Noon – 2pm Sunday, February 16th, 2025 – Northridge, CA $50
Bring your ideas, props, problems and we will work trough it.
This workshop is designed to bring creative people together to problem solve the areas we are struggling. Not only does Lili help you though the process, but you gain insignt and problem solving watching other peoples acts in a space designed to grow as an artist. (open to 4 people)
Crown Theatre140 South Rosemead Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91107
The Schedule
1pm – 2:15pm – Body Talk – Emoting and Storytelling Through Movement with Miss Lady Legs
2:30pm – 3:40pm – Clothing as a Prop: You Took it Off, So What? with Lili VonSchtupp
4 pm – 5pm or 6pm – Peer Review Showcase
Body Talk with Miss Lady Legs
Learn to emote and tell stories through movement
1 pm – 2:15pm
Learn how to translate concepts and stories through movement using dynamic movement quality, embodying characters, and diving into your own choreography to unleash the story.
In this class, you’ll learn:
Connecting your inner world to your movement quality
Translating words and emotions into movement
Strategies add more interest and intent to your choreography
Generating movement that resonates with your characters and audience
Analyzing choreography and interpreting movement
Debrief chat to process out loud with your classmates
“[Intention is Sexy!] was a fun class that gave me new kinetic vocabulary for movement. Miss Lady Legs knows how to run a class!”
– Felina Bella, Burlesque Performer
About Miss Lady Legs
Miss Lady Legs is the producer of Burlesque & Chill and teaches ballet, pointe, modern, and contemporary dance. For this class, she will draw upon her academic knowledge from her dance BFA program and over 15 years of professional dance and choreography experience to explore new ways of moving and thinking about choreography with the burlesque community.
Clothing as a Prop: You Took It Off, So What? with Lili VonSchtupp
Master the after-tease and up-skill your use of clothing as a prop in your burlesque acts.
2 :30pm – 3:40pm
Why are you wearing that costume, using those props? How does it relate to your story and/or your character? Lili VonSchtupp shares her vast knowledge and helps you discover different ways of using your clothing to tease and reveal while staying true to your character, storyline, or emotional intention. Learn to surprise your audience with unique and fun removals and reveals.
In this class, you’ll:
Work with a bra, gloves, and boa (or long scarf)
Learn how to do more with your reveals
Get more polished by mastering using your clothing like a prop
Leave with practical knowledge you can immediately apply in your acts
About Lili VonSchtupp
“I don’t teach burlesque. I teach how to create art within the burlesque genre.” – Lili VonSchtupp
Lili VonSchtupp made her debut at the legendary Derby in Hollywood CA. In 2006, she competed in Miss Viva Las Vegas, performed at the New York Burlesque Festival and went on to headline at Burlesque Fests in Hawaii, Arizona, Vermont, Las Vegas and Co-hosted Viva Las Vegas with both John Waters and Elvira.
As producer of Monday Night Tease!, Friday Night Happy Hour, Dinner and a Showgirl, and Burlesque After Dark, Lili has booked over 1200 separate performances and worked with both local, national and international talent. She founded the Hollywood Burlesque Festival in 2013, and produced it until it was sold in 2021. She’s colloquially known as “your mentor’s mentor” and her alumni and mentees include names such as:
Miss Spent Youth
Egypt Black Knyle
Miss May
Lady Sapphire Noir
Burlesque & Chill’s own Gwen Ruby, Mae Lust, and Miss Lady Legs
And many, many more
Peer Review Showcase
If you’ve got an act that you are ready to take to the next level, we’ve created a safe space to receive critiques and feedback from peers, local show producers, and festival judges.
4pm – 5 or 6pm (depending on number of registrants)
Get structured, verbal feedback from instructors and peers, written feedback from peers, and a video of your act and verbal feedback.
Getting structured, actionable feedback from not only fellow dancers, but the people who do the booking allows you to zero in on what is holding you back, or what you need to take it up a notch.
