Upcoming Classes

Want to boost your confidence? Find newfound confidence and enjoy feeling sexy again with our burlesque classes!

If you're looking to spice up your dance repertoire and add some sass and self-assuredness to your movements, come and learn burlesque with Miss Kitty’s Meow.

We offer a range of classes on different days and timeslots so that you have the chance to find an opportunity and a style of burlesque that suits you.

Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, all our classes offer a safe and inclusive space to explore the art of burlesque.

So grab your feather boa and join the fun – it's time to unleash your inner burlesque diva!

Introduction to Burlesque Course

Wednesday 8 January - Wednesday 29 January

Prima Ballet Academy| 105 Main Rd Moonah

6.30pm -7.30pm

Have you always been curious about burlesque? Looking to unlock the tools to unleash your inner burlesque star?

If you are looking for high heels, sparkles and wicked confidence, this beginner focused course is for you. Over four 60 minute lessons, you will tease out the classic burlesque moves, to an old school burlesque soundtrack that will have you bumping and grinding in no time.

Suited for all ages, shapes, sizes and genders - no experience needed! This is the burlesque introduction you have been waiting for.

Bookings essential. Cost is $100 per person for this four week course.

Please check the Terms and Conditions on booking.

Neo Burlesque Striptease

Sunday 23 February- Sunday 16 March

Prima Ballet Academy| 105 Main Rd Moonah

4pm - 5.15pm

Join Grace Cherry in this modern day striptease course. You can expect a modern soundtrack, with a focus on peeling and stripping off your layers with sexy grinds, tracing lines and body rolls.

This modern twist on the classic art form blends theatricality, dance, humor, and sensuality. Think glamorous costumes, creative routines, and a whole lot of personality! Whether you’re a seasoned performer or a complete newbie, neo burlesque is a celebration of all shapes, sizes, and talents, welcoming anyone who wants to find their groove.

In our expertly crafted course, you'll get to learn essential skills in a supportive and vibrant environment. You can look forward to

Each week you will take these moves and work towards a super sexy routine - ready for the stage or just for that special someone!

Bring:

• Items for your striptease: Corset and bra to practice stripping out of

• Corset can be loaned

  Outcomes:

• A super sexy burlesque striptease routine set to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste”

• Knowledge of how to seductively remove and peel layers of clothing

• The opportunity to perform this routine at the Burlesque Showcase in May 2025

You must read the Terms and Conditions on booking. Note that courses are to be paid in full and are not refundable.

 Pinup Perfect Burlesque

Prima Ballet Academy | 105 Main Rd Moonah

Sunday 23 February- Sunday 16 March 2025

5.30pm - 6.30pm

Discover the Excitement of Pinup Dance: A New Class Fusing Burlesque and 1940s Poses!

Are you ready to shimmy your way into a world of vintage glamour and playful fun? We are thrilled to announce an exciting new pinup dance class that brings together the artistry of burlesque and the charm of 1940s pinup poses! This unique fusion promises to be not only a fun dance class but also an opportunity to express yourself and celebrate body positivity.

You will finish your course with a fun and flirty routine set to “Candyman” by Christina Aguilera.

Low impact but not low on glamour!

You will have the opportunity to perform the routine at the Burlesque Showcase in May 2025 at Moonah Arts Centre,

Burlesque Chair Dance

Burlesque Chair Dancing Course

Prima Ballet | 105 Main Rd Moonah

Sunday 6 April 2025 - Sunday 11 May 2025

4pm - 5.15pm (75 minute class)

Exercise your core, challenge your flexibility and unleash your inner cabaret superstar.

Over the course we will learn a combination of chair dancing tips and tricks - from back bends, to fan kicks and everything in between.

You’ll mix up these ‘showstopping’ tricks with some classing burlesque grinds and dips - learning how to take all your sexiest moves to the chair.

Each week we will work towards a progressive modern burlesque routine that can be performed on stage or just for that special someone.

