Thread: How to do a burlesque workshop?

Hey lovelies xx This is a question for anyone who has either taught burlesque workshops, or been to them as a learner-at the AlleyCat Club launch, many ladies, and in fact, men, asked me to teach them burlesque . So I'd really like to run burlesque workshops, but having never even been to one before, I was wondering how best to structure them, and how much to include in each workshop? And I'd like to hear from people who have been to workshops their point of view on what they thought worked and what didnt, not mentioning individual names of course.

Thanks xxxxxx

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First off, I believe you would need to be insured and properly trained to teach movement. You should contact Gypsy Charms , she is the expert.

Hi Ms Bea, thanks for replying, I am a trained dancer and choreographer of showdance, to BA Drama and Music Theatre degree standard, so that should be ok, and I think it's Public Liability insurance I need? That's what my business mentor says anyway. There really is such a lot to consider with this sort of thing isnt there

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Originally Posted by Twinkle

Hi Ms Bea, thanks for replying, I am a trained dancer and choreographer of showdance, to BA Drama and Music Theatre degree standard, so that should be ok, and I think it's Public Liability insurance I need? That's what my business mentor says anyway. There really is such a lot to consider with this sort of thing isnt there

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Sounds like you are off to a good start, you should definitely PM Gypsy, I'm sure she would have some good advice for you.

Hi there,

This comes up a lot......
In a nutshell the majority of burlesque workshops pertain to delivering dance or movement based burlesque - not straight acting per se. Considering that burlesque as a craft is musical satire, performing burlesque intrinsically involves movement to music.

Therefore, burlesque workshops tend to take the form of movement to music, in which case a revelant qualification to get adequate insurance is indeed required. Drama/acting is different - I would suspect that if you have a BA in Drama Teaching, a Drama Dip Ed or a PGCE in Drama you could be insured to teach forms of Drama, but not 'movement to music' based physical activity.

I would be wary of an organisation that will insure you without having a teaching qualification that permits you to teach movement to music.

This is why on our Academy page we have a section 'Teachers Required', which has clear guidlines as to what qualifications we believe a teacher must possess. In the end my concern is for the general public; without the training in anatomy and biomechanics injuries can occur!

Hope this helps,
Gypsy x

I'm not able to offer any help but I'd like to wish you good luck with this potential venture.