OUR CORE CLASSES
ESSENTIAL TEASE:
THE CLASSIC
In-Person Series at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD
Are you ready to make your first venture as a burlesque performer? Or, are you a current performer who is looking to reimagine your relationship to creating acts?
Our team of experienced burlesque instructors will guide you through becoming a burlesque performer inside and out. We will progress through act creation from start to finish while incorporating mindful techniques for both on and off the stage. Essential Tease is the ideal starting point for truly transformative acts! This eight-week in-person workshop series is conducted at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD and concludes with a ticketed live student showcase.
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​Registration includes eight weeks of prepared lessons, out-of-class coaching, complimentary costume add-ons and crafting sessions, as well as multiple rehearsal opportunities on the Creative Alliance main stage.
ESSENTIAL TEASE: BURLESQUE YOUR LIFE
Online Series Through Zoom
Who doesn't enjoy getting presents in the mail?
Burlesque Your Life features Essential Tease’s signature style of instruction and is geared specifically towards our daily lives at home! We'll practice meditation, magical rituals, and sensual movement authentic to our souls. Plus, you can receive all of the materials you need for each of our lessons (including hand-made performance necessities, luxury tools of the trade, and ritual components) mailed right to your door.
Our all-virtual eight-week series of classes culminates in a custom final presentation that matches what you have identified as your divine goal. With us, you can create what your heart needs, whether that means practical self-love steps, artistic projects, community events, or burlesque performance pieces. Welcome to your new normal: burlesquing your life!
ESSENTIAL TEASE: ALUMNI ACT INTENSIVES
Online Expedited Series Through Zoom
*This class is available only to previous alumni of Essential Tease classes.*
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Do you have an established idea for a burlesque act and just need the encouragement and accountability to see it through? Over four weeks, we will guide you through an accelerated act creation workshop that takes you from basic concept to final product. Currently, these workshops are only offered virtually.
ADDITIONAL CLASSES
In addition to our core classes above, our instructors frequently teach independent classes that specialize in a variety of areas and still contain our Essential Tease vision for burlesque. These are great options if you'd like just a little teaser of our world or if you just can't get enough of us!
PIN-UP POSING FOR ALL BODIES
Online & In-Person Options Available
Essential Tease core instructor and international burlesque headliner Jacqueline Boxx wants to show you that pin-up style posing can include all of the glamour and none of the shame. This is an accessible and inclusive guide to finding poses that work with a camera and a love of your body to create lasting art.
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INCLUDED: Jacqueline is collaborating with StereoVision Photography to offer in-person shoots and discount codes for future photo sessions exclusively to students of this class so they can practice their new skills. Choose the option that works best for you!