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Discover the vibrant world of performing arts in Chicago with classes in acting, dance, and improv, where participants can learn valuable skills in character development, stage presence, and creative expression.

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Hello, Gorgeous! - Stage Face

Vaudezilla Studios

We're putting our game faces on and striking a pose in this Stage Make-Up workshop designed to brush up on the basics and explore new techniques to elevate the looks you love! All levels of experience welcome as we start from the perfect foundation to the sparkly details.  Bring your favorite colors and tools. We'll discuss how to maximize the impact of your products and experiment with color. Put your best face forward and flaunt a stage look...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Performer Branding 101: The Basics

Vaudezilla Studios

This course will teach you the basics of establishing and marketing your brand as a performer. We'll cover: getting an email address, domain purchasing/hosting, what goes into a performer website, business cards, headshots, social media and more! With almost 10 years of advertising experience for brands such as Microsoft, Glade, Starbucks and bebe - let Shimmy help you get your online life!

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Fundamentals of Serving Face and Body

Vaudezilla Studios

Dress sharply head to toe and experience several exercises designed to work your every angle for an audience of one or a sold out crowd.  Formalwear required

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Dance Flair & Clean Lines : For Stage Performers

Vaudezilla Studios

Add pizazz with some fun dance techniques & refine your lines with dancer & performer Gaea Lady! This workshop will teach how to be aware of and extend the lines of your body for the stage to help embody characters, invite grace, and strike clean poses. We'll then play with fun spins & turns, leg extensions, core stability, and fancy footwork to add into your stage routines.  Beginner-Intermediate movers of all ages & backgrounds...

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Lilly Rascal's Rock and Roll Workshop

Vaudezilla Studios

Do you like Burlesque but always wanted to it to have an edge? Lilly Rascal is teaching her Rock and Roll workshop - she will combine rock and roll with classic burlesque moves, using different genres of rock music to teach you kick-ass combinations, across the floor and floor work that will really rip your fishnets!!

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Chair and Boa Work

Vaudezilla Studios

Learn from a burlesque legend! In this special workshop that has been taught all over the country by esteemed BHOF legend and Las Vegas resident Tiffany Carter, you will be guided through using props like chairs and boas to improve your stage presence and appearance.

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Movement for Everybody

Vaudezilla Studios

Ideal for performers with disabilities, those without dance training, big bodied performers, or movers who want to branch out from their training this movement workshop utilizes the principles of Integrated Dance to make your body work for you. Utilized by Candoco Dance Company and Axis dance company, Integrated Dance is a method of individualized technique. We will take a somatic approach to movement and explore three core principles: Intention,...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Burlesque Clownesque

Vaudezilla Studios

Using techniques of body movement, facial expressions, humor and exaggeration, you can become a burlesque clown. The clown comes from within ourselves, from our body's creativity and discovering this gives us permission and freedom to be crazy and wacky! Polly will help you create a burlesque clown through exercises and explanations. Whether you're a clown who would like to discover burlesque or burlesque artist who would like to explore clowning,...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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The Art of Asking

Vaudezilla Studios

The hoots, hollers, and wild appause from the audience can be one of the most gratifying parts of burlesque. This class teaches an ethic of interaction and reciprocity with the audience, focusing on learning how to earn audience feedback and let the audience know when it's time to cheer. Make your "Wow!" moments land harder, and keep your character up from your first step on stage to the flutter close of the curtains. 

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Cane Technique & Balancing

Vaudezilla Studios

Learn a no-fail technique for spinning, balancing, and dancing with a cane in this workshop which will leave you able to manipulate this prop with confidence.

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Pastie Making

Vaudezilla Studios

Pasties are one of those burlesque basics that almost all performers should be proficient in. In this workshop, you'll learn about different Pastie making materials, shapes, and embellishments. We'll also address speciality and novelty pasties, as an added bonus! If you have a costume that you'd like the pasties to match, or any materials you think you'd like to incorporate into pasties, please bring them along. All skill levels welcome! 

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Tassel Twirling

Vaudezilla Studios

Up, down, round and round! Tasseled pasties are probably one of the most ubiquitous hallmarks of burlesque. Learn the basics of twirling, including different directions, one tassel at a time, and different body positions that encourage tantalizing twirling! We'll also take a side step into the world of assles, too. Note that you will be required to bare your boobies for this workshop. Please bring a pair of tasseled pasties and application adhesive,...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Veil Technique

Vaudezilla Studios

Useful for any dance performer, this class will teach you how to go beyond manipulating the cloth and seamlessly move across stage with your new dance "partner." Veils available for use.

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Fan Dancing Basics for Burlesque

Vaudezilla Studios

Sally Rand style fan dancing with those giant ostrich fans certainly looks effortless, and tons of fun! However, there are many technical aspects to this performance style. We'll learn just the basics, like proper fan handling, fan upkeep, and a few, fun, feathery moves. If you have fans, please bring them, otherwise there will be a rental charge of $10 for a set. No dance experience required. 

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Reclaiming Your Sexuality (Intro to Burlesque)

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Whether you've got an eye on taking the stage, spicing things up in the bedroom, or simply looking for a different way to work up a sweat, this introductory level burlesque class can accomplish all three.  Vaudezilla's best known teachers & choreographers teach you fundamental stage terms and helps you get comfortable expressing yourself through dancing and using your body. In this class, you'll be encouraged to recognize 8-counts and remember...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Burly Moves: The Classics

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Bump and grind, shimmy and shake with Hannah the Hatchet! Get your hips loose and your shoulders limber, learn to isolate and gyrate using muscles you didn't know you had! This 75 minute workshop includes accessible warm up and choreography for dancers and movers of all levels.  In this workshop we will learn: basic footwork choreography, titillating moves from head to toe, and a classic burlesque dance piece to take to the dance floor or stage...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Unleashing Your Inner Goddess Part II (Burlesque)

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Ready to take it to the next level?  In this workshop, we’ll focus on what it takes to develop total and complete comfort on stage. Harness the power of your self-confidence, streamline your intention and develop some personalized techniques for jumping fully into the moment on stage.  Some ideas are meant for just moment, some are meant for a lifetime - let go of what doesn't serve you. Get grounded with dirty, sexy, smooth floorwork...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Rockstar Burlesque Fitness

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3330 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL

A high-energy, fitness-based burlesque/movement class set to sexy rock music. No set choreography, but structured series of sexy movements (hip circles, struts, hair whips and flips, and basic female empowerment) while standing, across the floor, on the floor, and on chairs. Sticky socks, knee pads, and yoga mat recommended but not required.

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Bad-Ass Heels and Sass

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Join Miss Nyxon as she summons your inner bad-ass. Bring your heels and your love for Rock 'n' Roll as she leads you to follow fun choreography while learning musicality and honing your confidence. Please bring: knee pads or thigh high socks, comfortable clothing that makes you feel great, heels you are comfortable dancing in (combat boots or heels with ankle support are best) and that inner sex kitten!  Don't have her yet? Don't worry - we...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Manifesting by the Moon in Virgo

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3330 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL

Working with the Moon is a powerful way to bring in abundance, attraction, increase, or even clear away old habits and banish unwanted feelings. For thousands of years civilizations have marked time by the Moon, planning for optimal growth and newness, and when to reflect and release. The moon has an effect on plant growth and soil quality, and she can help you bloom too! In this 90 minute workshop, you will come away with an understanding of how...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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