3:30 –  Lola van Ella – Choreography and Performance

In this popular class, with award winning burlesque performer and VanElla Studios owner, Lola van Ella, students will learn a piece of choreography and then polish it to be performance ready. Focus will be on learning steps quickly, grace, poses, stage presence and style.  Students will be challenged in this fast paced, high energy class and will have lots of fun applying different moods and styles to the same piece of choreography to gain a deeper understanding of putting specificity and intention into a dance piece.  This class also includes a great stretching and warm-up session, which will increase energy and have you feeling fantastic! (before a debaucherous night on the town)… While this is very performance and performer focused it is open to all levels. Dress to move and bring a pair of comfortable, sturdy heels.

For pin-up modeling or a glam night out! Discover how to curl any type of hair, create long-lasting Victory Rolls, glamorous waves, study up-do’s, and how to create hairstyles to withstand hot studio and stage lights or vigorous dancing! Also, learn how to incorporate accessories for quick vintage looks and how to troubleshoot mishaps. Bring your accessories, hair flowers, vintage hats, and all of your hair questions. This is primarily a demo class with question and answer. Bettina May has been a pin-up model and burlesque performer since 2003, starting her career as a model for SuicideGirls.com and has been featured in The New York Times, New York Post, Shimmy Magazine, Germany’s Dynamite Magazine, and Portuguese Vogue! She has been recreating vintage hairstyles since 2003, both personally and professionally, on movie sets, for the camera and TV, and she loves spreading the gospel of good hair to women all over the world!

1:30 pm – Dollie Rivas – Developing Grace and Confidence

Dollie Rivas has been the choreographer of Bustout Burlesque since its premiere in early 2005. If you’ve seen performances by the award-winning Perle Noire the Black Pearl, then you’ve seen some of Dollie’s work. Formerly, Dollie was a Las Vegas showgirl who opened the long-running Jubilee! at the MGM Grand. In this class, she will focus on body isolations, sensual walks, and then combine the two into elegant choreography.

The feathers go flying in this fun review of classic boa technique with a twist. Taught by Queen of Burlesque 2010, Coco Lectric, you will learn to wear your boa with pride and become a boa wielding pro. Coco also teaches basic dance steps, turns and walks to accompany boa technique. The class includes a short dance combination. Wear comfortable clothing that you can stretch in.

In this exciting and high energy class with “The Embodiment of Burlesque”, Queen of the Quake, and Miss Exotic World 2002, Kitten de Ville, students will learn how to shimmy and shake, sultry burlesque movement and the classic bump & grind in Kitten’s signature and memorable style.

Mastering this classic striptease skill is essential whether you are performing for a crowd or an audience of one. Come learn new techniques for stocking removal, as well as strategies to tease and tantalize while wearing them. Please arrive prepared with two stockings, garter belt, and you may prefer to wear a dress or skirt. Trousers are not recommended. In association with Secrets in Lace.