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Austin Academy of Burlesque

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Austin Academy of Burlesque

About this event

Q4 Series- Performance Refinement

6039 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd

Austin, TX 78723, USA


Act Development Semester Package
$150
Available until Oct 4

Enjoy the full program with access to all 6 classes:

  • October 4th- The Art of the slow burn with Anastasia Arsenic
  • October 18th- Polish that Act! with Jolie Goodnight
  • November 1st- Making Face with Sherry Bomb
  • November 15th - Poise and Presence with Ruby Joule
  • November 29th - The Art of Feedback: Giving, Receiving & Using Creative Critique with Kitty McSparkles 
  • December 6th - Performance Workshop
The Art of the Slow Burn : October 4th, 1:15pm - 2:45pm
$30
Available until Oct 4

Sunday, October 4th

1:15pm- 2:45pm (90 min)

(Lecture & Movement Class)


Learn to create anticipation, tension, and irresistible suspense through intentional pacing, stillness, movement, and reveals. Explore how to slow down without losing your audience, use pauses and musicality to build tension, and make every moment onstage feel deliberate.


Anastasia Arsenic will guide you through the psychology of the tease and the power of withholding, helping you discover how to make every reveal feel earned, and why sometimes the most captivating thing you can do is make them wait.


What to Bring: Come comfortable and ready to move shoes optional but not required

Polish that Act!: October 18th, 1:15pm - 2:45pm
$30
Available until Oct 18

Sunday, October 18th

1:15pm - 2:45pm (90 min)

(Movement Class)


Your act is good... let’s take it from rehearsed to ravishing! This movement-based workshop explores the details that transform choreography into a polished, intentional, and captivating performance. Through playful exercises, you’ll sharpen your stage presence, musicality, character, transitions, reveals, and audience connection.


Jolie Goodnight will share techniques and movement exercises designed to help you refine the details that make an act truly shine. Leave with a fresh toolkit for making your performance cleaner, cheekier, more confident, and impossible to ignore.


What to Bring: Dance heels if desired

Making Face: November 1st, 1:15pm - 2:45pm
$30
Available until Nov 1

Sunday, November 1st

1:15pm- 2:45pm (90 min)

(Lecture & Movement Class)


Your face is just as important to your performance as every step, pose, and reveal in your choreography. Explore how intentional facial expressions can add personality, deepen storytelling, and strengthen your connection with the audience. Learn to think beyond the movement of your body and use your face to break the fourth wall and elevate every moment onstage.


Sherry Bomb will guide students through exercises designed to explore expression, intention, and audience connection. Leave with practical tools to make your face an intentional part of your choreography and bring even more personality and impact to your performance.


What to Bring: Lipstick or makeup if desired to emphasize facial expressions

Poise and Presence: November15th, 1:15pm - 2:45pm
$30
Available until Nov 15

Sunday, November 15th

1:15pm- 2:45pm (90 min)

(Lecture & Movement Class)


Fine-tune and amplify your stage presence with the tools to look confident, graceful, and captivating in any performance. Explore powerful entrances and exits, fearless eye contact, crowd interaction, power poses, and the balance of stillness and motion to create a polished and memorable stage presence.


Ruby Joule will share tricks of the trade and dancer techniques designed to elevate your presentation and strengthen your connection with the audience. Leave with practical tools to make bold choices, command attention, and bring greater confidence and elegance to every moment onstage.


What to Bring: Notebook and pen.

The Art of Feedback: November 29th, 1:15pm - 3:15pm
$30
Available until Nov 29

Sunday, November 29th

1:15pm - 3:15pm (120min)

(Lecture Class)


Learn how to give, request, receive, and use meaningful creative feedback in this discussion-based workshop. Explore practical tools for moving beyond simply whether you “liked” a performance to examining artistic intention, audience impact, storytelling, and what you actually observe. You’ll practice giving feedback that supports an artist’s vision while learning how to ask for—and thoughtfully use—the feedback you need.


Kitty McSparkles will guide students through performance analysis, discussion, and repeatable feedback frameworks that can be brought into rehearsals and future act workshops. Leave with the skills to ask better questions, offer more useful observations, and make confident decisions about the feedback you receive.


What to Bring: Note taking supplies

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