But these beasts are also in demand around the world.
On one occasion in 2024, a pair of giant birds with stunning fanned tails appeared at a lavish wedding in India.
Other performances have been staged in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Romania and Ireland.
Dees studied at art school and the London School of Fashion.
She was about to take up a post teaching textiles technology in a school, when an old contact got in touch to ask if she would like to set up a street theatre company.
She chose the street theatre, but in 2008 she was then diagnosed with MS.
“There was no way I was getting on a pair of stilts”, she adds. “So I began to manage a team of performers and I’ve been running it ever since.”