SATURDAY
All Workshops are $10
(Click the corresponding link to purchase each separately. Or cash at door.)
10am - Cardio-Cancan with Red Velvet
Each Cardio-Cancan class starts with a ballet based warmup and stretching. Then we go over specific steps and techniques for cancan kick lines, traveling steps and turns. Finally, get your heart pumping with flirty cancan choreography! We end with a cool down and stretching. It’s so much fun, you won’t even realize you are working out! ALL LEVELS OF FLEXIBILITY AND DANCE EXPERIENCE WELCOME! This class has been designed to provide an introduction to classic ballet techniques in a comfortable environment for those who have never taken formal dance classes before. At the same time, experienced dancers will enjoy the sense of play, enjoyment and sensuality in the class, which can be hard to find in many traditional ballet studios. For this class, you will want to bring a petticoat or full skirt, if you have one, and be sure to wear flat dance shoes you’ll feel be able to hop, kick and dance in, rather than heels!
Each Cardio-Cancan class starts with a ballet based warmup and stretching. Then we go over specific steps and techniques for cancan kick lines, traveling steps and turns. Finally, get your heart pumping with flirty cancan choreography! We end with a cool down and stretching. It’s so much fun, you won’t even realize you are working out! ALL LEVELS OF FLEXIBILITY AND DANCE EXPERIENCE WELCOME! This class has been designed to provide an introduction to classic ballet techniques in a comfortable environment for those who have never taken formal dance classes before. At the same time, experienced dancers will enjoy the sense of play, enjoyment and sensuality in the class, which can be hard to find in many traditional ballet studios. For this class, you will want to bring a petticoat or full skirt, if you have one, and be sure to wear flat dance shoes you’ll feel be able to hop, kick and dance in, rather than heels!
11am - Theatrical Makeup with Vivian MirAnn
Have you ever wondered how some performers' facial features can be seen clearly onstage, even from the back of the theater? Do you feel that your makeup literally pales in comparison next to others? Did you ever have the desire to alter your facial shape for a particular act, but had no idea how to do so? If you've ever grappled with the questions above, then this class is for you! Whether you're a newbie to the stage or a seasoned performer, you know that makeup is just as important on the stage as your costume or choreography. Vivian will guide you through the basics of foundations to support your entire look, including subtle ways to reshape your face to bring out your best features while diminishing the bits you prefer to hide. You'll learn ways to create depth in eye makeup, highlighting techniques for brow, cheeks, and lips, and even ways to reshape your body using simple makeup techniques to fool the eye. Culled from years of experience working in burlesque, pinup, fetish shows and with her drag sisters, Vivian's tips and techniques will provide you with countless ways to create new faces for yourself for film, stage and beyond. Students should bring with them the following; A hand- or free-standing tabletop mirror Clips or scarf to hold back hair Makeup remover wipes Personal makeup kits including cosmetic brushes, sponges, cream and liquid foundations, powder foundation such as a brush-on mineral powder, eyeshadows, etc. Students are encouraged to purchase a small container of black or near-black eyeshadow, as well as a medium-brown eyeshadow or blush for a few special tricks!
Have you ever wondered how some performers' facial features can be seen clearly onstage, even from the back of the theater? Do you feel that your makeup literally pales in comparison next to others? Did you ever have the desire to alter your facial shape for a particular act, but had no idea how to do so? If you've ever grappled with the questions above, then this class is for you! Whether you're a newbie to the stage or a seasoned performer, you know that makeup is just as important on the stage as your costume or choreography. Vivian will guide you through the basics of foundations to support your entire look, including subtle ways to reshape your face to bring out your best features while diminishing the bits you prefer to hide. You'll learn ways to create depth in eye makeup, highlighting techniques for brow, cheeks, and lips, and even ways to reshape your body using simple makeup techniques to fool the eye. Culled from years of experience working in burlesque, pinup, fetish shows and with her drag sisters, Vivian's tips and techniques will provide you with countless ways to create new faces for yourself for film, stage and beyond. Students should bring with them the following; A hand- or free-standing tabletop mirror Clips or scarf to hold back hair Makeup remover wipes Personal makeup kits including cosmetic brushes, sponges, cream and liquid foundations, powder foundation such as a brush-on mineral powder, eyeshadows, etc. Students are encouraged to purchase a small container of black or near-black eyeshadow, as well as a medium-brown eyeshadow or blush for a few special tricks!
