Classes
Upcoming Classes
Finishing School at the Burlesque Hall of FameBurlesque Booty • Flirting with Burlesque
Essential Burlesque Series • Ultimate Self Confidence!
Beginning Hula Hoop • Beginning Act Development
Students on Stage! • Pink Light Burlesque • Bachelorette Parties
Bachelorette, Birthday, and Other Events
We are the original burlesque party providers. Don't risk hiring someone who's just jumping on the burlesque bandwagon. Trust your event to our experience and expertise, and treat yourself and your friends to a fabulous class!
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About NYSB Classes
Most classes are suitable for beginners as well as experienced performers who are interested in learning the vocabulary of burlesque. Classes are for entertainment purposes or training to perform. For details, see the class descriptions below.
Most, though not all, classes are held at 440 Studios (directions) in New York City unless otherwise noted on the page for the class. Please read the class page carefully in the event of a special location and make note of the location when you sign up for the class. In January 2012, we held classes in New York and simultaneously taught workshops in Colorado, Italy, and North Carolina.
Prices for classes vary and are listed on the individual page for each class. Please do not just "drop in" to our classes. We keep our classes small to ensure quality experiences for our students. The necessary information for participating is on the individual page for each class. The page is also listed on the calendar and in the New York School of Burlesque Facebook group. Please check the page and do not rely on the calendar alone as there may be last-minute news or exceptions.
Check out special New York Burlesque Festival Classes with some of the most famous burlesque performers in the world! One weekend only!
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Every Monday!
Burlesque Booty
Instructors: Peekaboo Pointe and Gal Friday
Get your butt in shape with a unique booty-based workout incorporating burlesque, jazz, pilates, and New Orleans Bounce!
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Every Thursday!
Flirting with Burlesque
Instructors: Jezebel Express and Darlinda Just Darlinda
Our burlesque dance class will help you find and firm muscles you didn't know you had! Burlesque dancers move with enviable grace and confidence, and you'll learn to build muscle memory to carry yourself like a burlesque queen!
As seen in The New York Times and Time Out New York! Every Thursday at 7 pm. This class, geared toward fun and easy moves to get you fit and fine, is one of our most popular classes!
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Monthly!
Essential Burlesque Series
Instructor: Jo Weldon, author of The Burlesque Handbook
Want to learn it all from the Headmistress of the School of Burlesque, Jo Weldon? The essential Burlesque Series is a 4-week intensive that teaches all of the basics of burlesque: how to flirt with a boa, peel a glove with fierceness, twirl tassels in every direction, and more! Plus you'll learn an entire burlesque routine from beginning to end! It's perfect for pros and players alike.
It's authentic, delicious burlesque, and you can do it all! Jo Weldon learned many of these classic and sensual moves directly from the sexy, fierce ladies who performed during the golden age of burlesque in the 1950s, and she's bringing you the real thing! This class has not only spawned dozens of burlesque careers, but entertained over a thousand bachelorettes and birthday girls.
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More Classes to Tantalize and Tease
Ultimate Self Confidence!with World Famous *BOB*
Ultimate Self Confidence! is the radical and astonishing workshop that everyone is talking about! As seen in the Village Voice "Best of New York 2008" guide, World Famous *BOB* has created this workshop to encourage women to take steps toward who they ultimately want to be both on stage or in everyday life situations.
Confidence is something that is only true when it is created by ourselves and *BOB* will guide you through a series of fun and sometimes challenging exercises to create "courage references" that are guaranteed to stay with you long after you've left class. Come ready to work and be prepared to amaze even yourself!
Many students say this class inspired them and changed their lives!
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Beginning Hula Hoop
with Pinkie Special
Have fun learning basic hooping while getting a workout!
In this workshop, you'll learn how to:
• hoop on all parts of your body, including your hands, arms, waste and knees
• dance, jump, and run with a hoop
• play with exciting tricks and sharpen our styling so we look good doing it
• Finally, we will practice our freshly learned skills in a short choreography
This class is designed to inspire beginners and advanced students alike.
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Beginning Act Development
with Headmistress Jo "Boobs" Weldon
Whether your goal is to be a showgirl, comic genius, goddess, political dissdent, or drag diva, burlesque offers an opportunity to express yourself like no other form of performance. This art form combines dance, character development and acting with sexy and playful movement. It's a rare opportunity to be in charge of every aspect of your routine, from theme and style to music choice and costume selection to message and narrative. Experience what it's like to be an independent creative force!
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Other NYSB Classes
If you see a class you'd like to take, join our email list to be notified as soon as it's available!• Ultimate Self Confidence! with the World Famous *BOB*
• Show Hosting Basics with the World Famous *BOB*
• Bombshell Hair with pinup superstar Bettina Mae!
• Crash Course in Bump 'n Grind
• Burlesque Beyond Burlesque
• Get Your Act Together: Basic Act Development with Jezebel Express
• Dare to Dream, Dare to Dazzle and Costume Crush with Amber Ray
• Producing Burlesque with Calamity Chang
• Intermediate Fans with Jezebel Express
• Showgirl Burlesque Series
• The Perfect Showgirl with Billie Madley
• Choreography for Burlesque
• Burlesque Dance: Intermediate Series
• The Return of Ass Tassels with Peekaboo Pointe
• Diva in a Hoodie
• Radical Glamour
• Sensual Movement
• Spellbinding Burlesque with Veronica Varlow
For more information on student showcases and NYSB endorsed shows, click here!
Students on Stage!
Audiences get to enjoy the thrill of seeing the newest, most eager performers in burlesque presenting gorgeous, funny, and high energy numbers. Additionally, many of our students have gone on to produce shows themselves! Bookmark this page and check back regularly to find out where you can see our students demonstrate what they've learned.
Find out when our next showcase is here!
Pink Light Burlesque
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Finishing School at the Burlesque Hall of Fame
For the sixth blockbuster year, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Finishing School offers rare, hands-on workshops with "Living Legends" of the art of Burlesque. These classes are a special opportunity to learn directly from seasoned performers and headliners, each of whom has her own unique perspective on the art, and shares directly from her own experience.
Produced by the BurlyCon Burlesque Educational Convention, offerings are curated by Hall of Fame Co-Directors of Education, Jo "Boobs" Weldon(New York School of Burlesque) and Miss Indigo Blue (The Academy of Burlesque), and in the past have included workshops with such notable stars as Big Fannie Annie (2009), Candy "Baby" Carmello (2010), Dee Milo (2009), Joan Arline, Marinka (2008), Satan's Angel (2010), Toni Elling (2009), the late Tura Satana (2008), and Wild Cherry (2008).
This year's classes will again offer the perfect opportunity for devotees of the Art of Burlesque to expand their knowledge.
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Bachelorette, Birthday, and Other EventsWe are the original burlesque party providers. Don't risk hiring someone who's just jumping on the burlesque bandwagon. Trust your event to our experience and expertise, and treat yourself and your friends to a fabulous class!
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The calendar below is in the process of being updated.
