Find out more about the Educators joining us on The Rivera Cruise.
Featured Educator
Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn
Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn joined the Killing Kittens family in 2025, bringing her vibrant energy and globally recognised expertise in love, intimacy and relationships to our education programme. A tenured professor, relationship expert and television host, Dr. Tara is widely known as the relationship guru on Celebs Go Dating, where she guides celebrities through the complexities of modern romance with warmth, honesty and insight.
Beyond television, Dr. Tara is a passionate educator and communicator. She hosts the popular podcast Luvbites by Dr. Tara, writes regularly for Women’s Health, and teaches relational and sexual communication at Cal State Fullerton, where she helps shape the next generation’s understanding of intimacy and connection. Her book, Sexual Communication: Research in Action, has also become an important contribution to the field.
Through her platform Sex Academy, as well as her social media community of millions, Dr. Tara is committed to making conversations around sex, pleasure and relationships more open, confident and empowering.
Her work aligns beautifully with the KK ethos of curiosity, communication and sexual empowerment. Since joining the community, Dr. Tara has quickly become a valued part of the KK family, bringing her expertise, warmth and infectious enthusiasm to workshops, discussions and conversations that inspire guests to explore connection and intimacy in new ways.
Featured Educator
Sarah Salazar – Sub in the City
Sarah Salazar, known to many as Sub in the City, has been a valued part of the Killing Kittens education programme for many years. An Integrative Kink Therapist, coach and educator with over 13 years of experience within the BDSM community, Sarah brings both deep knowledge and a warm, grounded presence to everything she does.
Her work is rooted in helping people explore power, pleasure and kink with confidence, curiosity and care. Sarah’s workshops create a welcoming and judgement-free space where guests can ask questions openly, challenge assumptions and discover what BDSM might mean for them personally.
Her approach aligns beautifully with the KK ethos, empowering individuals, especially women, to explore their desires in a way that feels safe, consensual and deeply authentic.
Alongside her husband Carlos, Sarah also helps hold space in the KK dungeon as a Dungeon Master, ensuring that exploration happens within an environment built on trust, respect and clear boundaries.
A familiar and much-loved presence within the KK community, both online and at our live events, Sarah has become part of the KK family, guiding guests with warmth, wisdom and humour as they discover new layers of confidence, connection and pleasure.
Featured Educator
Master Carlos
Master Carlos is a Professional Dominant and Conscious Kink Facilitator who brings calm authority, emotional intelligence and grounded presence to the Killing Kittens community. Working closely alongside Sub in the City, he supports individuals and couples as they explore kink and power dynamics in ways that feel authentic, respectful and empowering.
Carlos believes that true Dominance is not about performance or stereotypes, but about trust, communication and responsibility. His work focuses on helping guests understand power exchange through a lens of consent, connection and mutual respect, creating experiences that are both exciting and deeply considered.
Through workshops, open conversations and guided exploration, Carlos offers insight into the psychology of power dynamics, helping guests approach kink with confidence, curiosity and clear boundaries.
Together with Sarah, Carlos also serves as a Dungeon Master within the KK dungeon, helping to hold a space where exploration can unfold safely, respectfully and without judgement.
A calm and steady presence within the community, Carlos has become a valued part of the KK family, supporting members as they discover new dimensions of power, trust and pleasure within an environment built on respect, safety and empowerment.
Featured Educator
Tim Richardson
Tim Richardson has been part of the Killing Kittens community for over a decade, serving as a trusted KK Dungeon Master alongside his partner Calandra. As founders of the Brighton Dungeon, they have long supported the KK world in creating safe, respectful spaces where guests can explore with confidence.
A seasoned kink facilitator and sex educator, Tim is known for his deep knowledge of BDSM and his calm, reassuring presence. His expertise has also been recognised beyond the community, with multiple appearances on British television discussing kink, relationships and modern sexuality.
Tim and Calandra have travelled with the KK family across Europe, joining us at unforgettable events in Paris and Venice, as well as countless mansion parties, workshops, panels and festivals.
Through their dedication to education, safety and empowerment, they’ve supported thousands of KK members over the years. Today, they remain a valued part of the KK family, embodying the spirit of curiosity, respect and playful exploration that defines the KK community.
Featured Educator
Calandra Balfour
Calandra Balfour has been part of the Killing Kittens community for over a decade, working alongside her partner Tim Richardson as a trusted KK Dungeon Master. Together they have helped shape the respectful, safe and welcoming spaces that allow guests to explore their desires with confidence.
