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Special Workshop | Sacred Burlesque: 3 Class Series with Chicava

  • Cumbe 1368 Fulton Street BROOKLYN United States (map)

Hybrid Class
$20 In Person | $12 Online


Sacred Burlesque combines the classic bump n’ grind of burlesque with energy healing techniques for a class that’s sexy, expressive and invigorating. Unleash your sensuality and personal magnetism from within you in a dance and movement exploration that works for all levels of movers!

Session #1 The Basics - Bump n’ Grind + Pose Parade & Peel

Through classic burlesque moves we’ll dive deep into your own centers so getting in touch with the raw energy that fuels your life. Your own sex appeal and playfulness will emerge as you learn Toni Elling’s Pose, Parade & Peel technique and the good ole’ bump n’ grind. 

Session #2 The Accessories - Gloves, Tassels + Assels

You’ll learn classic glove striptease -  peeing and pulling them off and some sexy tricks as you explore your own creativity in the eye drawing allure of glove removal.  I’ll give a demo and tips for you to Tassels twirling + Assels to add to that twerk! PG, fully clothed. 

Session #3 Elegance & The Slow Burn

In this session you’ll get an introduction to working with feather fans, burlesque’s most elegant dance. You may bring your own fans and some will be available to share. You’ll also learn the elements of working in your slow burn groove.

Chicava
For more than twelve years, Chicava mentored women in the dream of being a burlesque performer for a night, for life and in between through The Broad Squad Institute, the teaching wing of the Brown Girls Burlesque project. After teaching burlesque performance for a few years she started developing Sacred Burlesque to combine her lifelong study of dance, yoga, qigong, and sacred sexuality with the bump n’ grind to create a burlesque class that’s womb-centered workout, that’s balancing and filled with revitalizing exercises.

She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College with areas of interest being performance art, women of color in burlesque heritage, and sacred sexuality and spirituality. She is the foremost scholar on the history and heritage of black burlesque. Chicava is a Universal Healing Tao Instructor under the Grand Master Mantak Chia and Sharon Smith.and a Tai Chi, QiGong and Martial Arts practitioner.  She brings her arts and spiritual studies together through her school Sacred Chrysalis, the space where the sacred sexuality of Taoist Womanly Arts, burlesque, and sistering community meet.

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