Fab Friday Workshops: Belly Dance Bliss with Joanna

✨ Welcome to FAB FRIDAY WORKSHOPS at MAISON BURLESQUE THORNBURY ✨

As we warm up from the cold, we want to break in the new studio in style!

Join us every Friday for a 90min fun and fabulous workshop, complete with a glass of bubbles! 🥂

Friday 29th November 2024
6:15pm - 7:45pm

Slow Burn with Sham

This is gonna be a hot one- Join Sham and learn a slow and sexy heels routine!

This class will start with a thorough physical warm up with some heels technique.

After that, we’ll learn and dance a routine that will incorporate lots of slowness, but also challenge your strength and control. We’ll also explore how to keep things interesting with finding tension in movement.

Pre Reqs: Due to the movements and choreography, you MUST be comfortable wearing heels at least 3 inches tall. (Not block heels or kitten heels- stilettos!) Dance heels are recommended, however, you can also bring an appropriate non dance heel if its thin enough and comfortable enough! There will be a few moments of floor work, please bring kneepads if you have dodgy knees!

About your instructor:

Shamita is a multi-faceted performance artist and theatre maker who specialises in movement and devised work. A trained dancer from an early age, after over 16 years of ballet training, as well as a broad range of other dance styles; she developed an interest in dance theatre forms such as Butoh alongside her acting. She holds a BA Performing Arts from Monash University, supplemented by training with Film & Television Studios International, Stella Adler AoA Los Angeles, AAFTA, and Meisner Technique.

As a performing artist her work has travelled across Australia and overseas, from the tropical islands of Guam and Brunei, to cosmopolitan Singapore. She often incorporates intercultural practices and cross disciplinary elements into her work, inspired by everyday experiences, music and sound, and socio- political issues she is driven by.

When not on large scale stages and screens, she is an active performer of Australia's queer cabaret scene, and is passionate about creating high energy performances with her signature style. Behind the scenes, Shamita is also a keen writer and director, and is popularly consulted for movement direction.