From New York, where American Burlesque Striptease was born...
...the NY School of Burlesque combines direct training from the most glamourous performers of the 1940s–1960s with the mischief and creativity of the most prolific neo-burlesque scene in the world! We offer classes for entertainment, exercise, or training to perform, depending on your level of interest.
Bachelorette, Birthday, and Other EventsWe are the original burlesque party providers. we love to make everyone, from the shyest to the most outrageous folks in your party, feel like the hottest burlesque stars on center stage. Don't risk hiring someone who's just jumping on the burlesque bandwagon. Trust your memorable event to our experience and expertise, and treat yourself and your friends to a fabulous, sexy, and entertaining class!
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About Headmistress Jo Weldon
The New York School of Burlesque is the original source for learning the art of the bump, grind, and shimmy, teaching students across the country and around the world. We began in 2003 with the idea that one person alone doesn't make a school--so we have many instructors with different approaches at NYSB. We produced The Burlesque Handbook and how-to DVDs that many other instructors learn from. We give you access to amazing and experienced teachers with a real commitment to joyous, dazzling burlesque and a love of performance.
We've produced numbers for Christina Aguilera, Gossip Girl, What Not to Wear, Love and Hip Hop, Real Housewives of NY, and more, as well as appearing on dozens of news shows, including CBS Sunday Morning and the Today Show. Now we want to play with YOU!
We have plenty of classes just for fun if you're not a performer, but if you want to learn to perform, learn from some of the most experienced, fun-loving, and successful people in burlesque! We have put more people on stage than any other school or show producer in the world, and more of our students have gone on to win awards and to perform in festivals and events than we can count. Our instructors work for The New York Burlesque Festival, The Burlesque Hall of Fame, Coney Island USA, and BurlyCon. You're in the right place!
New York School of Burlesque Alumni peform with Headmistress Jo Weldon at a benefit for Coney Island USA. Photo by Norman Blake
This Week at the NYSB
Every Monday!Burlesque Booty
Instructors: Peekaboo Pointe and Gal Friday
Get your butt in shape with a unique booty-based workout incorporating burlesque, jazz, pilates, and New Orleans Bounce!
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Every Thursday!
Flirting with Burlesque
Instructors: Jezebel Express and Darlinda Just Darlinda
Our burlesque dance class will help you find and firm muscles you didn't know you had! Burlesque dancers move with enviable grace and confidence, and you'll learn to build muscle memory to carry yourself like a burlesque queen!
As seen in The New York Times and Time Out New York! Every Thursday at 7 pm. This class, geared toward fun and easy moves to get you fit and fine, is one of our most popular classes!
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Bachelorette, Birthday, and Other EventsWe are the original burlesque party providers. Don't risk hiring someone who's just jumping on the burlesque bandwagon. Trust your event to our experience and expertise, and treat yourself and your friends to a fabulous class!
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More classes are listed here.
See us in action on CBS Sunday Morning!
About Jo "Boobs" Weldon
Headmistress and Founder of the NY School of Burlesque
Headmistress Jo Weldon performing with Storybook Burlesque in The Burlesque Handbook show.
Headmistress and Founder Jo Weldon wrote the first-ever book on performing burlesque! For the price of a burlesque class, you can have a handbook that includes dance moves, costuming and makeup tips, and complete pastie-making and tassel-twirling instructions! The Burlesque Handbook, with a foreword by Margaret Cho, from HarperCollins/ItBooks.
Preview, purchase or download on amazon.com!
Jo Boobs Teaches the Va Va Voom!
A Chat with Jo Boobs Weldon
Jo Weldon Burlesque How-To App on ITunes
Read Jo's Blog
Follow Jo on Twitter!
Follow us on Twitter: @SchoolOfBurlesk
or like us on Facebook!
Ten Tips for Trying Burlesque
Five Tips for Giving a Sexy Striptease
Private events are our specialty. We can bring a class or performers to your bachelorette, birthday, or corporate event! Contact us for more details.
Gift certificates are available upon request. More information here.Love the movie Burlesque?
Check out our "Show Me How You Burlesque" webisode series on ChristinaAguilera.com!
The calendar below is constantly being updated.
