| "Think
the days of female empowerment through mortal combat were over?
Think again--as this tongue-in-cheek sporting event brings ready-made
deserts back to the ring where they belong."
- TimeOut New York
What is the Jello?
We use a product called Fun Jell Crystals, which is better that
Jello. We get it from a company called www.jellowrestling.com. Please
check out the website and buy some if you like. Fun Jell is non-toxic
and biodegradable. We use 2 cases to make 50 Gallons for our show.
We like this product because the girls only get wet (not sticky
or slimy) and because it is very simple to make. Just add the jell
crystals to the water. Wait about an hour and Voila! You have fun
jell for jello wrestling. They also make a product called Fun Jell
Powder that sets up in minutes and works just as well for jello
wrestling. We use Fun Jell Powder for our other show Disco Crisco
Twister to slipery up the Twister board. Please look at pix from
our shows to see the 2 products in action. We have used both and
they are excellent.
"Sterling
has successfully created a space that gives women permission to
forget the hassle of deflecting criticism for their bodies' inadequacies
and regress to a time when they felt comfortable being ridiculous.
All it took was a creative impulse and the help from a little gelatin."
- New York Press
Professional
lighting designer and events coordinator Dana Sterling has been
producing Amateur Female Jello Wrestling events monthly at downtown
NYC club venues. The event features an elimination-style competition
between "women with a hankering to try wrestling in gelatin,
whether for love of sport or showmanship" (New York Times),
accompanied by live musical acts and DJs who perform before, between,
during, and after wrestling matches.
Sterling's
team consists of sports-satire emcees who give the audience a ringside
play-by-play of the matches and a professional wrestling trainer
who leads new and veteran wrestlers in a lesson covering safety
and wrestling techniques before every event. Sterling and her team
consider their organization a 'feminist fight club', and work hard
to provide a safe environment where women can develop and explore
their 'inner wrestlers' while bonding with an outgoing group of
females.
Why
do you do it?
We do it because it is fun and it gives many women a chance to do
something they haven't done before. This event is really creative
and has always displayed great sportswoman-ship from its many participants.
Where
did the idea come from?
Once upon a time, in a magical far-away land called college, Chris
Peters and Dana Sterling had a brain-fart and Amateur Female Jello
Wrestling squirted out.
Can
I take pictures?
Only if you get permission from our Press Rep.annie@annierock.com
www.annierock.com
Is
there nudity?
Of course not! This is a very civilized and mature event. The women
participants always conduct themselves with grace and class. Any
reports of behavior unbecoming a woman are purely speculation.
Learn
more at Myspace.com/jellowrestle |