A professional Dominatrix, sex therapist and kink workshop facilitator, Calandra works with individuals and couples to explore desire, boundaries and power dynamics in a conscious and supportive way. Blending psychology, erotic intelligence and playful exploration, she guides people towards a deeper understanding of their authentic sexual selves.
Calandra and Tim have travelled with the KK family across Europe, joining us at unforgettable events in Paris and Venice, as well as countless mansion parties, workshops, panels and festivals. Wherever the KK community gathers, they help create spaces where curiosity is encouraged and everyone feels supported in their exploration.
Through years of dedication to the community, Calandra has empowered countless KK members. Today she remains a valued part of the KK family, embodying the spirit of openness, confidence and playful discovery that sits at the heart of Killing Kittens.
Featured Educator
Jessica Parker
Jessica Parker has been part of the Killing Kittens education programme for many years, sharing her expertise both online and at live events around the world. A Sensuality Specialist in touch and intimacy, Jessica brings over two decades of experience in body-based work, helping people reconnect with pleasure, presence and authentic connection.
For the past 12 years she has curated intimate experiences globally, guiding individuals and couples through practical, playful explorations of touch and closeness. Her sessions focus on creating moments that feel natural, connected and alive — without pressure, expectation or performance.
Jessica’s work beautifully reflects the KK ethos of curiosity, empowerment and conscious exploration, giving guests the space to slow down, tune into their bodies and experience intimacy in a more connected way.
A warm and trusted presence within the community, Jessica has become a valued part of the KK family, supporting members as they discover new ways to experience pleasure, connection and confidence.
Featured Educator
Amy Baldwin
Amy Baldwin brings warmth, expertise and a refreshingly open approach to conversations around sex and relationships. A Sex and Relationship Coach trained in both the Somatica® and Hakomi Method, Amy is also a certified sex educator, lead educator for Uberlube, and co-owner of the mother–daughter pleasure boutique Pure Pleasure Shop.
Voted Sexpert of the Year in both 2022 and 2024, Amy has built a reputation for helping people explore intimacy in ways that feel empowering, connected and completely shame-free. Her work blends practical tools with a deeper understanding of the emotional and energetic forces behind great sex and authentic connection.
Through workshops, coaching and retreats, Amy guides individuals and couples to feel more confident in their desires and communication. Her playful, honest style fits beautifully with the KK ethos of sexual empowerment, curiosity and open exploration, making her a natural part of the KK education experience.
Amy is also the co-host of the popular Shameless Sex Podcast, where she and April challenge stigma around sexuality while encouraging radical self-love and pleasure-focused living.
Featured Educator
April Lampert
April Lampert has spent her career at the forefront of pleasure education, helping people around the world feel more confident, curious and informed about their sexuality. A Certified Sex Educator since 2008, April travels internationally as Vice President of Pipedream, one of the largest pleasure product companies in the world.
Her work has earned her major recognition within the industry, including Woman of the Year in 2016 and Sexpert of the Year in 2024. With years of global education experience, April is known for making conversations around pleasure, sexual wellness and products feel accessible, informative and genuinely fun.
April’s open, playful approach aligns perfectly with the KK ethos of freedom, empowerment and exploration, helping guests feel relaxed, curious and confident as they discover new sides of their sexuality.
She is also the co-creator and host of the Shameless Sex Podcast with Amy Baldwin, where the duo share honest, entertaining and educational conversations about intimacy, pleasure and modern relationships.
Featured Educator
Veronika Marx
Veronika Marx brings a playful touch of vintage glamour to the Killing Kittens experience. A photographer with a background in fashion styling, Veronika has built her career around celebrating confidence, beauty and self-expression through the lens.
Inspired by the elegance and attitude of the 1950s pin-up era, she founded her studio to give people the chance to step into a different version of themselves for the day — bold, confident and beautifully styled. What began as Verve Rockabilly Studio has grown into V’s Anchor Studio in Kent, UK, where Veronika creates unforgettable vintage-inspired photoshoots using her carefully curated wardrobe of retro clothing, accessories and props.
Her shoots are about far more than a photograph. Veronika loves seeing guests arrive a little shy and leave glowing with confidence, having embraced the fun, indulgence and transformation that comes with stepping in front of the camera.
