Progressive Series 2: Burlesque I

Class Description

Instructor: Roula Roulette Schedule: Wednesdays, 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM Four (4) weeks + student showcase Session 2: 11/20-12/18 (no class 11/27) Dress Rehearsal: January 19 Student Showcase: February 7 & 8 Price: $150 This beginner burlesque class familiarizes you with burlesque language and 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. Each class will be taught on the same day every week (with the exception of the days listed above) for a four-week session. Students are expected to provide basic "dance blacks" (black character shoes, black fishnets, black bra, and black shorts). 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. • Receive a skill evaluation. Those who meet performance criteria may be eligible to perform in smaller studio shows. • 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 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.