Classic Moves of Burlesque
May 22 4-6 pm $30

Location: 440 Lafayette, Studio 4G, NYC

Classic Moves of Burlesque
If you take only one class, this should be it!
I have learned directly from the ladies who performed during the golden age of twentieth century striptease, and I'm ready to show you the best of the best!

This class always sells out. If you are planning to take it with a friend please register both of you at the same time to ensure that you both get in.

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This class is being postponed until a date in June, TBA.

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Directions

Please wear basic close-fitting simple clothing or workout clothes. If you wish to change please arrive fifteen minutes early. You will not be able to enter the venue if you are very early.

Bring a basic back-hooking bra in order to learn the straptease.

This is many students' favorite class, and one that many of them take two or three times!

This class is also offered as part of our Essential Burlesque Movement Series.
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Photo by Mike Albov. Click to view more photos from the Exotic World Striptease Reunion.

Learn the sexy shimmy,
the tantalizing glove peel,
the devastating bump n grind, and the dazzling tassel-twirl
from an internationally recognized striptease expert
with decades of performing experience.
Many of my former students perform in New York
at prestigious burlesque venues.
You can, too!
Or, you can take a burlesque workshop simply because
the workshop itself is a party!
It's even more fun when you bring a friend!
Boas, gloves, shimmy fringe, and pasties will be provided.
This class is for women only.

You'll get the basics of the history of burlesque and striptease as an artform, plus you'll hear plenty of stories of how I learned each move from each amazing performer. We'll talk briefly about costuming, getting gigs, the history of the Burlesque Hall of Fame and burlesque in Coney Island, where to see burlesque shows in NYC, and more!

I'll teach techniques for twirling nipple tassels to the left, to the right, in, out, one at a time, and on your back!

Unlike in most of the movement classes, we will learn and perform a choreographed number. This is a great way to learn to structure a costume and compose a burlesque number.

Jo Onstage at the Slipper Room, NYC
Photo by Rocket. Click to see more images of Jo Performing. If you would like to book this class as a private event for a group of friends or a birthday or bachelorette party, please Email Me.

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See video of Jo teaching Julie Chang to peel gloves:
Truly Julie at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show

See video of me teaching an audience member to twirl tassels during the Sex Workers' Art Show:

Jo's Bio:
Jo Weldon was recently a featured performer in Margaret Cho's variety show, the Sensuous Woman. She recently served as coach and consultant on the Victor Victrola episode of Gossip Girl. In 2007, the Village Voice named her Best Teacher in their Best of New York issue in Arts and Entertainment. In 2006 she was voted Best Burlesque Teacher and Mentor at the New York Burlesque Festival, and in 2005 she was voted Best Bump N Grinder. She is the judging co-ordinator for the Miss Exotic World Pageant and has been producing at Coney Island's Burlesque at the Beach series for five years. Going back a ways, in the early 1990s she was a feature dancer, traveling across the country with trunks full of props and costumes to headline at strip joints across the US and Canada; she performed her first fan dance in 1991. She also maintains a burlesque blog featuring backstage photos, news items, and interviews at burlesquedaily.blogspot.com.

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