2025 Summer School is Now LIVE!
Join us at our new home -
308 St Georges Road, Thornbury
19 October - 12 December 2024
Check out the timetable and Book!
HENS PARTIES!
HENS PARTIES!
Complete packages for luxurious and unique hens nights, birthdays, functions & events.
What’s On at Maison Burlesque
Besides our regularly scheduled classes and courses, we also run special guest workshops, crafternoons and events!
Enroll now in our Term 5 Courses & Classes!
Commencing SATURDAY October 19th in-studio!
Save the Date: Showcase is scheduled for December 15th!
Check out our timetable below for the full list of Courses & Classes on offer this term, and book in to grab that spot!
Fab Friday Workshops presents: Belly Dance Bliss with Joanna
Join us every Friday for a 90min fun and fabulous workshop, complete with a glass of bubbles!
November 22nd: 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Are your Feather Fans in need of some Maintenance or Upgrade?
Or have all the materials to make your own fans but don't know where to start?
Grab your supplies and join resident Fan Dance instructor Poppy Cherry for an casual crafter-noon, and receive tips and guidance on how to construct, upgrade, repair or maintain your feather fans.
Fab Friday Workshops presents: Slow Burn with Sham
Join us every Friday for a 90min fun and fabulous workshop, complete with a glass of bubbles!
November 29th: 6:15pm - 7:45pm
A FREE Stitching, Mending, Sewing, Glueing, Sticking, Rhinestoning, Sequinning, Costuming Gathering at Maison Burlesque.
Come hang with a cuppa or something a little stronger - after all costuming is more fun with other like minds!
Aimed at getting costumes ready for the Maison Burlesque End of Term Cherry Poppers Showcase but everyone welcome and other projects also fine!
Fab Friday Workshops presents: Wing It the Whisky Way with Whisky Falls.
Join us every Friday for a 90min fun and fabulous workshop, complete with a glass of bubbles!
December 6th: 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Book both of Maple's Masterclasses & save $$!
Sunday December 8th:
💕 2:30pm - 4:30pm: "Costuming for Burlesque" (Open Level)
💕 5pm - 6:30pm: "Classic with Character" (Open Level)
🎁 MAISON BURLESQUE: UNWRAPPED 🎁
Maison Burlesque presents THE Burlesque Event of the YEAR - featuring the creme de la creme of Melbourne Burlesque!
This star-studded lineup happens once a year only!
***TICKETS ON SALE NOW***
Guess what's coming back for January 2025?!
And it just got BIGGER!
🎓 Maison Burlesque's Summer School Program 2025 🎓 is coming at ya!
This year we’re so excited to be offering an online Summer School Schedule of 6 live-streamed lectures, as well as our regular 20 In-Studio workshops.
All Summer School workshops are open to all genders and all levels of experience.
6 & 3 Day passes On Sale SOON!
Peruse the Maison Burlesque Blog
With an abundance of resources, how-to articles, inspirational journeys, studio updates, and more!
Undecided on which Showcase Course peaks your interest? Are there too many options to choose from? Are you the type of student who chooses their Showcase courses based on the class theme?
We’ve got you covered!
Check out the full list below of Showcase Themes for Term 5 2024 at Maison Burlesque, as well as the Casual Classes and Workshops we have running heading into the end of the year!
Looking to dip your toe into your first belly dance class? You may think the usual notes to remember are “bring a water bottle”, “arrive to class early”, “wear comfortable clothing” etc etc etc. It’s the same for every dance class! But what are you actually walking into with your first time in belly dancing?
Join Joanna on four essential items to think about when joining your first class in belly dancing that are sure to surprise you!
Undecided on which Showcase Course peaks your interest? Are there too many options to choose from? Are you the type of student who chooses their Showcase courses based on the class theme?
We’ve got you covered!
Check out the full list below of Showcase Themes for Term 4 2024 at Maison Burlesque, as well as the Casual Classes and Workshops we have running heading into the end of the year!
So how did it become the “Art of Tease” we now know it to be?
Join the Queen of Classic, Maple Rose, as she takes you on a brief journey through burlesque history, where we will make a few pit stops to see why we are now able to take our clothes off onstage for audiences who love it.
There is no right or wrong way to create a costume for a burlesque act! But, have you thought about what the goal is of your costume? Maybe you don’t know where to begin? How about the removal portion, or even how to work with stretch fabric?
Our resident costume extraordinaire, Crystal Pegasus Costumes, details her best tips & advice for things to consider when designing your unique burlesque costume.
Burlesque comes in many forms, with many different styles and influences that create the big, sweaty, sexy mess of performance that gets thrown around on stages all over the world. Join award winning comedian and burlesque performer, Lauren Bok, as she unveils her burly inspirations…who aren’t even burlesque artists!
