Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: A vivid sense of adventure!

Where does the confidence come from to perform? And for those of us already familiar with the stage, how can we project more presence? Learn the secrets to being larger than life! Practice entrances and exits, key gestures, struts, and facial expressions to create more gusto. Whether you want to embody the smoky vamp, the cheeky coquette, or the wry clown, you’ll step out bolder and badder!

Advance Supersaver Fee: FREE – introductory steal!
Drop In Fee: FREE

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Robe, stockings, garter belt, long necklaces, your favourite costume jewels.

The bathtub is your oyster, darling, and you are its glamorous Venus on the half shell. Learn to scandalize your bath to maximum effect with this decadent champagne tease. Slip into the imaginary tub adorned in your favourite jewelry and give a leg show to end all leg shows including sopping wet stocking tricks and a champagne finale sure to pop a cork.

Advance Supersaver Fee: $10 – introductory steal!
Drop In Fee: $15 exact cash at the door please

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Large ostrich fans if you have them. Some available for in-class use.

Discover the decadent art of fan dancing -- with real ostrich feather fans! Learn sumptuous fan dance basics like The Tornado, Venus Rising, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Also included is breezy follow-along group choreography to our electro swing soundtrack.

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Dance heels, gloves, and a sense of humour. Some gloves available for class use.

Join us for this whimsical Jazz-Age choreography. Follow along with a friend for our delicious duet glove peels with saucy and comedic twists. Lighthearted and lively with quickstepping footwork and peekaboo moves!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Large ostrich fans if you have them. Some available for in-class use.

The art of fan dancing just got hotter! Unleash your dark angel temptress with this moody descent into heart-stopping tease. Explore double fan manoeuvres like “The Rapture,” “The Mud Flap,” and “Wind in the Sails” then take it down to the floor with sultry follow-along choreography to Sarah Vaughan’s hit, “Whatever Lola Wants.” Hurt me!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Dance heels and a boa. Some boas available for class use.

On stage it’s not just what you do but how you do it. Masterful musicality is one of the hallmarks of every star of the stage. Think you don’t have rhythm? We’ll take apart popular songs in the ultimate bump and grind breakdown. Develop and ear for hearing clever new opportunities for movement in the music. You’ll learn how to give your performance surprise and smoulder, and exactly how to make the music your lover. Bring your boa!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: A notepad and a vivid sense of adventure!

What is burlesque? This class answers that question with an introduction to key performance types thriving on the local and international scenes. Celebrate the vivid spectrum of body types, characters, and gimmicks. Come be inspired by what’s possible and create an anchor point for ongoing exploration, networking, and creative opportunities. Bring your notebooks!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: A sense of humour and a lively imagination.

Join this delicious playscape and limber up your creativity as you try on a diverse range of character types. Meet the three main archetypes in burlesque theatre and inspire your improv skills as you learn to create your very own stage persona! Don’t miss our take home sheet with all the helpful tips to get you started.

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Trench coats, skirts, blouses, fun workplace props (file folders, menus, etc). Tassels available for purchase in class for $15-$30.

We work hard for the money! Indulge in becoming your favourite working girl temptress be it teacher, librarian, flight attendant, secretary, waitress, etc. Learn how to tease from trenchcoats, pencil skirts, blouses, neck kerchiefs, glasses and more, as well as how to make saucy and unexpected use of your workplace props. Plus optional tassel twirling for the brave! Feel free to pantomine any layers you do not wish to remove.

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Notepad and your cheekiest cohorts!

Themes like the domestic kitchen, the boudoir, the military, and air travel are just a few of the favourites in the world of burlesque. Try your hand at classic and clever new contemporary themes! You’ll discover ways to turn the time-worn notions on their heads to find a fresh new approach using different personas. Don’t miss our take-home tip sheet for how to work a concept through to its details, from music to costume to props and pasties. You’ll come away with a framework for your own sample act and ways to generate new ideas that are richly textured. Book in advance and save!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Gloves, and a keen sense of irreverence.

Explore the delicious fun of taking a cherished concept – like tea with the Queen – and treating it in a low way. And find something trashy and base to elevate to aristocratic esteem! The element of irony is a key spice in memorable acts. This class will guide you through simple ways to add this extra dimension to your acts to make them unforgettable and surprising.

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Notepad and your cheekiest cohorts!

Sure, stories and surprises put your character into context and make your act more memorable, but how do you come up with all of that? This class introduces classic storylines and shows you how to create innovative twists and witty surprises. Challenge yourself to uncover hilarious reasons for your character to disrobe. Will your uptown glamourpuss get stuck in her decadent costume? And what props can pop out from unexpected places? Book in advance and save!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: Notepad and any props or prop concepts you are considering.

Whether you’re contemplating your first large-scale prop, a new signature act, revising an old act to be festival ready, or just starting out and trying to think outside the clichés, this class is for you! Learn about some of the most striking props and gimmicks in burlesque from the grand to the most clever and simple. Also learn the top ten things to consider before building a large-scale prop. Bonus: the hidden keys to enhance your creativity and resourcefulness. Don’t you DARE miss this!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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Where: Fierce Fitness Studio - 892 College St; back laneway entrance downstairs
What to bring: A notebook and any costume elements you’re working with.

Many of us are attracted and inspired by the lush costuming in the world of burlesque. But fine lingerie isn’t the only type of costuming out there. You can tease with anything that is true to your stage character as long as it’s stage ready. Get the insider secrets on how to adorn your layers for maximum impact on stage and minimum impact on budget. Discover cost-effective strategies for developing your costume wardrobe over time as well as community connections that will put you in a league of your own. Plus your very own copy of the Showgirl Shopping Guide!

Advance Supersaver Fee: $15 – wow, that’s 25% off!
Drop In Fee: $20 cash at the door

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