The Boston Academy of Burlesque has a slew of great classes this month.  We're celebrating Pride this month, and many of our classes are aimed at men who want to celebrate the spirit of Burlesque in male or female style.

Mina is doing her usual great job as a teacher with Burlesque for Beginners - with a class open to either gender.

I'm doing In These Shoes - a class for people born as men to learn the art of swaying, dancing and strutting like ladies.

And - for 4 weeks running, I'll be teaching Belly Dance with a Twist.  This class, too, is open to anyone.

I'm really excited about that last class.  A not particularly well kept secret is that my background in dance is both belly dance and Bharata Natyam (a Southern Indian classical style).  For years, I've informally blended the two at dance circles and gotten asked if I teach.  For years I've taught one or the other style.  This time is a madcap experiment in building and blending both.  It's done with a spirit for improvisation - many folks I know will be looking to dance at summer parties and fire circles, so I'm planning to throw more time and attention at improvisation concepts than at learning and excuting a choreography.

Classes start this week!  So get going!

Life in Betty land is fast and furious these days.  The Babydolls performance schedule may be on a break, but our classes are in full swing.  We're also doing some great inter-troupe work, with practices and sewing nights coming up and more Babydoll Bonding time (not Bondage time... get your mind out of the gutter!)

It's been a fun, frenzied weekend of being out and about - I hit Xmortis on Friday and saw way more people than I expected.  I hit Pride and flyered today and posed for lots of pictures, including pics with Miss Teen Massachuesetts. :)

Now I'm advertising and putting finishing touches on my costume for tomorrow - I'm performing with the Shimmy Collective in celebration of my new class series!