While the class is designed to help you learn some new and impressive moves, it is a class for all levels of fitness, flexibility and ability. No experience is needed to join in! Modifications are encouraged for all movements.

Outcomes:

• A super sexy burlesque chair dancing routine set to a modern soundtrack

• The opportunity to perform this routine at the Burlesque Showcase in May 2025

You must read the Terms and Conditions on booking. Note that courses are to be paid in full and are not refundable.

FAN DANCING

Burlesque Feather Fan Dancing

Prima Ballet Academy | 105 Main Rd Moonah

Sunday 6 April 2025- Sunday 11 May 2025

5.30pm - 6.30pm

An ode to the original burlesque superstar, Sally Rand, this course will see you master the art of feather fan dancing.

Over 6 weeks you will learn foundation for feather fan dance poses, holds and transitions. You will be able to take these essential moves and learn a classic burlesque showgirl routine. At the end of the course you will be set to flutteryourself into a sultry fan-tastic extravaganza.

You have the option of performing with at our Burlesque Showcase in May 2025

If you are after a glamorous and low impact class this is the course for you!

Wear /Bring:

• Something comfortable you can move in

• Heels (no anklebreakers)

• Feather fans

Cost is $120 per student or $150 to include loan of feather fans.

Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before booking. Courses require pre booking and no refunds are available.

 Act Development Course

Are you thinking of making a solo debut? Wanting to refine your burlesque routine?

Get the right guidance and support for your burlesque journey through this intimate mentoring opportunity.

Join Grace Cherry in this intensive act development course. This is a mentoring opportunity design to take your act from an idea to the stage, or to help you make sure your solo packs a WOW factor!

Working across individual intensive sessions and shorter group events, this program is designed to help you take an act from concept right up to stage.

Alternatively, you might be an emerging artist with an act that needs a bit of refinement and some support for your professional development.

During your journey, you will also build a peer support network with a small group of fellow performers. 

Through this program you will successfully perform a burlesque act to a live audience.  But more than a one off opportunity - this program helps you build a burlesque network and start your longer term burlesque practice - whether as a hobby or as a profession.

What does the course include?

• x1 45- 60 minute online individual introduction session (booked by appointment)

• x 1 group induction session online on 25 January 2024 at 12noon - 1pm

• x 4 group coaching sessions with a focus on developing key skills you need for a professional solo debut:

  • Wednesday 5 February 7.45pm -9pm (theme: choreography and musicality)

  • Wednesday 19 February 7.45pm - 9pm (theme: striptease)

  • Wednesday 26 February 7.45pm - 9pm (theme: costuming and making a visual impression)

  • Wednesday 5 March 7.45pm - 9pm (theme: facial expressions and cultivating stillness)

• x 1 in person coaching session (by appointment)

  Plus when you enrol you will also get:

• Access to a private Facebook group for ongoing Q&A and troubleshooting

• An original e-book by Grace Cherry full of tips and tricks

• Bonus tip sheets to help you rehearse and build an act from scratch

• Opportunity to perform your solo at the Burlesque Showcase at the Moonah Arts Centre in May 2025

The investment is $150 for students that have participated in this program before and $350 for new participants. Payment plans available on request.

You can download the information pack here for more details.

Please read the terms and conditions carefully before booking. This is an intensive mentoring program, and participants are encouraged to make sure they have the time and commitment for the course before bookings.

Questions? Please contact Grace Cherry at meow.burlesque@gmail.com

burlesque Workshops

Fan Dance Foundations Workshop

Sunday 12 January at 4pm - 5.30pm

Prima Ballet Academty | Cnr Main Rd Moonah & Hopkins Streets

$35 - $50 per person

Do want to master the foundations of the art of feather fan dancing? Focus on the technique and core poses and transitions of this glamorous art form.

This workshop will cover

• Holding and grips of feather fans

• Key poses with feather fans

• Transitions with feather fans and how to move between poses

This workshop is great for students wanting a refresher. Or for anyone planning on taking the more intensive 6 week fan dance course later in 2025. It is is a great opportunity to gain access to the foundations you need to progress

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