Her work has been featured in publications including Vintage Life Magazine, Bomb Boudoir and OK Magazine Slovakia, and she is also an in-house photographer for Playboy CZ. Over the years she has photographed a range of well-known clients, including Dita Von Teese’s GLAMONATRIX show, Immodesty Blaze, Kimberley Wyatt, Sabrina Washington and Miss Czech Republic Aneta Vignerova.
With her eye for glamour and her passion for empowering people through photography, Veronika brings a little retro seduction and playful confidence to the KK world, helping guests capture beautiful memories of their time with the KK family.
Featured Educator
Jan & Ami – J’adore La Vie
Jan Mayer and Ami Benton are the creative force behind J’adore La Vie, a high-fashion cabaret duo blending burlesque, dance and immersive theatre. Established in Paris and now based in London, their performances fuse striking choreography with stunning couture costumes inspired by the world of haute fashion.
Both professional dancers and models, Jan and Ami have performed internationally at prestigious venues, fashion events and cabaret stages, bringing glamour, attitude and playful theatricality wherever they appear.
Long-standing performers within the Killing Kittens world, they have been lighting up KK events for years with their bold stage presence and beautifully crafted shows. Through projects such as Drawing Cabaret Couture and their wider creative collaborations, they continue to push the boundaries between fashion, performance and art.
With their signature mix of elegance, drama and a little mischievous sparkle, Jan and Ami bring a touch of decadent cabaret magic to the KK family.
Featured Educator
Billy & Monica
Leigh Coda, known on stage as Billy -is an exceptional fit for KK Cruise, bringing a rare blend of performance confidence, emotional intelligence, and grounded sensuality to his role as an educator. His background with Forbidden Nights gives him a commanding yet approachable presence, allowing guests to feel both inspired and at ease in his workshops. Leigh’s teaching style is rooted in authenticity: he prioritises connection over complexity, presence over performance, and communication over technique. His approach to ropeplay is deeply aligned with KK’s ethos of intentional intimacy, consent-led exploration, and creating spaces where guests feel genuinely seen and supported. Leigh has a natural ability to translate sensuality into education—breaking down concepts with clarity, offering reassurance through his tone and body language, and fostering an environment where curiosity feels safe. His partnership with his wife Monica further enriches the experience, but Leigh alone brings a level of professionalism, warmth, and embodied understanding that elevates the workshop into something meaningful, memorable, and perfectly aligned with the KK Cruise standard of excellence.
Featured Educator
Shireen
Shireen is one of KK’s most captivating long‑standing performers, and we are delighted to welcome her to the Cruise as an educator whose calibre speaks for itself. Shireen has been dancing her entire life, specialising in commercial heels, ballroom, Latin, and a wide range of performance styles. Her teaching is grounded in clarity, warmth, and empowerment, helping women feel confident, sexy, and fully embodied especially when dancing in heels. She leads with safety, sensuality, and deep respect for the body as a vehicle for expression, creating an environment where guests feel both liberated and held. Her poise, grounded confidence, and intuitive understanding of how to build trust make her an exceptional guide for our community.
Supporting this is an extraordinary international career. As a globally touring artist with the world‑renowned Fuel Girls, Shireen has performed across international stages, arena shows, and high‑profile private events, bringing a level of precision, fire artistry, and theatrical command that few can match. Her work spans stage, film, and television, where her discipline, professionalism, and unmistakable presence have made her a sought‑after performer. Whether captivating audiences with fire, commanding a cabaret stage, or teaching movement with elegance and ease, Shireen embodies the KK standard: world‑class talent delivered with authenticity, sensuality, and an unwavering commitment to guest experience.
Featured Educator
Penny Valent
Penny Valent is one of those rare artists whose presence instantly inspires trust. Her teaching style is grounded in body awareness, agency, and expressive freedom—encouraging guests to move not for performance, but for themselves. She brings warmth, clarity, and an intuitive understanding of how to help people unlock confidence through movement, making her an exceptional leader for our dance workshop.
Penny’s credibility is matched by an extraordinary international career. She has performed on stages across the world, from Las Vegas to Bahrain, Ghana to the Seychelles - with standout roles in Inferno at Paris Las Vegas, Masters of Dirt with The Fuel Girls, An Evening of Burlesque with The Folly Mixtures, and Nocturne with Black Cat Cabaret at the Underbelly Festival, alongside years performing with Killing Kittens. Her work as a dancer and model includes campaigns for Myla Lingerie, Boohoo, Killstar, and Honour, as well as commercial, film, and television appearances for brands and productions such as Ford, Dreamland, WWE’s Eliminators, Oh Wonder, Made in Chelsea, and BBC3’s Bollywood Carmen. This depth of experience gives Penny a rare mastery of movement, presence, and performance psychology—skills she translates into teaching with elegance and authority.
