Eau de Jo

Available Classes:

Thursdays, 7-8 pm:
Flirting with Burlesque Class
With Year in Rainbow Superstar Darlinda Just Darlinda, and Miss Coney Island Gal Friday! Our teachers are not just trainees but are real performers and involved members of New York's legendary burlesque community. They know how to entertain and how to do the moves--plus they are friendly, funny, and charming! Have fun and get fit while you learn to bump n grind.
http://www.schoolofburlesque.com/flirting.html

Also, see our Student Showcase:
Any Day But Christmas!
Featuring students of the New York School of Burlesque, many performing for the very first time! They'll be doing numbers based on various holidays, to give you a little respite from all the Christmas goings-on. If you're interested in classes or in performing, this is a perfect time to check out what you'll learn, and to support the school and have a good time while you're at it.
December 5, 8 pm, $5
167 Orchard St at Stanton

All other classes are sold out.

Look for upcoming classes to be announced in December and throughout the new year! Stay on this list to get the dates when our schedule is finalized. There will be another Essential Burlesque series, as well as separate offerings of Classic Moves, Chair Dance, Fan Dance, and Pastie-Making. We will also be offering a series in Hula Hoop, a costuming workshop, and classes in hosting for aspiring MCs. More classes will be presented in Washington DC, with possible classes in other cities (contact us if you'd like to have a workshop in your town).

Upcoming Performances and Events:

Headmistress Jo is cutting back her performance schedule over the next month while she's rewriting the NYSB Handbook, so there are only two scheduled chances to watch the founder of the School onstage over the next month.

Saturday, November 22, 10 pm
MISSION BRIEFING: The world is, as usual, in trouble... menaced this time by the Pernicious INternational Cartel of Horrible Baddies Out To Take Over el Mundo (P.I.N.C.H.B.O.T.T.O.M.), whose plan for global domination -- to use the twirling of burlesque performers' tassels to hypnotize the populace into submission -- is not the most ludicrous in the history of the 007 franchise. But P.I.N.C.H.B.O.T.T.O.M. will soon discover that The Twirl is Not Enough. Because (an unlicensed parody of) James Bond is back... and this time, he has a "License to Pinch" in the undercover extravaganza YOU ONLY PINCH TWICE.
hosted by Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie
starring Anita Cookie, Bastard Keith, Clams Casino, Delirium Tremens, Doc Wasabassco, GiGi La Femme, Jo Boobs, Julie Atlas Muz, Naughtia Nice, Neil O'Fortune, Peekaboo Pointe, Scott Rayow, Tigger!
Jo will be doing a very silly duet with NYSB alumni Miss Clams Casino, winner of the 2008 awards for Most Comedic and Most Innovative at the Miss Exotic World Pageant!
Details and tickets at
http://www.pinchbottom.com

Wednesday, December 10, 10.30 pm, $5
167 Orchard St at Stanton
Headmistress Jo Weldon Performs at the Slipper Room!

Look for School of Burlesque Teachers Angie Pontani, Helen Pontani, Jo Weldon, Julie Atlas Muz, and Peekboo Pointe on an upcoming episode of Gossip Girl! The episode is named "In the Realm of the Basses," and no, we can't tell you any of the script secrets! We had a wonderful, wonderful time at the shoot (who is sweeter than Leighton Meester??). We love the people at GG and are beyond excited to have been able to work with them again.
http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl

We are also in an upcoming segment on MTV's new cultural station, Iggy. There is a segment of Jo teaching a fan dance to lovely and charming host Angel, as well as a clip about the Student Showcase we had in October. We've seen the clips and they're gorgeous!
http://mtviggy.com/

And, a shoutout to the amazing Miss Indigo Blue and Dane Ballard, producers of BurlyCon 2008. It was a very special (attendees have gone so far as to say life-changing) event and we are looking forward to the next one!
http://www.burlyconseattle.com/


To ask questions, send an email to schoolofburlesque@gmail.com.
To learn more about the School, visit
http://www.schoolofburlesque.com

http://www.academyofburlesque.com/retreat08.html

Curriculum and Schedule
The curriculum has been developed collaboratively by Jo Boobs and
Indigo Blue and includes their favorite elements of their class
offerings. Opportunities will exist for students to learn topics
specific to their interests.

History:
Learning about legendary ladies: exploring the biographies of vintage
burlesque performers. How to watch, evaluate, understand, and consider
the varying ranges of burlesque performance past and present. Tracking
the development and geneaology of the neo-Burlesque movement on two
coasts.

Movement & Dance Skills:
Daily stretching & balancing. Posture for the stage, The Burlesque
Walk, and posing for stage and photo. Classic movements of the bump &
grind, shimmy & shake. Glove and stocking work. Chair and floor
dancing. Tassel Twirling.

Performing Femininity:
Developing and growing a character. Defining and refining an act for
the stage. Exploring notions of femininty and how they apply to stage
personae.

