The Burlesque Handbook Series
Online 2022
Questions? Email schoolofburlesque@gmail.com
Wednesdays 6-8 pm EST
This page is for the online series.
Click here for in-person series in NYC
Purchase options below include individual online classes, on Zoom Wednesdays 6-8 pm EST:
Shopping List for Pastie-Making
September 7: History, Vintage and Neo
September 14: Movement Discovery: Gloves and Boas
September 21: Movement Discovery: Bumps N Grinds N Shimmies N Stillness
September 28: Pastie-Making and Tassel Twirling
SEPTEMBER CLASSES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION
October 5: Fan Dance Discovery
October 12: Choosing Music and Choreography
October 19: Styles of Burlesque and and Act Structure
October 26: Striptease Discovery with Corsets and Stockings
Register for October classes using the drop-down menu below.
November 2: Costuming
November 9: Makeup and Hair (prerecorded)
November 16: Act Development
November 23: Effective Rehearsal, Self-Critique, and Peer Review
November 30: How to Produce a Burlesque Show.
Register for November classes using the dropdown menu below.
September 7 Online 6-8 pm EST
Burlesque History
Vintage and Neo
September 14 Online
Movement Discovery: Gloves
Movement Discovery: Boa Work
September 21 Online
Movement Discovery: Shimmies, Quivers, Bumps, N Grinds
Movement Discovery: Stillness
September 28 Online
Pastie-Making (Shopping list woll be provided, and be sure to bring items if you want to make pasties)
Movement Discovery: Tassel-Twirling
October 5 Online
Movement Discovery: Fans
History and innovation in fan dance, types of fans, shopping for fans
Various holds for various purposes and types of fans
Stripping while holding fans
October 12 online
Music and Choreography Development
What’s your music choice?
Striptease Discovery (Two Sections): Corsets and Stockings
October 19 Online (Guest Instructor)
Styles of Burlesque
Act Structure: Inspiration, Ideation, and Coherence
October 26 Online
Striptease Discovery
Buying and lacing corsets, how to embellish them, and how to remove them
Buying stockings and peeling techniques
November 2 Online
Costuming (two sections):
Basics of Assembly
Embellishment and Breakaway
What’s your costume idea?
November 9 online
Makeup and Hair, Guest instructor (Burlycon weekend)
November 16 online
Beginning, Middle, and End
How to do critique, develop a group
Rehearsal tips
November 23 Online
The Next Level!
What to look for when watching your videos
How to do Peer Review
Rehearsal tips and Effective Self-Critique
November 30 Online
How to produce a show
plus Closing Ceremony
with Confidence Building Tips
December 14 Online
Business of Burlesque:
Developing a promo package
Applying to festivals and competitions
Pay Standards
In-Person and Social Media Community Inolvement
Getting Repeat Gigs
More School of Burlesque Classes
The calendar below is in the process of being updated.
