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Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines and develop a short routine of your own!
Description:
A beginner-level class introducing participants to burlesque Persona, Aesthetic Presentation, the Reveal, the Tease, and more. In this part mini-lecture, part choreography workshop you’ll develop a short routine of your own to reveal in the bedroom or on a stage. Participants should wear something that makes you feel your best and should bring an ‘outer layer’—ideally something that zips, snaps, or buttons—to use for practicing striptease techniques. This class can be taken alone or paired with Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive. This class is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders and body types.
Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines and develop a short routine of your own!
Description:
A beginner-level class introducing participants to burlesque Persona, Aesthetic Presentation, the Reveal, the Tease, and more. In this part mini-lecture, part choreography workshop you’ll develop a short routine of your own to reveal in the bedroom or on a stage. Participants should wear something that makes you feel your best and should bring an ‘outer layer’—ideally something that zips, snaps, or buttons—to use for practicing striptease techniques. This class can be taken alone or paired with Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive. This class is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders and body types.
Burlesque Dance Intensive: Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine in a fun, friendly ‘dance class’ setting.
Description:
Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine from beginning to end. An active, movement-focused class that will have you on your feet for a full hour. Participants should wear comfortable clothing in which they feel their best and bring a pair of gloves (evening gloves or lightweight fall/winter gloves are fine) and an outler later that sips, snaps, or buttons down the front. Participants may wear high heels but it is not required. This class puts in to motion many of the concepts explored in Burlesque 101: Elements of Burlesque, but can be taken on its own. This class is available to participants 18+ of all genders and body types.
Advanced Burlesque Choreography: Take your striptease game to the next level with techniques that will push your creative boundaries.
Description:
Designed for those with some dance and/or burlesque experience looking to take their performance game to the next level. This movement workshop mixes modern dance theory with burlesque gimmick to provide inspiration and guidance for infusing your routines with unique, creative, and innovative movement and storytelling. Returning participants encouraged—this class covers different special topics each year. This class is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders and body types. No prior burlesque experience is required, but a background in dance/performance of some kind preferred. Instructed by MsPixy of Glitter Guild Burlesque
Insert sassy burlesque persona confidence at the gaming table & in everyday life with pointers from national burlesque performer, Pepper Mills!
Description:
Are you shy? Do you find yourself nervous in crowds? Not sure how to make your PCs stand out at the gaming table? Do you recognize that you have a personality that you would like to share with the world but you're just not sure how? National burlesque performer and sassy personality, Pepper Mills will share the tips, advice, and techniques that she uses on stage and off that she has acquired during her burlesque career. Attendees will be empowered to readily embrace their inner sassiness and find the confidence from within to help them enjoy the stage of life.
This workshop will help gamers recognize & intervene in problematic situations during games making gaming safe for all.
Description:
As gamers, we have all had things happen in our games which we look back on and wish we had responded differently to. Whether it be someone being treated unfairly or as simple as an imbalance in who gets to talk the most. Realizing that social barriers and micro-aggressions exist which make gaming less enjoyable or even miserable for some gamers, we can actively train ourselves to know when and how to speak up, help out, and make our beloved hobby a safe and enjoyable space for everyone. This workshop will give allies and gamers from underrepresented groups tools to recognize and respond to micro-agressions and other problematic situations during games. Through conscious practice we can work to ward off problems, recognize problems, and intervene when they arise.
Why should the kids have all the fun? Create your own no-sew super hero (or villain) cape celebrating your super powers. All supplies are provided for this make and take workshop.