12pm - The Bump, Grind and Shimmy with Freya West
Learn how to take your bumps, shimmies and grinds to the next level! Ideal for beginners as well as performers, Isolation Station will cover a variety techniques to make your movements clearer to the audience, get more pow from your pops, and use what your mama gave you! Freya West is the headmistress of Delinquent Debutantes in Nashville, TN, and has taught workshops at burlesque festivals across the United States. Please wear dance or work out clothes that are form fitting but provide free movement.
Learn how to take your bumps, shimmies and grinds to the next level! Ideal for beginners as well as performers, Isolation Station will cover a variety techniques to make your movements clearer to the audience, get more pow from your pops, and use what your mama gave you! Freya West is the headmistress of Delinquent Debutantes in Nashville, TN, and has taught workshops at burlesque festivals across the United States. Please wear dance or work out clothes that are form fitting but provide free movement.
1pm - The Art of Getting There with Fonda Lingue
The Art of Getting There focuses on just that! There is an art to how you get from one place to the next in your act and how the audience perceives each movement you make. How you walk, how you stand and the feeling you leave the audience with before, during and after your performance. This class is a MUST for all burlesque performers. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Fonda Lingue is a Classic Burlesque Performer. Fonda comes to the Burlesque stage after over twenty years as a ballet dancer and female impersonator. Her acts will take you back to the Golden Era of Burlesque!
paypal directly to: tmaaron@hotmail.com
The Art of Getting There focuses on just that! There is an art to how you get from one place to the next in your act and how the audience perceives each movement you make. How you walk, how you stand and the feeling you leave the audience with before, during and after your performance. This class is a MUST for all burlesque performers. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Fonda Lingue is a Classic Burlesque Performer. Fonda comes to the Burlesque stage after over twenty years as a ballet dancer and female impersonator. Her acts will take you back to the Golden Era of Burlesque!
paypal directly to: tmaaron@hotmail.com
2pm - Queer Eye for the Burlesque Dancer with Smokin' McQueen
If you want to be as fabulous as a drag queen, as diva-licious as the sassiest gay man, or just plain get your groove on, then you need to take this workshop.
You'll learn valuable classic and theatrical makeup tips, ways of applying glitter and merkins, cheap tricks to real wow with your costumes, And don't forget HAIR! This workshops also teaches the basics of diva walk and talk and how to add flair to every routine. You'll get read up and down in this workshop and served back a heaping of fabulous! Learn from an actual gay man! Smokin' McQueen, the tobacco state's favorite son, the southern gentille and heart throb who has performed the past 6 years all over the US, Australia, and Europe and was featured on TV's 'America's Got Talent'. Winner of Most Classic at the Carolina Burlesque Festival, King of the Great Southern Exposure, and 2nd Runner Up Best International Male Performer at the World Burlesque Games. You'd be a silly goose to miss this workshop! CASH AT DOOR.
If you want to be as fabulous as a drag queen, as diva-licious as the sassiest gay man, or just plain get your groove on, then you need to take this workshop.
You'll learn valuable classic and theatrical makeup tips, ways of applying glitter and merkins, cheap tricks to real wow with your costumes, And don't forget HAIR! This workshops also teaches the basics of diva walk and talk and how to add flair to every routine. You'll get read up and down in this workshop and served back a heaping of fabulous! Learn from an actual gay man! Smokin' McQueen, the tobacco state's favorite son, the southern gentille and heart throb who has performed the past 6 years all over the US, Australia, and Europe and was featured on TV's 'America's Got Talent'. Winner of Most Classic at the Carolina Burlesque Festival, King of the Great Southern Exposure, and 2nd Runner Up Best International Male Performer at the World Burlesque Games. You'd be a silly goose to miss this workshop! CASH AT DOOR.
3pm - Raw Emotion with Big Gay James
In this class you will learn the skill set you need to truly leave everything you emotionally have on stage, and also how to recover from the process. this class is meant for people of all skill levals, but you must be ready to work hard and go places you have never been. at the end you will thank me.
In this class you will learn the skill set you need to truly leave everything you emotionally have on stage, and also how to recover from the process. this class is meant for people of all skill levals, but you must be ready to work hard and go places you have never been. at the end you will thank me.
