As a cross-over between the hard dance/fetish and burlesque scenes, TG is often the average “vanilla” clubber’s first taste of a fetish party and is sometimes seen by those as a fancy dress party with a big emphasis on the dance side. TG does however have a “darker side” but this is fairly well hidden unless one should venture down to the crypt where a well stocked dungeon is located. More about that later…..

Everyone’s dress has to conform to the dress policy which is fairly broad but keeps out the “I can’t be bothered” jeans & trainers types. Such a cold evening so for most people a quick change in the loos on arrival. In go rather normal looking warmly dressed individuals, and out came, well, perhaps birds of paradise go some way to describe the visions that emerged.

The costumes ranged from fetish, burlesque, evening, fantasy and most of all fun. A lot of hard work or a lot of hard cash, or maybe both had gone into these wondrous creations. I saw doctors and nurses, soldiers and sailors, trolley dollies, geishas & French Revolution aristocrats, dandies and pure tramps. Perhaps the hardest costume to understand however was the rather tubby middle aged man who had decided to wear his navy towelling dressing gown – come on, absolutely no one has a fetish for that surely! You know who you are. My words of advice…. DO try harder next time.

From a music angle, the “main” room rocked, pumping out hard dance tunes all night to a packed dance floor. The main room was also host to some great stage acts such as the beautiful kimono lady and her Japanese rope bondage demonstration, handing out tastes of sake as the clock struck midnight. I also saw fantastic stage dancers with elaborate costumes and headwear worthy of Ascot. TG has also hosted acts as diverse as fire eaters and pole dancers and suspension acts.

The second room played an eclectic mixture of funky beats and provided well needed seating for those needing to chill and rest those poor aching feet, clad in impossibly high heeled shoes – and I’m not just talking women here.

And finally, a trip down to the crypt where the dungeon equipment is located. This was so out of the way and not sign-posted so if you were not looking out for this, it was possible to remain blissfully unaware of this BDSM element of the party.

Unfortunately on this packed New Years Eve, the dungeon was very crowded and there was hardly room to wield a whip (let alone swing a cat). The atmosphere was good and there were some beautiful scenes of domination/submission being played out by some rather beautiful people, where room was permitting. Seating room and slaves were aplenty, great again for those poor aching feet. A bit of footworship and the occasional living footstall do after all go down a treat with a weary mistress. But as with most slaves, a little punishment is often needed. Oh Mistress, please let me be your first beating of the New Year. Hmm, it’s so lucky I brought my trusty riding crop then, you lucky guy.

All in all, TG certainly lived up to my expectations and in some ways exceeded them. I shall certainly go back again and very soon. From a fetish club viewpoint, TG is the more commercial side of the scene with a bias more for the costumes and dance than the BDSM play. This makes it a more “safe” choice of fetish party for those new to the scene wishing to dress up but not sure about the rest. TG is also a fabulous and fun night out for those more used to the harder play elements that abound in the fetish/BDSM world.

Mistress Eli
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