Dr Meera who delivered the news to my partner Petra. The follow up care that was wrapped around Petra and I was so greatly appreciated.

The theatre and ICU teams worked their butts off that day.

I have been resting and recuperating since. The surgery will go ahead once we know which drug triggered the anaphalxis. I now have a new bestie - an epipen. So I have to go everywhere with it.

This was really big for me. I’ve been very teary when I get to see friends, because I get to see and hug friends! The enormity of what happened has not been lost on me.

This experience has given me a kick up the posterior I required.

Let’s do this! ✨💪

07/03/2025

Happy Wellington Pride

Wellington is shining brighter than ever as we come together to honor love, authenticity, and the beautiful diversity of our LGBTQIA+ community! 🏳️‍🌈💖

Pride is more than a rebellion and now a celebration—it’s a powerful reminder that everyone deserves to live boldly, love freely, and embrace their true selves.

Whether you’re dancing in the parade, supporting q***r-owned businesses, or simply showing up as an ally, your presence makes a DIFFERENCE.

Let’s make this Wellington Pride one to remember—filled with joy, connection, and unapologetic self-expression! 💃✨

How are you celebrating Pride this year in your community? Share your love in the comments! 💕

18/11/2024

I was asked what is SparkleForce passionate about... and oh boy did that start an avalanche of big feelings. Here's what we're passionate about:

SparkleForce's journey began as the Sparkleforce Academy of Burlesque, but it quickly blossomed into something far more profound. Witnessing the transformative impact on their early students, SparkleForce discovered its true calling: igniting human potential through the artistry of burlesque.

At its core, SparkleForce is driven by a revolutionary vision - to liberate individuals from self-imposed limitations, using burlesque as a catalyst for personal metamorphosis. This mission transcends traditional dance instruction; it's about rewiring the very essence of human potential.

The academy is built on a powerful belief: every body, every individual, has a story worthy of celebration. SparkleForce doesn't merely teach dance steps; they facilitate a journey of profound neurological and emotional healing.

In the eyes of SparkleForce, burlesque is not just a performance art - it's a healing modality. Their carefully crafted curriculum guides students to confront deep-seated fears, challenge internalised negative narratives, and emerge as empowered, authentic versions of themselves.

Crystal Mischief's personal journey - overcoming multiple brain injuries to return to teaching - stands as a living testament to the academy's transformative philosophy. Their TEDx talk and pioneering work illuminate burlesque's potential as a pathway to profound self-discovery and healing.

At its heart, SparkleForce's passion lies in unlocking human potential, helping individuals rediscover their inner sparkle through the power of burlesque movement. This mission is beautifully encapsulated in Crystal's empowering affirmation: "I give myself permission to be who I truly be."

SparkleForce is more than a dance academy - it's a sanctuary of transformation. Here, individuals embark on a journey to rediscover their inherent worth, beauty, and power, one shimmering, confident step at a time.