Classes with Miss Indigo Blue on Saturday, February 28, 2009

I remember seeing and meeting Miss Indigo Blue at Tease-O-Rama last October. I had heard a lot about her and was looking forward to seeing her perform, as she's one of the top burlesque performers and educators around. Not to mention she developed the Google Calendar for burlesque events in Seattle, which is where I got the idea for this blog! And, yes, she wore blue the two times I saw her. :-D

She'll be heading to our town from the Northwest and will be performing at Cabaret Verdalet (see previous posting) on Saturday night. That afternoon, however, she'll be teaching two classes at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco. Here are the details:

Miss Indigo Blue teaches Two Classes in ONE!

The Art Of The Tease & Sparkling Stage Presence Saturday, February 28, 1-3pm at Center for Sex & Culture, 1519 Mission, between 11th & So. Van Ness.

Cost: $20 preregistered $25-35 sliding scale at the Door

Register now at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/56783

Questions? Call 206-47-TWIRL or 415-255-1155 or email events@sexandculture.org,

1pm: The Art of The Tease

Women in the Golden Age of Burlesque refined teasing to an art - the art of strip-tease! Students will learn the fundamental components of the tease... All are empowered to explore and discover their own inner tease-artiste in a safe and friendly environment. We will work with boas and gloves, which will be available for loan. You are also welcome to bring your own.

2pm: Sparkling Stage Presence

Stepping on stage is one thing, feeling the energetic sparkle with the audience is another! Learn to capture the attention of your audience with riveting facial expressions, gestures, movements, and charisma.

Open to all genders, backgrounds, abilities, orientations, and bodies.

Participants only, no observers. 18+ or parental permission.

Miss Indigo Blue Bio:

Sexy, funny, irreverent and ingeniously clever, Miss Indigo Blue flirts with the edgy, exotic and erotic fringes of burlesque. Evoking the elegant tease of legend Gypsy Rose Lee, and inspired by the brilliant comic wit of Whitney Biennial recipient Julie Atlas Muz, Miss Indigo is more than just a great practitioner of the ol' bump and grind; she enlivens her performances with a heady blend of brainy and bawdy that makes audience's mouths water, as their minds whirl.

"Miss Indigo Blue flirts with the edgy exotic and erotic fringes of burlesque... "

For the last fifteen years , this "nouveau burlesque" entertainer has titillated crowds across the country and in Europe with her wild tassel-twirling techniques and smart, sexy, and funny skits. With a strong dance and theater background and extensive experience as a stripper, Miss Indigo Blue brings sensuality, sexuality, eroticism, and humor to her carefully crafted routines. Miss Indigo is known for her creative and
hilarious surprises, erotic dance skills, detailed and authentic retro 1930's-1960' s costuming, and naughty reformulations of favorite characters like Holly Golightly, Carmen Miranda and Wonder Woman.

Miss Indigo Blue is also the President and Chief Twirling Officer of TwirlyGirl LLC, which created the most exquisite pasties in the world for discriminating nipples, and the founder and Headmistress of the Academy of Burlesque in Seattle. She has taught Burlesque and Teasing techniques in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and Seattle since 2001. Miss Indigo Blue and her Academy are the subject of a feature-length independent documentary "A Wink And A Smile", which is in theaters as of May 2009. Miss Indigo Blue is based in Seattle, WA.

www.missindigoblue.com

www.academyofburlesque.com

So if you'd like to take two classes in one from one of the premier burlesque educators in the world for as little as $20, this is your chance!