Tuesday, 25 May 2010

New burlesque classes

Text from Sam!

"I am delighted to announce the new weekly burlesque classes to be held in the Boudoir at our Plymouth studio, 26 Seaton lane, PL4 6QH. I am also thrilled to announce the formation of our new art of dance burlesque troupe – The Burlesque Belles.

Weekly classes will be held every Wednesday at 7pm and will commence on Wednesday 2nd June at 7pm. Classes last for 1 hour. Classes are limited to 10 participants per lesson.

Burlesque lessons will cost £8 (non – members) per session or you can sign up to our fabulous new burlesque membership scheme which will give you 4 lesson per month for just £24 – that’s £6 per lesson).

Use the link below for details of our membership option or e-mail me for a full info sheet with membership terms and conditions.

http://www.theartofdance.co.uk/membershipburlesque.php

Use this link to book weekly lessons at £8:
http://www.theartofdance.co.uk/burlesque.php

As well as our Burlesque lessons we will be setting up our very own art of dance burlesque troupe – The Burlesque Belles: Any new or existing students can join the Burlesque Belles and we will be holding a quarterly burlesque night for the belles to perform at. There will also be other performance opportunities on the horizon which we will keep you informed about.

If you don’t know what burlesque is all about just read the information pasted below this e-mail.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries and hope to see you all soon."

Sam x

Sam Remmer
01752 260020 / 07779 000027



What is burlesque?

Burlesque is traditionally thought of as cabaret although the recent coverage of artists such as Dita Von Teese has put the emphasis on striptease.

At the art of dance our burlesque goddesses Georgina Gale and Miss Amelia B teach a blend of modern and traditional burlesque. Our classes include striptease, chair dancing using props, developing musicality choreography, department, stage presence and developing your burlesque character.

The aim of our classes is to help you increase your self-confidence as well as developing good posture and mobility.

Our classes are fun and friendly and are a great chance to socialise with new people.

We provide a selection of props for you to work with but as your burlesque character develops you will be encouraged to get your own costumes and props and to develop your own stage routines. We will give you the opportunity to perform your routines at one of our burlesque nights should you wish to do so.

We recommend wearing comfy clothes for your first lesson and to bring a pair of heels with. After your first lesson you can start to bring in different items to work with and will end up doing classes in your full costume.