This workshop is intended for performers with at least 1 year of performance experience and want to…
Put the finishing touches on a new act prior to debuting it
Polish an existing act for festivals and show submissions
Revisit an act to gain new perspectives on its strengths and weaknesses and spark ideas for revising it
Bring your music and costume and we will work on your objective. We can do it at a private studio in Northridge, CA or via zoom online. Possible goals:
• Bookings • Costumes • Producing • Emceeing • Marketing • Press • Act Development • Music • Makeup • Props • Competition Coaching • Comedy Writing • and so much more
Get An Act is a six week beginner/intermediate class based on improving the development skills for creating an act. This class is designed to teach you the process to get from idea to a polished act.
Class Objective: Upon completion of this six week course you’ll have a new or improved act with the skills to create complex numbers from start to finish. Including music creation, costume design, makeup and accessories, dance choreography and understanding the details that make the act.
Class materials and written material are provided with both lecture, and hands on performances taking place.
GET AN ACT – Class times and schedule For Los Angeles:
Eighteen hours of class time in the six week course. Sundays, noon – 3pm PT
Sunday, May 10, 2020 – Week One: Stage Persona Why we use them and how and when to use for your character. Sunday, May 17, 2020– Week Two: Music Understanding music and how the journey of dance choreography and stripping relate in burlesque. Sunday, May 24, 2020 – Week Three: Costuming and Make Up Body and facial shape related to costume choices, style in context of the musical choice and the strip. Sunday, May 31, 2020 – Week Four: Props, Boas, Fans and Gloves Usage of props including; boas, fans and glove work in the actual strip you’ve decided to develop. Sunday, June 7, 2020 – Week Five: Pasties Styles, usage and Tassel Twirling. Working numbers. Sunday, June 14th – Week Six: Professionalism and Final Touches Business, negotiations, ethics, promotion, and emergency kits. Final numbers rehearsal.
Class Fees: $200
Burlesque performance experience is required, or dance and/or some theater training. This is not a beginner class. Please contact Lili if you are unsure if you qualify. Students will be contacted upon registration.
Class Locations: ONLINE Zoom
Students are expected to arrive 15 minutes early for sign in and dress comfortably. Performance and dance classes dates will require costumes (if developed) for best results.
Payment is nonrefundable, but may be used for a future class.
I WANT TO BE A PRODUCER! w/ Lili VonSchtupp Producing: What you don’t know can hurt you 180 minutes
Monday, February 10th. 6-9pm, Online Worldwide
Pricing, budgets, venues deals, laws, and taxes, plus personnel costs and problems are all demystified in this 180 minute class. We all want to make money right? Find out the areas you may be weak at, and get real world information to strengthen them. Lili VonSchtupp has 10 years of radio production and sales behind her, and has produced over 600 live events in bars and theaters, and convention centers. As an emcee and performer she’s worked all over the US in venues from 40 seats to 9k. With a gallery showing and the Hollywood Burlesque Festival under her belt as well a burlesque Deck project funded on kickstarter, 10 years of Monday Night Tease, and her unique perspective on turning a profit might change the way you think about what it really takes to produce a successful event. Takeaway notes included. Budgets, venue planners, sample tech sheets…
When you pay for class instructions to log in will be sent. Include your preferred email address, full name on Facebook to add you to the event, and telephone number. In LA and want to attend in person? You can. Class will be streamed in Northridge and you can cme in person if you choose.
180 minutes (90 lecture and 90 Q&A. One hour personal support with email or phone follow up as well. $150
Payment can be made via paypal. Please include or email me with your facebook name, and telephone number as well. http://PayPal.Me/LiliVonSchtupp
I have private coaching dates open in December! Bring your music and costume and we will work on your objective. We can do it at a private studio in Northridge, CA or via skype/facetime online. Possible goals:
• Bookings • Costumes • Producing • Emceeing • Marketing • Press • Act Development • Music • Makeup • Props • Competition Coaching • Comedy Writing • and so much more
I have private coaching dates open in November! Bring your music and costume and we will work on your objective. Possible goals: Booking, shooting video, competition coaching. 50 minutes, $75
INTRO TO INTROS – THE ART OF EMCEEING w/ Lili VonSchtupp Whether you are an event emcee or a burlesque show host, it’s your job and responsibility to understand the business end of being an emcee/host. Lili shares how to engage an audience without stealing the spotlight from others, how to keep the flow of the show or event, ways to create and find your own unique voice and stage persona, and the tools to keep in your toolbox so you are always prepared.
