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| Honey And Spice Sensual And Fierce Burlesque The Honey & Spice instructional video explores Two styles of burlesque: Sensual and Fierce. Burlesque Is A sophisticated theatrical art With A Long History, Many subgenres and a wide range of flavors from classic to neo-burlesque. Burlesque combined elements of acting, modeling and dance. It cultivate confidence, bold femininity, and a sense of humor. Created by Jo Weldon, The Headmistress and Founder of the New York School of Burlesque, The Burlesque Two program features authentic burlesque routines set to music. The emphasis of Both routines Is On Understanding the Art of Concealing and Revealing. While burlesque has Its Own classic moves and steps, "any burlesque routine Can Be Adding personalized by steps from your favorite form of dance gold from Other Variety Arts. The Honey Is A routine tantalizing, sensual dance, Performed With A feather boa. It Is playful, funny, and very graceful. You Will Learn How to Work With The boa, how to peel off your gloves, how to Interact with your audience, and How To Be sexy and confident on stage. The Spice Routine On The Burlesque IS based staple, Bump & Grind. It Is High-energy, sexy, rhythmic, and glamorous. You Will learn different types of bumps, various walks burlesque, burlesque and classic poses. In the routine Spice You Will learn how to project aussi The burlesque attitude, sexy secret That You Need to amaze and charm "any hearing. Jo Demonstrates The Routine And Then EACH section breaks down step-by-step. Every routine is of 5 combinations. The DVDs allow you to navigate chaptering Easily Between combinations, Both In The demonstrations and in The Breakdown, for easy review and practice. Additional technical and practice sections include a warmup, a sensual burlesque movement series, & the basics of Bump & Grind. Jo aussi Discusses burlesque costumes and Offers Tips for using some special items of clothing as props: You Will learn how to make a theatrical event out of peeling off your stockings and gloves, and Taking off your corset. Special DVD Extras Demonstrate The Basics of Tassel Twirling and show different types of pasties and how to attach em. Both routines are based in this program is the classic comic [strip] tradition. Jo moves she teaches Learned From Women Who Performed Burlesque In The 1930s Through the 1960s. Jo s fascination With classic burlesque Brought Her To Study With Dixie Evans, Sherry Britton, Tura Satana, Satan's Angel, Dee Milo, Toni Elling, and Other Legends of burlesque. Jo Weldon Is The Co-Executive Director of Education for The Burlesque Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, As Well As The Coordinator of The Burlesque Master Class at Coney Island, Where the Best of New York's amazing neo-burlesque performers come together to present Their Most Outrageous and iconoclastic acts. CommentsVickey Boghosian says... This video is simply fantastic!Jo is the perfect teacher- wise, gentle, and patient.These combinations are a blast to do and really make you feel sexy and sassy.I highly recommend this video for anyone interested in the world of burlesque, stripping and sexual confidence.A definite A+! Posted on February 12, 2011 Herbert Fortino says... Does he have a special birthday coming up?Or your anniversary?Or you want to spice things up a bit?Get this DVD!Don't worry about it being difficult!Jo breaks it down so that it is very easy!You will be bumping and grinding in no time!She will tell you how to use your clothing as props to perform a sensuous or a baudy dance.She also shares the surprisingly simple secret to tassel twirling!Have fun, and hide the DVD so that you keep your secrets secret! Posted on February 13, 2011 Evan Mickelberry says... There is no doubt at all that this must be one of the best Burlesque teach yourself dvd I have ever purchased. It has all the information you need in respect of burlesque dancing, said slowly so as to be completely assimilated. There is everything there including the clothes to wear, the music to choose. In fact everything, therefore if you are looking to start or continue learning Burlesque, please do not hesitate and go for this DVD. Posted on February 14, 2011 Roni Kiger says... This Dvd is a BLAST!Its super easy to follow and super fun to do! All of her instruction honestly makes a woman feel like a kitten =) As a dancer, I feel as though I can incorporate ideas from these two separate choreography's and fuse them together with my other styles of dance! There is even a portion of the DVD dedicated to costuming, Pasties AND Tassel Twirling!!! This DVD builds self confidence and has a super fun feel all the way through.She is enthusiastic about everything and is an amazing teacher! Cant wait for the Fan DVD!!! Posted on February 14, 2011 Desmond Gryszowka says... Some dance videos aren't ideal for all body types. Jo Weldon's "Honey and Spice" is not one of these. This is a delightful and easy to follow overview of two distinctly different burlesque dances. Jo's instructional style is sassy without being brash or disrespectful. She encourages dancers to love their curves. The warmup is especially beautiful and easy to pick up, even for beginners to burlesque. The performances, demonstrations, step-by-step breakdowns accompany several costuming tips. The music is heavenly and not some of the overused, cheesy "burlesque" tunes you'd expect to hear in a cheap club. Jo gives a true touch of class to this beautiful, yet often misjudged dance style. Highly recommended for beginners and advanced dancers of all shapes and sizes! A true winner. Posted on February 14, 2011 Luise Levangie says... This fun, instructional burlesque program is presented by Jo Weldon, School of Burlesque instructor also award winning performer,from NYC. Burlesque is a beautiful, sexy art, a journey into self discovery.This program unveils basic elements. Two routines with five combinations each will introduce a sensual flow, bump and