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BurlyCon is four full days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) of
workshops and events.

Workshops begin at 1pm Thursday and conclude 4pm Sunday. Workshops run simultaneously throughout the day, so you may have to choose your favorite topic! By popular request, workshops are extended to 1.5 hours!

FINAL 2009 SCHEDULE

WORKSHOPS

BURLESQUE DANCE TECHNIQUE
Work the Stage w/Marinka
Beginning Fan Dancing (30") w/Michelle L'Amour
Large Fan Dancing (>50") w/Michelle L'Amour
Simply Hips w/Michelle L'Amour
Walks & Transitions w/Michelle L'Amour
Beginning Chair Dancing w/Lux La Croix
Intermediate Chair Dancing w/Lux La Croix
Choreography w/Lux La Croix
Glove & Stocking Removal w/Jo Boobs
Walking in Heels w/Indigo Blue
Tap w/Alotta Boutte
World Carnival Dance w/Kellita
Choreography w/Kellita
Floorwork w/Peekaboo Pointe
Tassel Twirling w/Peekaboo Pointe
Pilates w/Lukki & Lux

COSTUMING & MAKEUP
Don't Stop at Off the Rack w/ Penny & Venus
Color Theory w/Penny & Venus
Drag Makeup 101
Carving the Eye - Makeup for the Stage

THEATRE
Scene Studies (sign up & have your act reviewed!)
Being Present with Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey
Persona w/Dr. Lukki
Melodrama w/Dr. Lukki
Singing & Strippin w/Alotta Boutte
Is that a DUDE? w/Dr. Lukki
Boylesque Techniques w/Waxie Moon
Theatre Skills w/Waxie Moon
Comedy w/The Von Foxies

THE BUSINESS OF BURLESQUE
Contracts and Legal Q&A w/Stokes Lawrence Legal
Group Dynamics w/BabyDoe
Self-Promotion w/BabyDoe
Teaching for Teachers w/Dr. Lucky
Basic Graphic Design with Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey

HISTORY
Early Burlesque History w/Robert Allen
Neo-Burlesque w/Michelle Baldwin
The History of Tease-O-Rama with Baby Doe
Exotic Dance in Contemporary Film w/Jo Boobs

PANELS:
Last year's Panel discussions were lively conversations that sparked discussion all year long - this year, we add to the topics, and continue last year's most provocative conversations where they left off!
Panels for 2009!

  • Inner-troupe Dynamics - What Works
  • Writing on Burlesque with Burlesque Writers
  • Boylesque - Men Stripping? or More?
  • Performer Ethics - Building a Code
  • Cultural Appropriation - Continuing the Conversation
  • Censorship and Public Perception