Atlanta Burlesque Weekend With GiGi Holliday!

Our first "Weekend With" featured GiGi Holliday, Washington D.C.’s resurgence of glitz, glamour, and allure.

Armed with eyelashes and an arsenal of glitter, she has enticed audiences with her clever blend of sass and wit. Lady GiGi Holliday had her start after studying the art of burlesque in Trixie Little’s Burlesque Bootcamp and graduated in May 2010 with a double major in class and sass and a minor in tit-elation.

When she is not melting her milk chocolate beauty all over the audience, GiGi uses her business attitude along with hard work. She is the Entertainment Director, premier host, and dancer for the La Boum Series, owner of Studio Holliday Burlesque Studio, Owner and Creative Director of Gi² Productions and Co-Founder and Co-Producer of the InDCent Arts Festival (Formerly known as Capital City Burlesque and Vaudeville Festival). GiGi has headlined the New Jersey Burlesque Festival, Jeezy’s Juke Joint, the 2nd Annual Texas Queerlesque Festival and What The Funk: An All BIPOC Festival in 2021.

In September 8, 2016, GiGi spoke for Creative Morning’s D.C. titled “Strip off your clothes and find your weird” which discusses the art of burlesque and the creative process. In 2020, GiGi became a member of The House of Knyle and debuted at number 40 on the Top 50 Burlesque list. In 2022, GiGi jumped 30 spots in 365 days to number 10 on the Top 50 Burlesque list. Winner of Hottest Freshman of 2021 at the NY Burlesque Festival, GiGi Holliday is a D.C. Legend and NY’s Rising star, “D.C. Legitimate Love Child” enjoys the spotlight heating her up and showing you some “Chocolate City Tittie”.

Weekend Classes

Opening Circle: Let's start the day with an open heart and prepare ourselves for a day of movement. We will start with introductions, move to guided mediation with affirmations and end with joy.

Burlesque Barre: Burlesque Barre is a fun and empowering class set to today’s hottest music. Classes begin with a warm-up focusing on postural strength and alignment, followed by a series of upper body exercises. The ballet barre or chair is used to sculpt the lower body, abs, and for flexibility training.

 Dance Like A Diva: Pop stars have been strutting their stuff and owning the stage since pyrotechnics were invented. The key ingredient that turns a pop star into a diva is attitude. This class will show you how to command, strut, and own it.

Improv Bump & Grind: Of the many moves associated with classic burlesque, there is the bump & grind: two great foundational moves that any performer can use to build a dynamic and entertaining act. Having classic burlesque moves as part of your movement vocabulary are great tools to have in your performer shimmy belt. In addition to learning classic moves, students will explore ways to implement them for use with live bands and the occasional "oh no" moments on stage. Students should wear comfortable clothes. No prior dance experience is necessary.

Grooving with GiGiI I wanna dance!!!! So let’s grab your dancing shoes (heels or sneakers) and combine dance styles for an amazing routine.

Closing Circle: Let's close the day with connections and a dance in our hearts. We will close with final words, move to guided mediation with affirmations and end with more joy than we began with.