Valentine's Day Striptease

This workshop will teach a full striptease routine along with some really fun and deadly exotic dance moves. NO dance experience is needed and NO other kind of experience either. If you have a Valentine, great. If you don’t, great. These two hours we spend feeling fantastic and sexy in our bodies is a gift for everyone; regardless of your relationship status. Feeling heartbroken? Frustrated? Lonely? Uninspired? Wonderful? Happy? Dejected? Where ever you are in your head these days, get into your body and let it all melt away for a blissful 2 hours. You will leave with a smile on your face and tingle all over your body!

To bring:
A pair of heels.
A “under” outfit consisting of whatever you want to show after you remove a top and bottom layer. There is NO expectation here; you can go down to a bra and underwear or a pair of pyjamas.
A top layer. This can be a button-down shirt and skirt, a t-shirt and skirt, a dress, a snowsuit or whatever. Do a quick test at home to make sure that your outfit can be taken off without too much swearing and tugging. But anything goes; go with what you feel great in.
A yoga mat.
A bottle of water.

Details
Wednesday, Feb. 8th from 7:00 – 9:00pm
Location: Groove Creative Arts Centre. 491 Eglinton Ave. West. At Tarlton. South side of Eglinton, a few blocks west of Avenue. There is not a lot of street parking around here, although there is a very handy Green P parking. Leave extra time to find parking. If you are coming by the TTC, the studio is half-way between Yonge/Eglinton station and Eglinton West station.
Price: $45, incl HST.

The most delicious and powerful feminine movement

Around 2003, I came across Sheila Kelley’s book “The S Factor” in a bookstore. I devoured the book and thought, this is the way I want to move. The way I like to move. But I wasn’t sure that Toronto was ready for it yet. The movement had just started in Los Angeles but as far as I knew, it hadn’t come north yet. There was nothing like it in Toronto. So I offered a one-day workshop in “The Art of Stripping”. When I had 35 women sign up, I knew that Toronto ladies were ready and very interested in connecting to their most feminine movement.

From there, I taught the Art of Stripping and Exotic Dance until my interests took me into another direction. But having taught hundreds of women at classes, private parties, workshops and conferences, I experienced the transformation and journey that women went on during the sessions and in fact, I went on one myself. It remains, in my mind, the most powerful and transformative class I offer.

Why 2 hours? I thought this class needed 2 hours. Women need to unwind, relax, forget about that day and what needs to be done after class (always so much!), slow down, get into their bodies, warm-up and then unleash. Although this course is based on physical movement, it is a spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical transformation.

The short description of the style of dance we’ll do is that it is everything that feels liberating and RIGHT on a woman’s body. The longer description is the course.
Each class includes a 45 minute warm-up that will stretch, strengthen, massage and adore the entire body. Then we move into learning movements that fit our bodies to a T. We will learn floor, standing and wall moves. At the end of the course, we will have a full routine developed. We will also spend some time on striptease and lapdance techniques. This is a course that will make your body, mind and spirit hum.

Full session
January 16th – March 12th (8 weeks) NO class on Feb. 20th for Family Day
Monday nights from 7:00 – 9:00pm.

Cost: $316 (incl HST). Please note: there are no refunds.

LOCATION: Groove Creative Arts Centre. 491 Eglinton St. West at Tarlton. South side of Eglinton at Tarlton. 4th floor. You can reach the studio by bus from either Eglinton or Eglinton West subway station. There is limited street parking in the area but several Green P parking lots. Check out the Green P Parking lots website for details.

To bring:
Comfortable, non-baggy workout clothing.
A yoga mat for floor work.
High heels. These can be any high heels you like. They can be exotic dancer/stripper style shoes or ballroom style shoes. Or boots with heels.
Water bottle.

"Pussycat Dolls Burlesque" class

In this 8-week class, we will dance in this style which is a combination of nightclub burlesque, Pussycat Dolls (Las Vegas-style) and Cabaret dance. No dance experience necessary! This 90-minute class contains a cardio dance warm-up, stretching, conditioning, isolations and dance move drills, short choreographies and a cool-down. No pressure – all fun!

CLASS DETAILS
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS – 12:45pm – 2:15pm from January 19th – March 8th, 2012 (8 weeks)

PRICE: $244.08 (incl HST) – 8 week session. Please note: there are no refunds.

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS – 7:00 – 8:30pm from January 18th – March 7th, 2012 (8 weeks)

PRICE: $244.08 (incl HST) – 8 week session. Please note: there are no refunds.

TO BRING: Workout clothing that you can move in. The warm-up can be done in running shoes or bare feet. The rest of the class can be done in running shoes, bare feet or high heels. Heels are recommended but optional.

Drop-in class – $30. Please note that the drop-in class fee has no HST added. Therefore, there will be a limit of 4 drop-in classes per session. If you would like to attend more than 4 classes, please purchase a Class Card of 5.

Class card of 5 – $158.20 (incl $28 HST) This class card is good for 6 months.

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