Atlanta Burlesque Weekend with RedBone!

Internationally known, Minnesota grown' RedBone is one of the biggest names in burlesque!

March 23-24, 2024

She began traveling the world as one of the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams, backing up the infamous Foxy Tann in her quest for world domination in 2005. RedBone has featured at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend, is the 2019 reigning 'Princess of Burlesque' of The Miss Exotic World competition at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas and 2016-2023 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Top 50 Most Influential Industry Figures!!

Owner of Cyclone Enterprises, a production company focused on Black, Brown & Queer Fringe Arts Entertainment and producing Moist - An All Black Erotic Cabaret at Oasis SF. She is co-founder of The Nudie Nubie’s Show - An Amateur Reveal established in 2013 designed to support and elevate the 4 years and under generation of teasers. Since 2014, RedBone has made it a priority to prevent ashiness by glamorously and naturally hydrating the skin of humans across the globe with her product Glam Jam - an all-natural glitter lotion stick, aka “Glo-tion For Your Motion.

As an institution dedicated to burlesque education since 2013, The Atlanta School of Burlesque is committed to providing access to the best burlesque instructors and performers in our industry. 

That commitment builds on our history by inspiring us to help develop burlesque artists who find value in continuously honing their craft and valuing others. The A Weekend With burlesque education series is about sharing and experiencing different teaching styles to make burlesque accessible to an expansive student base. A Weekend With provides opportunities for our instructors, graduates, and new and seasoned performers to continue their arts education.

Weekend Classes

Reclaiming Your Erotic

“I feel, therefore I can be free” - Audre Lorde

We are poetry in motion, Your erotic is your spark, seed of life, your motivation, your physicalized expression of honesty. How you move through the world, untainted by outside influence. Your unapologetic truth. Inspired by Excerpts & Quotes from Audre Lorde’s Essay The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House and All About Love by Bells Hooks, we’ll get out of our heads and into our bodies to connect the spiritual, physical & emotional to Reclaim Your Erotic.

Starting with a meditative yoga inspired stretching series, cardio movement drills/across the floor followed by the choreography from the original 4 week series to 2:35 (I Want You) by Ashanti which is a mix of slinky contemporary jazz threading foundational hip hop funk style movements from locking & tutting and executing through the lens of Burlesque. Some dance experience is required. Must have basic knowledge of spotting. Participants will move/dance in an intentionally holistic manner to learn & execute Contemporary/Foundational Hip-Hop inspired choreography.

Intro to Breakin'

Breaking or Breakdance is a style of dance that encompasses many energy flows, levels and body parts which in turn allows you to use of ALL your muscle groups. You don’t have to be a trained dancer or even flexible. Breaking is a style of dance that you can adapt to your body and actually…. you’re supposed to. The goal of this intro class is to assist in gaining upper body, core and lower body strength through a variety of dance moves versus traditional cardio & strengthening exercises. This class is for any level though only for people ready for the workout. It can be intense for the faint of heart. Skull caps & Heels are not required though a tester of technique is installed.

Make Choreography Easy

What is choreography? In a nutshell, choreography is designing & memorizing moments, motion and/or formations to and from the next moment, motion and/or formation. Movement should complement or enhance the story you’re telling, not distract! Keep it simple! Moving with good posture and lines can be just as powerful as intricate choreography. Move right for you and grow from there.