An honest encounter of how emerging Burlesque Artist and Maison Burlesque student, Mae B. Wilde, became the provocative and ever-so-daring force of nature she is today. Discover how Mae began her journey into the Art of Tease, and what inspiring advice she has for today’s budding performers.
Undecided on which Showcase Course peaks your interest? Are there too many options to choose from? Are you the type of student who chooses their Showcase courses based on the class theme?
We’ve got you covered!
Check out the full list below of Showcase Themes for Term 3 2024 at Maison Burlesque, as well as the Casual Classes we have running heading into the end of the year!
Or… ”How I learned to stop worrying and love taking my bra off”. This piece by Mx Burlesque Victoria finalist and seasoned Maison Burlesque pupil, Sallie Cinnamon, reflects on how burlesque shaped her into the professional entertainer and person she is today, in the hopes to inspire the next generation of performers to also chase their dreams.
Stepping onto the stage as a first time burlesque performer can be daunting. Check out legendary burlesque star Domino de Jour’s hot tips for burlesque performers stepping on stage for the first time!
Want to try burlesque? Why not do one of Maison Burlesque’s online burlesque classes from the comfort of your own home!
In this Showgirl Follies beginner friendly burlesque class you can live your ultimate showgirl fantasy and learn to strut, pose, kick and sashay like the feather & swarovski drenched dancers of Paris & Las Vegas with Velma Vouloir!
Between the two worlds of burlesque and comedy, a fine “Jester of Burlesque” rises to the occasion of giving you both butterflies in your stomach, and the ability to snort-laugh at the same time.
Being a multifaceted performer, there are many sides of Lauren.
From 22nd August 2023 the iconic Maison Burlesque studios will now be available to watch on demand from the comfort of your own home!
Maison Burlesque Online features classes and courses on a wide range of burlesque related topics, including burlesque and dance classes, prop-based learning, burlesque fitness, costuming, hair & makeup, solo development tips and so much more...
We're excited to announce the launch of our BRAND NEW hub for online burlesque learning! The iconic Maison Burlesque studios will now be available to watch on demand from the comfort of your own home!
We will be offering an EXCLUSIVE VIP LIFETIME DISCOUNT for subscribers who join us at the time of launch. Head over to the new website to sign up!
For over 25 years, Joanna’s experience in the performing arts has led her to achieve proficiency in numerous dance forms outside of belly dance - including ballet, jazz, and musical theatre.
Joanna’s love of MENAHT (Middle Eastern, North African, Hellenic & Turkish) dance has thrusted her into the international realm, where she has performed on festival stages across France, Spain and Greece.
Prepare your fantasies and your nightmares for AZCADELIA - the face that launched a thousand sexual awakenings.
We sat down with the Draglesque instructor and asked some “hard hitting” questions…
Valerie VaVa Valentine is the epitome of Classic Burlesque. She looks like she has literally stepped out of a Marilyn Monroe film, and with a cheeky smile and a silly bump wins hearts across our dear city.
We sat down with Valerie and asked her the hard hitting burly questions. Read on to get to know a little bit more about this bubbling personality!
She’s been part of the furniture for a while now, and who would have thunk it that we never properly “got to know her”?
Well, we finally sat down with the self-described Lizard Queen, the legendary Trundle Bed winner turned teacher, Evana De Lune.
Because we all need more strengthening & conditioning in our lives, we are so honoured to bring you the multi-faceted performance artist, Sham, to our teaching team with her specialised Burlesque Barre class!
We sat down with Sham and asked her some questions to get to know her better!
LOOK WHO WE HAVE SNAGGED AT MAISON BURLESQUE!
Yup, the ICONIC Gina Stirling is putting the 'G' in 'G Spot' as a brand new instructor at Maison Burlesque, and revealing herself as a radical, queer, self-loving act.
We’d love to thank everybody on what was a truly epic Showcase - and our 30th ever here at Maison Burlesque!
The Strawberry Siren is one of the fabulous new additions to our teaching staff, and we couldn’t be more honoured to have such a powerhouse as a part of the Maison Team! With 20 years in the performance industry, Strawberry’s long list of accolades and projects has cemented her as an icon in the burlesque, circus, pole and comedy scenes in Australia. Plus she’s even a qualified fitness trainer and beauty therapist! What hasn’t she done?
Have goals? Is it to improve a skill? Is it to condition your body? Is it for wellbeing and health? Or maybe you’re trying to maintain your level of technique. These are things which you need to consider when picking a class.
Maison Burlesque would like to acknowledge that we live, work and play on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and recognise their continued connection with the land in which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.