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Progressive Series 1: Burlesque I

150 US dollars
Metropolitan Avenue Southeast

Class Description

Instructor: Roula Roulette Wednesdays, 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM Four (4) weeks + student showcase Series 1: 2/12-3/5 Dress Rehearsal: 4/18, 7:00 PM Showcase Dates: 5/9 and/or 10 Price: $150 This beginner burlesque course familiarizes you with burlesque language, technique, movement, and basic jazz dance moves such as three-step turns, pivots, box steps, and stage walks. As an introduction to the movement skills used in jazz dance, it includes the use of dynamics in rhythm, sustained and percussive tension, and dramatic focus unique to jazz and burlesque. This is a chorus/ensemble dance series that focuses on basic burlesque movement within group dance routines. It is ideal that you have taken Burlesque Basics to become familiar with burlesque as an art form. Your attendance in all classes is essential for the group dance choreography. Progressive students may have the opportunity to perform at the end of semester showcase. Students would be required to furnish their own costumes.  Learning Outcomes: • One (1) choreographed routine per series • Evaluate movement skills in terms of space, time, and force and reproduce accurately through the movement of your body. • Analyze a dance performance in terms of choreography, performance, and theatrical elements. • Demonstrate clarity of intent while applying kinesthetic principles for all dance elements. • Incorporate characterization while maintaining dance form and formation. What to Bring: • Dance/character shoes or strapped toe shoes with a 2–3-inch heel. • Other acceptable footwear includes jazz flats, salsa shoes, or barefoot. • Water • Kneepads About Us: Drenched 110 years of charm, Metropolitan Studios Arts & Movement Community is an affordable creative space in the heart of Atlanta’s East Atlanta Village. From Atlanta burlesque classes to burlesque shows, we are an event venue, community gathering space, and Atlanta, Georgia’s Burlesque & Cabaret House, home to the Atlanta School of Burlesque and the award-winning Candybox Revue burlesque entertainment troupe.


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Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel your booking, you must notify Metropolitan Studios at least 3 hours before class starts, or class will be deducted from your account and considered “used” even though you were not present.


Contact Details

  • Metropolitan Studios, Inc., Metropolitan Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA


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