Sample Schedule

* 8:30 Stretching
* 9:00 Continental breakfast of eggs, fruit, cereal, toast, juice,
coffee, tea.
* 10:00 Posture and walking for the stage, posing for stage and
photos.
* 12:00 Delicious lunch with salad, entree, vegetarian options.
* 1:30 Free time (walking, writing, reading, swimming, videos)
* 3:00 Glove & stocking skillsclass
* 4:15 High tea wearing hats & gloves with tea cakes or sandwiches
* 5:00 Review and discussion of-neo burlesque routines.
* 6:30 Creating a character for the stage.
* 7:30 Gourmet dinner with vegetarian options, dessert.
* 9:00 Dress-up for pin-up photo shoots, practice posing
* 11:00 Videos

Accommodations
The retreat will be held at a private 7 acre residence on Lopez
Island, WA, about 3 hours north of Seattle in the gorgeous San Juan
Islands. Meals taken outside in the orchard or on the deck, and
evening videos under the stars, projected on the barn! Main house used
primarily for cooking, has one bathroom with shower.

Most classes and activities will be conducted in the barn or outdoors
in the groves. The lawn is mostly rugged with grassy spots. Stilettos
and bare feet are welcome on all areas of the property! Clothing is
optional, glitter is required.

Participant lodging is in the lower and upper barn dorm spaces.
Air-matresses, linens, and pillows provided - bring your own towels!
There is also plenty of space if participants would like to bring
camping gear and set up tents. The barn has its own bathroom & shower,
and additional outhouses are available! This year there's even a kiddy
pool in the orchard!

Transportation
Directions to the venue will be sent in registration packets for those
participants with cars. Car-pooling will be organized for those who do
not have cars. The Academy can provide rides to and from Sea-Tac
airport for out-of-town participants. Participants are responsible for
their own ferry tickets.

What to Bring
A complete list of what to bring will be provided with registration
packets. Students should plan to bring a swimsuit and sandals for hot
weather, their own towel, dress-up clothes and one partial or
completed "costume", a wig, some high heels, a journal, and sunscreen.
Linens, practice fans, gloves & boas & pasties are available. Students
may bring their own items to sell, and money to buy things at the
Sunday marketplace/swap.

http://www.academyofburlesque.com/retreat08.html

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BurlyCon 2008 features Speakers and Special Guests - Panels and
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With Our 2008 Guests of Honor
*Toni Elling*
*Miss Astrid*
*Laura Herbert*

Along with some of the most respected names in Burlesque from all over
the country, coming together to celebrate our diverse and vibrant
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For more information and to buy your tickets go to our website.

See you all there.

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Body Glitter Denied

The Third Annual Follies Fromage
at Coney Island’s Legendary Burlesque at the Beach!
It’s a Cheese-O-Rama
featuring New York Burlesque at its Dairy Best!



Click the image above to see last year's show!

This Year With:
The Great Fredini as the Big Cheese
Jo Boobs and her Cheese Balls
Tigger, who will speak movingly of Cheeses
Dirty Martini as Easy Cheese
Bunny Love as Cheesecake
World Famous Bob as the Mouse
Remy Vicious as Munster
Pah-oo-la the Swedish Housewife as Limburger
Cherokee as Mozzarella Pie
Lukki as All-American Cheese
Creamy Stevens as International Cheese
Delerium Tremens as Parmesan


The Follies Fromage at Coney Island!
Friday, July 8, 10 pm $15
http://www.coneyisland.com/burlesque.shtml

The Great Fredini and Bambi present:
NEW SCHOOL BURLESQUE & VAUDEVILLE
10PM EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT SIDESHOWS BY THE SEASHORE
Fireworks after the fireworks all summer long!!
Every Friday at 10PM during the Summer season, The Great Fredini and Bambi present our popular Burlesque on the Beach- A revival of the most glorious and notorious of the "girlie revues" in Coney Island history. The sumptuous decor, fabulous bubble machine and swell girls make burlesque one of Coney's hottest attractions! Every Friday night brings an all new show with outrageous acts. A blend of old style burlesque, sideshow freaks, strange women, new vaudeville and toe tappin' music... its fireworks after the fireworks!

HOW TO GET TO CONEY ISLAND
Coney Island USA is located at 1208 Surf Avenue, at the corner of West 12th Street.

By Train:
Take the D, Q N or F train to Stillwell Avenue (last stop).

By Car:
Take the Belt Parkway to exit 6. Head south on Cropsey Avenue to West 17th Street. Keyspan Park and the Parachute Jump will be in front of you on Surf Avenue. Parking is available along most streets. There are commercial parking lots on West 17th Street and West 12th Street between Mermaid and Surf, West 15th Street between the Boardwalk and Surf and on Neptune Avenue between West 12th and Stillwell Avenue.