Emceeing Credits include: Hawaii Burlesque Festival, Las Vegas Burlesque Festival, Arizona Burlesque Festival, Vermont Burlesque Festival, Art & Ink, Viva Las Vegas, Hollywood Burlesque Festival, The Burlesque Podcast, and more…
Lili VonSchtupp is a two time Top 50 industry professional at 21st Century Burlesque. When you pay for class instructions to log in will be sent. In LA and want to attend in person? You can.
Class will be held in Northridge and online. 90 minutes. $100
July 30th, 6pm PT. Please include email and phone number.
Get An Act is a six week beginner/intermediate class based on improving the development skills for creating an act. This class is designed to teach you the process to get from idea to a polished act.
Class Objective: Upon completion of this six week course you’ll have a new or improved act with the skills to create complex numbers from start to finish. Including music creation, costume design, makeup and accessories, dance choreography and understanding the details that make the act.
Class materials and written material are provided with both lecture, and hands on performances taking place.
GET AN ACT – Class times and schedule For Los Angeles:
Eighteen hours of class time in the six week course. Sundays, 2:30-5:30pm
July 14th, 2018 – Week One: Stage Persona Why we use them and how and when to use for your character. July 21st, 2018 – Week Two: Music Understanding music and how the journey of dance choreography and stripping relate in burlesque. July 28th, 2018 – Week Three: Costuming and Make Up Body and facial shape related to costume choices, style in context of the musical choice and the strip. August 4th, 2018 – Week Four: Props, Boas, Fans and Gloves Usage of props including; boas, fans and glove work in the actual strip you’ve decided to develop. August 18th, 2018 – Week Five: Pasties Styles, usage and Tassel Twirling. Working numbers. August 25th, 2018 – Week Six: Professionalism and Final Touches Business, negotiations, ethics, promotion, and emergency kits. Final numbers rehearsal.
Class Fees: $300
Burlesque performance experience is required, or dance and/or some theater training. This is not a beginner class. Please contact Lili if you are unsure if you qualify. Students will be contacted upon registration.
Class Locations:
Burlesque Fitness Studios 15334 Chatsworth Street Mission Hills, CA 91345
Students are expected to arrive 15 minutes early for sign in and dress comfortably. Performance and dance classes dates will require costumes (if developed) for best results.
Payment is nonrefundable, but may be used for a future class.
Get An Act is a six week beginner/intermediate class based on improving the development skills for creating an act. This class is designed to teach you the process to get from idea to a polished act.
Class Objective:
Upon completion of this six week course you’ll have a new or improved act with the skills to create complex numbers from start to finish. Including music creation, costume design, makeup and accessories, dance choreography and understanding the details that make the act.
Class materials and written material are provided with both lecture, and hands on performances taking place.
GET AN ACT – Class times and schedule For Los Angeles:
Eighteen hours of class time in the six week course. Sundays, 1:30-4:30pm
June 24th, 2018 – Week One: Stage Persona
Why we use them and how and when to use for your character. July 1st, 2018 – Week Two: Music
Understanding music and how the journey of dance choreography and stripping relate in burlesque. July 8th, 2018 – Week Three: Costuming and Make Up
Body and facial shape related to costume choices, style in context of the musical choice and the strip. July 15th, 2018 – Week Four: Props, Boas, Fans and Gloves
Usage of props including; boas, fans and glove work in the actual strip you’ve decided to develop. July 22nd, 2018 – Week Five: Pasties
Styles, usage and Tassel Twirling. Working numbers. July 29th, 2018 – Week Six: Professionalism and Final Touches
Business, negotiations, ethics, promotion, and emergency kits. Final numbers performance.
Class Fees: $300
Burlesque performance experience is required, or dance and/or some theater training. This is not a beginner class. Please contact Lili if you are unsure if you qualify. Students will be contacted upon registration.
Class Locations:
Burlesque Fitness Studios
15334 Chatsworth Street
Mission Hills, CA 91345
Students are expected to arrive 15 minutes early for sign in and dress comfortably. Performance and dance classes dates will require costumes (if developed) for best results.
Payment is nonrefundable, but may be used for a future class.