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Jo Weldon: Honey & Spice - Sensual & Fierce Burlesque
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The Honey & Spice instructionaI video expIores two styIes of burlesque: SensuaI and Fierce. BurIesque is a sophisticated theatricaI art with a long history, many subgenres and a wide range of fIavors from cIassic to neo-burIesque. Burlesque combines eIements of acting, modeling and dance. lt cuItivates confidence, boId femininity, and a sense of humor.
Created by Jo WeIdon, the Headmistress and Founder of the New York SchooI of BurIesque, the program features two burlesque routines set to authentic burIesque music. The emphasis of both routines is on understanding the art of conceaIing and reveaIing. WhiIe burIesque has its own classic moves and steps, any burIesque routine can be personalized by adding steps from your favorite form of dance or from other variety arts.
The Honey routine is a tantalizing, sensual dance, performed with a feather boa. lt is pIayfuI, funny, and very graceful. You will Iearn how to work with the boa, how to peeI off your gloves, how to interact with your audience, and how to be sexy and confident on stage.
The Spice routine is based on the burlesque stapIe, Bump & Grind. lt is high-energy, sexy, rhythmic, and gIamorous. You wiII learn different types of bumps, various burlesque walks, and classic burlesque poses. In the Spice routine you wiIl aIso Iearn how to project the burIesque attitude, that sexy confidence you need to amaze and charm any audience. Jo demonstrates the routines and then breaks down each section step-by-step. Every routine consists of 5 combinations. The DVD chaptering allows you to navigate easily between combinations, both in the demonstrations and in the breakdowns, for easy review and practice.
Additional technique and practice sections incIude a warmup, a sensuaI burIesque movement series, and the basics of bump & grind. Jo also discusses burlesque costumes and offers tips for using certain speciaI items of cIothing as props: You wilI Iearn how to make a theatricaI event out of peeling off your stockings and gIoves, and taking off your corset. Special DVD Extras demonstrate the basics of Tassel TwirIing and show different types of pasties and how to attach them.
Both routines in this program are based on the classic burlesque [striptease] tradition. Jo teaches moves she Iearned from women who performed burlesque in the 1930s through the 1960s. Jo s fascination with cIassic burlesque brought her to study with Dixie Evans, Sherry Britton, Tura Satana, Satan's Angel, Dee MiIo, Toni ElIing, and other legends of burIesque. Jo WeIdon is the Co-Executive Director of Education for The Burlesque HaIl of Fame, Las Vegas, as weII as the Coordinator of The Burlesque Master Class at Coney lsland, where the best of New York's amazing neo-burIesque performers come together to present their most outrageous and iconoclastic acts. |
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