Get Your Act Together: Basic Act Development
with Jezebel Express
May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10. 3-5 pm Showcase TBA440 Lafayette Studios, NYC
Studio 4C
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED—NO DROP-INS
Please read our payment policies before registering.
If you plan to attend with a friend, please register together to assure there is room in class.
About Jezebel Express
Photo by Don Spiro
About This Class
You've got the moves, you've got the attitude, but do you have an act? This six-week intensive workshop will give you the tools and confidence you need to create burlesque acts that dazzle. This class guides students through the process of act creation from start to finish, and culminates in a Student Showcase performance (Showcase date TBD)!Students will learn practical skills and invaluable lessons, including:
• how to select and count music
• how to pace an act for maximum excitement and tease
• how to make creative costuming decisions that don't break the bank
• how to create a strong character and tell a story through movement
• how to perform with grace and poise, even if you're not "a dancer"
• how to anticipate performance disasters (and use them to win your audience over!)
This class will involve "homework," so students should be prepared to apply each week's lessons at home and return to the following week's workshop with new material.
Class Structure:
subject to necessary changes• May 6 - Act Concept & Music Choice
• 13 - Act Structure & Costuming
• 20 - Musicality & Choreography
• 27 - Character Development
• June 3 - Polishing For Performance
• June 10 - Detailing and Rehearsal
• Performance Showcase: TBA
We recommend you purchase The Burlesque Handbook to accompany this class. The book includes information about burlesque dance, history, costuming, makeup, illustrated step by step pastie-making instructions, and more. It is the first and only book on how to create burlesque routines.
Click here to purchase or download from Amazon.com!
You may also purchase a copy from our stockists at the amazing Bluestockings Radical Bookstore, (212) 777-6028, located at 172 Allen Street 10002,
from Enz's at 125 2nd Ave. NY
or from Exit 9 Gift Emporium located at 64 Ave A 10009 (212)228-0145
For a 10% discount on an in-store purchase, tell them you are a New York School of Burlesque Student.
Call your favorite bookstore in advance to make sure it's in stock.
Registration
January 8, 15, 22, 29, Febrary 5 and 12 from 3–5 pm440 Lafayette Studios, NYC
Studio 4C
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED—NO DROP-INS
TWO PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Please read our payment policies before registering.
If you plan to attend with a friend, please register together to assure there is room in class.
By registering you agree to assume all risk of physical injury. Please consult a doctor if you are not sure.
About Jezebel Express
Jezebel Express performs a fan dance
Miss Jezebel Express holds a BA in Dance Choreography, and has been performing and teaching burlesque for the better part of a decade. In addition to having competed for the title of Miss Exotic World, she has performed at festivals all over North America, including Tease-O-Rama, The New York Burlesque Festival, and The Toronto Burlesque Festival. She has been awarded grants for her artistic work by the US Fulbright Association, The State of Iowa, and The Newfoundland Arts Council, but she thinks her best work is evident in the smiles and shimmies of the genius students at the New York School of Burlesque.
