Burlesque Classes by Vivienne Vavoom
Saturday, March 8th at 2:00pm
Hot Mamma's
2401 E. 6th St. Austin
Tickets $17

Even if you don’t think you need it, you need it.

Whether you want to shimmy into the spotlight or just learn a little bump-n-grind for yourself, this class is for you!

Burlesque is a great American folk art, the birthplace of striptease!

8 years ago, Vivienne created the Denver based troupe Burlesque As It Was and has performed locally and across the country with notable burlesque stars like Dita Von Teese, Catherine Delish, Kitten Deville, Kitten on the Keys, the World Famous Pontani Sisters and many, many more. She’s also the author of Burlesque and the New Bump-n-Grind, commonly know as the definitive guide to the New Burlesque.

Now Vivienne wants to share her knowledge of the grand history and tradition of burlesque with you!
Her class will teach you the basics of burlesque and will include an optional recital at the end for those brave souls ready to hit the stage!

Lessons include:
-Burlesque History
-The Basics: the shimmy, the bump and the grind!
-Creation of a character and development of an act
-Costuming & Costume Construction
-How to take them off and how to make them so you can take them off.
-Stage Makeup for the Budding Burlesque Star
-And much, much more!

http://burlesqueasitwas.com/.