Workshops

Our company strives to bring you amazing workshops to help build your skillset, learn new tricks and refine your movement.
In the event of another COVID-19 shutdown, classes will continue via Zoom.
All in-studio classes require mandatory mask-wearing to keep our students and teachers safe.
Scholarships: Sponsored BIPOC spots are available. Email us to claim a spot.
Accessibility: The VBC is located on the second floor of a building with no elevator access, accessible via a wide set of stairs.
Payment Plans: Payment plans are available. Please email us with any questions.
Workshops

Our company strives to bring you amazing workshops to help build your skillset, learn new tricks and refine your movement.
In the event of another COVID-19 shutdown, classes will continue via Zoom.
All in-studio classes require mandatory mask-wearing to keep our students and teachers safe.
Scholarships: Sponsored BIPOC spots are available. Email us to claim a spot.
Accessibility: The VBC is located on the second floor of a building with no elevator access, accessible via a wide set of stairs.
Payment Plans: Payment plans are available. Please email us with any questions.
Current Workshops
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Basic Bump & Grind with Miss Indigo Blue
$30.00 Instructor: Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle) Date: Sunday, December 10 Time: 2:45pm – 3:45pm Cost: $30 Learn the basics of the bump & grind, shimmy & shake, while playing with sexy burlesque body positioning and steps that are put together in a small combination! A foxy and fun 1-hour class designed for all levels. With fun vintage burlesque music and a high-energy instructor! What to wear/bring: Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in, and bring a pair of comfy heels or dance shoes! Class accessibility: class includes standing, walking, bending, mobility and rotation at waist. All bodies welcome. Class is taught in English using voice instruction and visual/physical demonstration while music is being played. About Indigo: Miss Indigo Blue is the Headmistress of the Academy of Burlesque which she founded in 2003. A lifelong student of dance, theatre, and performance, Miss Indigo first trained with Burlesque Legends Wild Cherry and Kitty West in 2001. Shortly thereafter she met Dixie Evans, the proprietor of Exotic World and the Burlesque Hall of Fame, and Indigo’s life changed evermore. With her strong dance and theater background and extensive experience as a stripper, Miss Indigo Blue’s sensuality, musicality, eroticism, and humor earned her a reputation as a sought-after entertainer and instructor. Since 2008, Miss Indigo Blue has been the co-director of Education for The Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. That same year she founded BurlyCon Burlesque Convention, and serves as the Executive Director. In 2011 Miss Indigo Blue won the highest International title for Burlesque performance, “Miss Exotic World”. She remains dedicated to Burlesque education, and continues to teach and administer at the Academy while maintaining a busy performance and touring schedule. -
Tassel Twirling with The Twirly Girl, Miss Indigo Blue
$35.00Instructor: Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle)
Date: Sunday, December 10
Time: 4pm – 5:30pm
Cost: $35Watch em wiggle! See em jiggle! Can you go clockwise? In opposite directions? Learn the ancient alluring skill of tassel twirling! A Revolutionary class for all budding Helicopter Operators. Open to all bodies with chests. Bring your own pasties! (We do provide pasties for use in class if you don’t have any)
What to wear/bring: Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in, and a shirt you can remove or unbutton.
Class accessibility: Requires shoulder/chest movements, can be done seated or standing, all bodies welcome, class is taught in English using voice instruction and visual/physical demonstration.
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Sultry Holiday Sunday
$125.00Welcome back to our annual Sultry Holiday Sunday Workshops! Featuring VBC Instructors with special guests on Sunday, December 17. Our workshops are All Levels and open to all gender expressions.
Let’s have a little festive and spicy fun before we get cozy and wait for Santa. Join us for one workshop, a few, or take all 6 for a delicious discount:
11:30am: Island Gyal Fit with Androsia Wilde
12:45pm: Christmas Chorus Line with Ariel Helvetica
2pm: Me Against the Music with King Dom
3:15pm: Scandalous Striptease with Cherry OnTop
4:30pm: Chair Dance with Chelsea Hart
5:45pm: Slow & Juicy Stretch with Jungle KatSponsored BIPOC spots are available for all workshops. Applications for BIPOC spots will be live on November 17.
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Island Gyal Fit
$25.00Instructor: Androsia Wilde
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Cost: $25Enjoy a taste of the Tropics and get ready to work up a sweat! This Cardio/Fitness-oriented Workshop is all about giving you a dose of energetic movement to shake off that COVID-slump, while helping you feel fit and fabulous in your own skin- using the Music and Street Festivals of the Caribbean! Whether it’s Soca, Calypso, Dancehall or Junkanoo that stirs your blood and gets you gyratin’, let Androsia Wilde be your personal guide as she gets you Ready For Di Road!
What to wear/bring: water and clothing you’re comfortable getting FIT in!
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Christmas Chorus Line with Ariel Helvetica
$25.00Instructor: Ariel Helvetica
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 12:45pm – 1:45pm
Cost: $25Come join our high kick Queen in a festive one hour workshop that will get you feeling your Radio City Rockette fantasy.
Ariel Helvetica will get you in line (literally) as she shares her showgirl tricks learned from years working as a showgirl in Paris. Get ready to fulfil your showpony fantasy with a wink and a smile, and some precision dance choreography. In this one hour class You will learn a kickline routine with a holiday twist to get you into the Christmas spirit. All levels welcome!
What to wear/bring: dance heels are preferred but not necessary. Wear clothing you’re comfortable kicking and moving in. Festive attire welcomed!
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Me Against the Music
$25.00Instructor: King Dom
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Cost: $25We have an exciting guest joining us for this full day of workshops – it’s the magnificent King Dom!
Do you ever feel stuck choreographing and just don’t know what is the right choice? In this class we’ll breakdown the music and find different ways to hear and interpret a song. In that we will also work on connecting our choreography with our music choices so they work for us and not against us.What to wear/bring: water and clothing you’re comfortable moving in. Footwear of your choice or barefoot.
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Scandalous Striptease
$25.00Instructor: Cherry OnTop
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Cost: $25Baby, it’s cold outside so let’s warm it up with Mistress OnTop! Cherry will be leading you through some spicy striptease moves that you can try onstage or in front of your special someone for their holiday gift.
This workshop will involve plenty of floor crawling and floor workshop so come prepared to be in your knees 😀
Let’s light our fires with some movement that will melt alllll the ice.What to wear/bring: water, knee pads, long socks recommended for slide. Please bring an extra bra or top, underwear and a button up shirt
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Chair Dance
$25.00Instructor: Chelsea Hart
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Cost: $25Dance with your new favourite partner, the chair. Our resident Chair expert, Chelsea Hart, will take you through a fun and sexy choreo to get you smiling, get your abs ignited and teach you some moves to take to the holiday Christmas party.
What to wear/bring: water, knee pads, fitted clothing that covers your thighs and torso (to avoid sticking to the chair)
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Slow & Juicy Stretch with Jungle Kat
$25.00Instructor: Jungle Kat
Date: Sunday, December 17
TIme: 5:45pm – 6:45pm
Cost: $25Join hella knowledgeable muscle enthusiast Jungle Kat for a one hour workshop that will wrap up our day of delight.
Jungle will be dusting off some vintage RnB to soothe your aches and pains and send you into the night feeling warm, squishy, and nourished. Class will consist of gentle muscle activation to keep your body safe and prepped for injury prevention, and then we’ll take our time oozing and melting away any left over tension.
What to wear bring: clothing you can stretch in, a yoga mat, water and something cozy to wear for relaxing at the end of class.