Burlesque Movement Intensive, NYC
Sunday Dec 12 12-6
440 Studios at 440 Lafayette St, studio 4C. Come directly to studio 4C to check in.
Classic Moves, Tassel-Twirling, Chair Dance, Strutting for the Stage, and More!
Click here to take individual classes in January.
The class will be shceduled again for February.
This class features sections of the Essential Burlesque Series, all set into a one-day program.
Get in touch with the history of sensual, magnetic, powerful women, and become part of that history yourself! Enjoy the sparkle of rhinestones, the flash of fringe, the feathery dreamy drop of a boa...
Learn the moves that make burlesque so much fun! You'll be shimmying, peeling, and rocking it, performing an entire burlesque striptease routine in the very first class. Learn AUTHENTIC burlesque! New York School of Burlesque Headmistress Jo Weldon has learned directly from the fierce and fabulous ladies who performed during the magical golden age of twentieth century striptease, and taught these movements, principles and styles to NYSB instructors.
The class will be conducted to classic burlesque music!
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We highly recommend you purchase The Burlesque Handbook to accompany this class. It's the first-ever book on how to create a burlesque routine! Written by NYSB Headmistress and Founder Jo Weldon, it includes pastie-making instructions, information about how to choose music, how to put together a costume, and more!
Check it out on Amazon.com!
http://www.amazon.com/Burlesque-Handbook-Jo-Weldon/dp/006178219X
This classes series is for women only.
In this class, you'll begin with Classic Moves.
Learn the sexy shimmy,
the tantalizing glove peel,
the devastating bump n grind, and the dazzling tassel-twirl
from an internationally recognized striptease expert
with decades of performing experience.
Boas, gloves, and pasties will be provided to borrow in class.
Wear clothes you would work out in or take dance class in.
Bring two pairs of shoes if you like, one with high heels and one without.
Skirts are not recommended, nor are flowy sleeves or pantlegs.
For the Classic Moves Class, wear or a backhooking standard bra, recommended not lacey or padded or racerback,
firm cups are the best but not required, to learn the straptease.
Wear layers as the venue temperature fluctuates--bars and dance studios are notorious for this.
Other sections of the class include Isolations for Burlesque, Stripping out of Street Clothes, Chair Dance, Glove and Stocking Peels, How to Enter a Room, and Strutting for the Stage.
You do not need to be a performer or planning to perform to take these classes. This intensive is suitable for beginners, as well as for experienced dancers or other types of performers curious about the language of burlesque.
You'll get the basics of the history of burlesque and striptease as
an artform, plus you'll hear plenty of stories of how Jo learned each move from
each amazing performer. There will be information on costuming,
getting gigs, the history of the Burlesque Hall of Fame and burlesque in Coney
Island, where to see burlesque shows in NYC, and more!
You'll learn techniques for twirling nipple tassels to the left, to the right, in, out, one at a time, and on your back!
The Classic Moves routine is a great way to learn to structure a costume and
compose a burlesque number.
