The burlesque circuit evolved alongside the vaudeville movement in the 19th century, which explains the genesis of the ever-popular ventriloquist strip tease. Learn the classic art of sultry performance with today's Groupon: for $35, you get a four-week Intro to Burlesque course at Miss Dakota's Burlesque Academy in Sherman Oaks and North Hollywood (a $75 value). Beginning on January 10, classes run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
A veteran burlesquer, Miss Dakota opened her school to teach the age-old art as a form of fun, creativity, and fitness. Donning sensible heels and comfy clothes they might wear to yoga or Civil War reenactments, students dive into the first week of burlesque class immediately strutting, posing, and working the boa as they learn the elusive Art of the Tease. Each class builds on the next, introducing sultry, tuneful, and comedic aspects of the craft, all the while fortifying self-confidence and body confidence. New props crop up each week, including gloves, sweaters, and fans, which pupils can wield to individualize their routines or perfect their sexy Eleanor Roosevelt impersonations.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Keeping Your Resolution
Your New Year's resolution likely falls into one of the following four categories: health, fitness, beast taming, or relationships. No matter what your resolution is, stick to it like a bee trapped in its own honey with these resolution-keeping tips:
Imagine Success: There's no room for failure! Even imagining defeat will cause your digestive organs to acclimate to the dewy, rancid taste of failure.
Imagine Failure: Just to see how bad it feels.
Start Slow: It's not reasonable to quit smoking cold turkey, stop not-exercising cold turkey, or give up eating all that cold turkey from Thanksgiving cold turkey. The first step toward fulfilling your resolution is to dream about it consecutively for seven nights.
Never, Ever Stop: Quitting is easy, but lasting success comes from perseverance.
Wait Till Next Year: By 2013, they'll probably have invented a pill that solves your problems for you.
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