grind and more to fascinate you with. To enter the program, the captivating Jo Weldon welcomes you with a brief history on the art.A simple chat on how to put together a costume, types of boas to get you started. Next get ready for a flow, body posture and positions to prepare for the warm-up done to authentic, classical burlesque music. The warm up is slow, sensual and so much fun, bringing you in touch with total femininity; the curves of the hip, a sensual rotation in the hip area known as the grind. Tips on beautiful leg and feet positioning. Yet that's not all! Absolute sensuality follows in the segment of the burlesque flow. Sexy arm patternssuch as shoulder rolls, snakey arms, tracing the silhouette, of the body with the hands, outline the hips, changing level of the body using plies to add more drama to the dance. A very enjoyable segment. The "honey and spice" routine is next. This sensual routine has 5 step by step combinations that will take you from handling the boa in a fun sexy manner, twirling and dropping, glove technique, shoulder strap tease and finally dropping the bra, but before then, skillfully picking up the boa to cover up.Simple and fun! The"spice" routine is next with technique on bump and grind, and get ready! After the basics, another sizzling 5 combinations! Learn hip bumps and pulses, pelvic and arm circles, traveling steps, shimmies. This was my favorite since the hip accents really add drama to the dance. The costuming is gorgeous fringe which plays on every move. To finalize the program, bonus tips on stockings, corsets, how to purchase and how to remove them while on stage. Includes a brief chat on tassel twirling, types of pasties,and how to properly adhere them. This is a fun entry level program, simple to follow and very well presented. The segments are carefully placed to guide with ease into the slow sensual or the playful and mischievous mood you may want to portray. Slightly over one hour of instruction set to beautiful New Orleans style jazz. The program lends itself well to incorporate some of my favorite dance moves and create fun dance combinations. Posted on February 15, 2011 Sherman Kerwood says... When I became interested in Burlesque dance, it did not take me long to discover that the vast majority of the instructional DVDs on the subject use the term "burlesque" as code for "modern strip tease."And while I certainly acknowledge that burlesque is often associated with feminine sexuality, I was not interested in cheesy stripper moves. Fortunately, Jo provides us with exactly the style I was hoping for.She is classy and subtle.I appreciate her emphasis on the smallest details of preforming---how to interact with your audience using your eyes, or the flip of your hands.At first glance, the DVD appears too easy for more experienced dancers, but my advice is to focus on the most subtle movements.A little goes a long way, and you will be amazed at how much you can add to any dance style using techniques provided in this DVD. The Honey routine requires the use of a boa and gloves as props.I found that a common winter scarf will do in a pinch for learning purposes. I recommend this DVD to anyone who is interested in preforming on stage, regardless of the style of dance you specialize in.It will add flare and character, and you will ooze sexiness but still understated.Enjoy! Posted on February 15, 2011 Kip Crick says... I'm the founder of a burlesque group in the UK, and I used this DVD to help demonstrate some of the basic elements of burlesque dance. It's very helpful, and easy to follow. The instructor is also entertaining! However, it does come across as rather low budget, and the overall look of the DVD, including the packaging, is very unpolished. Despite that, I'd still recommend this for anyone who just wants to have a bit of fun learning some new dances, or a new performer who wants to learn some burlesque basics. Posted on February 19, 2011 Glory Laumbach says... I really liked this DVD. First the menu interface lets you mix the order of the sections fairly effortlessly. But after a few watches, I had pretty much completed everything. But it really feels like a burlesque dance routine, not silly aerobics based on generic "stripper" moves like some of the other dvds out there. Overall I like it and I look forward to doing it, I just wish there was more of it. Posted on February 22, 2011 Filomena Kapperman says... Jo Weldon aptly describes burlesque as a "sophisticated and theatrical art with a long history," and it's a history that will go well into the future, in many forms. Anyone planning on a Broadway musical career should learn what Jo has to teach in this DVD, because sooner or later, they'll need to know. One has only to see the late great Bob Fosse's choreography ("Cabaret," etc.) to know what many of his ideas were based on...burlesque! Jo covers many subjects in this DVD, and teaches 2 routines. The first is "Honey," which is smooth and sensual with a feather boa, the 2nd is "Spice," which is faster and raunchier because it includes the classic "bump and grind" moves. Both are demonstrated and broken down step by step for easy absorption, and are simple to learn. It's the style that takes practice, in this "art of concealing and revealing." Jo among her many credits is founder of the New York School of Burlesque. The music used is terrific and very authentic, and is drummer and bandleader Ronnie Magri's Shim Sham Revue- Music of New Orleans Burlesque Shows of the 30's, 40's & 50's There is a Warm-Up section, and the "Extras" are excellent, and are on costuming. Stockings (runs are O.K., but the seams better be straight!), corsets, and those special little tassels. You'll learn how to glue `em and move `em. They are demonstrated on a bra, but of course are supposed to be applied to your skin. These days we are used to seeing actresses on the screen "in the buff" and it is so boring. Jo does much more just taking off a single glove. Posted on February 22, 2011 Leave a Comment |