Penny is not just a world‑class performer; she is a mentor who elevates every room she steps into. Her blend of sophistication, independence, and unapologetic femininity aligns seamlessly with the KK philosophy, making her a trusted and inspiring guide for our guests.
Featured Educator
Cocoa
Cocoa is a London-based burlesque artist, performer, and co-producer of the cult cabaret night Sunday Best. Known for her seamless blend of classic showgirl glamour with kink, fetish, and contemporary strip performance, her work sits at the intersection of erotic art and nightlife spectacle.
A runner-up on OUTtv’s Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer, Cocoa has built a reputation for her poised stage presence, old-school beauty, and unapologetically sensual storytelling. Her performances are polished, provocative, and deeply expressive, drawing audiences into a world where elegance meets edge.
As a long-standing performer within the Killing Kittens world, Cocoa embodies the KK ethos of confidence, curiosity, and empowered sensuality. She brings not just performance, but presence — creating spaces where people feel invited to explore, express, and celebrate themselves without judgement. Her ability to balance glamour with authenticity makes her a natural fit within the KK community.
Beyond the stage, Cocoa is a skilled and intuitive educator. Her dance classes are designed to be welcoming, confidence-building, and playful, helping guests connect with their bodies in a way that feels both empowering and enjoyable. She understands how to meet people at every level, guiding them to move with intention, embrace their sensuality, and feel at ease in their own skin.
With experience spanning runway, lingerie campaigns, live art performance, and international stages, Cocoa brings both expertise and warmth — making her not only a captivating performer, but a trusted and inspiring guide on the dancefloor.
Featured Educator
Charlie Bouquett
Charlie Bouquett is an internationally acclaimed performer and creative director whose work spans burlesque, cabaret, and fetish performance. Captivating audiences from New Orleans to New Delhi, Monaco to Moscow, she is known for her distinctive style that blends refined elegance with a darker, more provocative edge.
Often described as a true burlesque beauty with a dangerous twist, Charlie brings a rare combination of magnetism, artistry, and unapologetic sensuality to everything she does. Her work is immersive and intentional, rooted in presence, control, and the subtle power of anticipation.
Within the Killing Kittens world, Charlie embodies the ethos of confidence, creativity, and conscious exploration. She creates spaces where sensuality feels elevated and expressive, inviting guests to step into their own curiosity with confidence and ease.
As the lead for our Shibari: The Art of Restraint class, Charlie brings a uniquely artistic and intuitive approach to rope. For her, shibari is not just technique, but a language of connection, tension, and trust. She guides guests through the experience with clarity and care, helping them explore the balance between restraint and release in a way that feels both safe and deeply expressive.
Her ability to blend performance, emotion, and technical skill makes her a captivating educator — creating a space where guests can slow down, tune in, and discover the quiet intensity and beauty of rope play.
Featured Educator
Lilleeta Fuego
Lilleeta Fuego is a powerhouse performer who has been lighting up the cabaret and TV industry for over seven years. With a career that spans stage and screen, she has built a reputation for her electric presence, versatility, and unapologetic sensuality.
Trained across multiple disciplines, Lilleeta’s skillset includes burlesque, aerial performance, and fire eating, making her a truly dynamic artist who commands attention in every environment she steps into. Her work blends classic showgirl glamour with a bold, modern edge — creating performances that feel both timeless and fiercely current.
Within the Killing Kittens world, Lilleeta embodies the ethos of confidence, empowerment, and fearless self-expression. She brings an energy that is both captivating and inclusive, creating spaces where guests feel encouraged to step into their own sensuality without pressure or judgement.
As a dance educator, Lilleeta is known for her ability to break down movement in an accessible, confidence-building way, helping people of all levels feel comfortable, expressive, and connected to their bodies. Her classes are high-energy, supportive, and designed to help you tap into your inner showgirl — whether you’re experienced or stepping into this world for the first time.
Her combination of professional performance experience, technical skill, and natural stage charisma makes her an exceptional choice for the KK cruise educator programme — bringing not just talent, but a magnetic presence that inspires guests to move, express, and own their power.