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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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The Art of Logo Making

Vaudezilla Studios

Learn the mechanics, the methods, the dos and don'ts of creating your own logo. Using compasses, rulers, and graph paper, students will create a logo that can be scanned onto a computer for digital use.

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Chair Workout

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Get ready to break a sweat!  The first 45 minutes are dedicated to a chair workout that targets your core, arms, and butt -- get it toned! We follow that up with 15 minutes of stretching. Barefoot or gym shoes please!

(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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Strong & Sexy: Kicklines

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Channel your inner Rockette! This class is part toning workout that is beneficial to dancers (glutes, core) and then festive choreography that utilizes and further builds strength, including some jazzy kicklines!  Scalable for all fitness and dance levels. Bring a yoga mat and/or kneepads for the workout. All levels and genders welcome.

(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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Burly Moves: The Sassy Strut

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Let's take it back to the iconic moves of Studio 54! Get your 70's soul-funk-disco on in this sassy dance workshop! From the titillating toes of Prince to the pelvis pops of John Travolta let's get soulfully sexy on the dance floor! This 75 min workshop includes accessible warm up and choreography for dancers and movers of all levels. In this workshop we will learn: sassy struts, disco dances, and have a chance to improv like it's 1977! Please wear...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Palestinian Dabke

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Dabke (Arabic line dance) is a folk dance done throughout the Middle East by men and women alike, and is very popular in the Levant region (Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Syria) at parties, weddings, and most social gatherings. If you have been to an Arabic club or wedding in Chicago, you have probably witnessed dabke. It is also done by professional dance troupes. This one-hour class will take students through some basic steps and information...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Intro to Bellydance

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

If you have always wanted to try belly dance, now is your chance. This abbreviated version of our weekly class at Vaudezilla will present some of the basic movements of oriental dance and get you moving. All levels and genders welcome.

(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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Dirty Floorwork

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Join Miss Nyxon (The Windy City's Tortured Soul) for a trip to the dark side of your femininity.  Learn to own your body, your movement, and your floor accompanied by electric music and a fun body-positive environment. All levels and genders welcome.

(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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Dirty DIY: Advanced Pasty Making

Vaudezilla Studios

Ever wonder how your favorite burlesque performers get such extravagant costumes? The answer is, more often than not, a lot of DIY! The Dirty DIY series is here to teach you to make your very own costume. Ready to take your pasty game to the next level? Need a shape that isn't your standard heart or circle? You'll learn to use a free computer program to create a pasty pattern that's unique to you. You'll also learn some advanced-level tricks to making...

(14) Intermediate 18 and older
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Burlesque Fitness

Vaudezilla Studios

Step away from the pole, ladies, and strut your stuff to this "Sexy Burlesque Fitness" workshop. We'll use floor work, the wall, and the everyday folding chair to help sneak effective toning exercises into sexy dance movement (belly dance, latin, hip hop and burlesque). Torch that booty, shred that core, stretch those arms and rollllll those hips to a mix of killer music and dim lights. You'll leave glistening and empowered, with a sassy smile on...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing On Inspiration

Vaudezilla Studios

Learn the methods of interpreting your inner vision onto paper using pens, colored pencils, pencils, markers. All skill levels welcome. Students will do a variety of projects that teach useful drawing techniques.

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Give Good Face - The Art of Facial Expression

Vaudezilla Studios

Your face is one of your most powerful tools in performance. Are you getting the most out of it? Come to Vaudezilla for a session of play and exploration, along with tips and tricks for conveying authentic emotion and clarifying communication with the audience. Bring a smile and a hand mirror. 

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Take It On: Stage Presence Workshop

Vaudezilla Studios @ 3614 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

This sleek and sly workshop is designed to help you develop stage presence, find a performance style that works for you, and connect with an audience. Theatre and movement exercises will be used to guide you in preparing for stage work or just upping your public speaking confidence. These exercises draw from burlesque/cabaret tradition, acting styles, and improv techniques. Make sure to wear comfortable clothes. 

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Find Your Voice: Character Workshop

Vaudezilla Studios

This workshop takes the fundamentals of stage presence and adds lessons on character creation and persona development to increase your working knowledge of the stage. Who you are on stage influences style choices: are you campy or vampy? Classy or sassy? Or do you not care for rhymes at all? Having a developed stage personality is a central part of burlesque and variety theatre and a technique that can help you make specific choices.  Bring...

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Strut & Strip

Vaudezilla Studios

Great for beginners, but all levels are welcome! Elevate confidence and nurture your sensuality with burlesque striptease! We'll incorporate classic struts, bumps, wines, and grinds into a bawdy routine celebrating your inner diva. Students can expect a warm-up, exercises in movement and stage presence in addition to learning choreography for a salacious group act at the end of the session. Heels recommended. This class offers the opportunity for...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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Specialty: Stretching & Contortion

Vaudezilla Studios

Can't touch your toes? Already flexible but searching for more? This class is for you! Far from your traditional yoga class, over the course of an eight week session we will work to stretch and strengthen a variety of muscles within the body. We will develop a greater range of motion and discuss ways to apply newly found bendyness to burlesque, performance art and daily life. Prerequisites: None

(14) All levels 18 and older
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