Workshops 2025​

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Thursday 08.05.2025:
 

• Showgirls stretching with Rose de Noir, PL
When: 11:00 – 12:00 o'clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details: 

Showgil’s stretching, or stretching like the dancers we admire on stage.

We will focus on the most visual positions, such as splits, ropes, bridges, etc. During the workshop, you will learn how to prepare your body for stretching, how to perform certain positions correctly, how to stretch safely and increase ranges.

We invite people of all levels of advancement to the workshops, regardless of age or size. It does not matter if this is your first attempt at stretching or if you have been practicing for a long time.
Bring: Comfortable clothes, yoga mat or big towel
For Who: Everybody

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• You can improv, too! with Vena Kahlo, USA

When: 12:30 - 13:30  o'clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details: In this class, participants will learn practical techniques for feeling comfortable doing improv and keeping the audience engaged! Topics covered: 1. Preparing yourself (mind and body). 2. Knowing yourself and what  makes you YOU. 3. Audience interaction: consent and intention. 4. Making face- your face is the most important way to connect with the audience! 5. How to dance to a song that you don't know.

Bring: Pen and paper

For Who: Beginners and intermediate 

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• Staged Presence, with Whisper De Corvo, USA

When: 14:00 – 15:30 o‘clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details: Stage presence, we are told it's something inherent, that it cannot be learned. This is untrue. Stage presence is about connection. Through movement, and games we will learn tricks to boost your power onstage and keep all eyes on you.

Bring: Yourself, and comfortable clothing to move in.

For Who: Everybody 

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Friday 09.05.2025:

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• Headpiece making, witch Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor, UK
When: 11:00 – 13:00 o'clock

Where:  TBA
Details: A workshop where you will be shown how to create 3d objects out of scrap/ basic materials, which you can then transform into extravagant headpieces or props t be used for your costumes or performances. 
Bring: Scrap materials/ cardboard etc, but otherwise materials will be provided
For Who: Open to all- for people who want to transform their ideas into 3d objects

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• Be Comedy, Be Queen, with Cocò le Mokò, IT

When: 11:00 – 13:00 o'clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor

Details: GAME!
- Some short games in a circle to warm up and loosen up: colour balls, Samuel says,
name exchange
- Be Beast (45 min game): enter the scene playing an animal + interacAon
between various animals + return to humanity and burlesque rouAne
- InteracAon with object (45 min game) + surprise object
- Curtain game and final photo!

Bring: comfortable clothing (leggings), a prop (an object that you use in an act, or would like to use in an

For Who: The workshop is open to all people a8ending a basic burlesque course, it is not necessary to have a
basic knowledge of clown techniques, it is absolutely necessary to want to play!

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• Lurking in the Brush: Floorwork Choreography | Twisted at the Root: Acrobatic Floorwork, with Mathis Menagerie, USA

When: 13:15 - 15:15  o'clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details: Engaging in complex floor work is akin to navigating an ambush. Each movement must be meticulously calculated, every transition seamlessly executed, with no room for hesitation. The floor becomes a zone where agility and precision reign supreme. Just as an ambush demands keen awareness and swift, strategic responses to unexpected challenges, so does intricate floor work require a dancer to be acutely attuned to their body's capabilities and the space around them.

Bring: Knee Pads/Stilettos

For Who: All Levels

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Saturday 10.05.2025:

• Twerk it Out, with Miss H.Arlot, BR
When: 11:00 – 12:00 o'clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details: A workshop for anyone interested in learning the basics of twerking or improving their skills. We will go through several different types of twerking and techniques to get the perfect jiggle!
Bring: Their booties! Shorts are recommended, but you can twerk in anything.
For Who: Anyone and everyone is welcome!

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• Jazz and Theater dance technique, with Amy Von Baguette, FR

When: 12:15-14:15  o'clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details: A basic jazz dance class, a little work on Broadway theater dance style, a choreography from a song from the musical theatre repertoire, with a burlesque style.

Bring: Comfortable clothes to move in, ideally close to the body, heels optional  

For Who: Everybody 

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• Recover - a performers guide to grounding post-performance, with AwedaciTEA, USA

When: 14:30 – 15:30 o‘clock

Where: Saloon, Botel Marina, 2nd floor
Details:

Every performance demands energy, vulnerability, and emotional presence, often leaving performers exhilarated but drained.

This workshop is designed to guide burlesque artists in cultivating healthy, sustainable post-performance habits. Participants will explore practical techniques to release adrenaline, reset their nervous system, and reconnect with themselves after being on stage.

With compassionate facilitation, this session incorporates grounding exercises, mindfulness practices, and restorative tools tailored to the unique needs of performers. Whether you’re navigating post-show jitters, emotional overwhelm, or physical fatigue, this workshop offers actionable steps to recharge and protect your creative energy for the long haul.

Bring: yourself

For Who: Open to performers of all levels, this session will leave you feeling centered, refreshed, and ready to shine again.

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• Edit your music for your act, with Calie Tee, FR

When: 14:30 – 16:30 o‘clock

Where: TBA
Details: You always had trouble making a music montage for your act? I have the solution. Find out how to merge several more to make one.

Bring: your laptop

For Who: Everybody.