Welcome to TEASE, PLEASE!
CLASS INFO
Thank you so much for taking TEASE PLEASE!
Class is held THURSDAYS on ZOOM for the dates NOV 2-DEC 14, with no class on NOV 23 (American Thanksgiving).
All class recordings for this class will be available at the links below until at least FEB 1 2024.
In the next section, you will find the live class Zoom link (it’s large!), and after each class finishes, I will upload recordings of the live classes for those who can’t attend in real time.
General Guidelines:
This class has stripteasse elements in it, so the instructor will be removing clothing, but students are not expected to own every item that we discuss stripping out of (this would get costly fast!) It is perfectly appropriate for students to use alternate items, or pretend take things off in this class!
Our FIRST routine “IS YOU IS?” will involve taking off a dress (preferably something long that you can unzip yourself), gloves, a bra or shirt-like item, and a boa or scarf.
Our SECOND routine will involve a corset, bra, shimmy belt, and bustle. Info on how to make a shimmy belt below, but we will also talk about this in class and you do NOT need one for our first class.The classroom opens up a few minutes before class starts so everyone can get situated :)
You will need to download Zoom. Here’s a link if you need it: HOW TO DOWNLOAD ZOOM
CLASS LINK & RECORDINGS + Rehearsal videos
LIVE CLASS LINK:
All live classes for our entire session are held at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81924729453
ROUTINE RECORDINGS:
REHEARSAL RECORDING (WEEK 1)
REHEARSAL RECORDING (WEEK 2)
“IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY?”
“UP ALL NIGHT”
Recording of the 1st half of the act from THE FRONT
Recording of the 1str half of the act from THE BACK
AND HERE ARE THE CLASS RECORDINGS!
NOV 2: CLICK HERE FOR CLASS RECORDING
NOV 9: CLICK HERE FOR CLASS RECORDING
NOV 16: CLICK HERE FOR CLASS RECORDING (Note to students: I don’t want you to be worried, so I’m giving you a heads up - during class a guy pulled his truck up next to my bus and parked, watching me teach class through a gap in my window coverings. I stopped teaching and went over to the window to let him know I could see him and he drove away. You can see all this in the class video, so I didn’t want anyone to feel jarred or upset! Everything is fine, but what a creep!)
NOV 30: CLICK HERE FOR CLASS RECORDING
DEC 7: CLICK HERE FOR CLASS RECORDING
DEC 14: CLICK HERE FOR CLASS RECORDING
The video RECORDINGS will be available throughout our six-week session, and will be available until FEBRUARY 1st. Students can download the classes if they would like access to them for future reference.
WARDROBE INFO (WILL BE UPDATED AS CLASS GOES ON):
“IS YOU IS?” ROUTINE COSTUME ITEMS:
BOAS are available at any Party City store or can be ordered online, or any SCARF that’s long (rather than square) will work. Lighter materials are easier to work with.
GLOVES can be gotten at Party City. on Amazon, and at many event,c ostuming or party stores. The long gloves are called “Opera Gloves”.
DRESS is of your choosing, preferably with ziper in back. We discussed zippers in class #2— your dress probably has what is called an “invisible zipper” (looks like THIS) ot “all purpose zipper” (THIS ONE) and if you struggle with it, you may want to replace it with a “Stripper Zipper”. A few resources on that:
Zipper Types (We use the molded plastic type of zipper, aka the last one they mention, but these also get called Stripper Zippers, Plastic Zippers Vision Zippers, Jacket-weight Zippers and Sleeping Bag Zippers.)
Example of Stripper Zipper in Gown They’re much more visible than a dress zipper, generally, but about 10,000 times easier to unzip.
Jamie Von Stratton Talking About Stripper Zipper She is a burlesque performer and costumer who has also made great stuff for some of the RuPaul babes, and she talks about stripper zippers and finding “invisible” stripper zippers which are less easy to see on dresses.
SECOND ROUTINE RESOURCES:
RESOURCES FOR CORSETS:
How To Select Your Corset Size
Some shops; Timeless Trends, Corset Story. Some also like Orchard Corsets and for costume corsets (ie corsets that have no boning or plastic boning so they will not cinch you as much as a sprung steel boned corset) there is always Amazon.
RESOURCES FOR QUICK RELEASE BRA CLOSURES:
https://arielhelvetica.com/products/costume-quickies-6-colors
GENERAL DISCUSSION ABOUT CHOOSING FASTENINGS FOR BURLESQUE COSTUMES: https://21stcenturyburlesque.com/burlesque-101-costume-fastenings-burlesque-costume-catherine-dlish-penny-starr-jr/