Join Bella De Jac for two Teaser Workshops in the beautiful art of Silk Veil Fans for Burlesque!
2pm to 3:30pm: Beginner Silk Veil Fan
Whether rippling like waves or darting like a fish... silk fans are a dramatic style of fan dance and movement that when mastered, make the fan itself look alive.
Learn the basics of expressing yourself through the beautiful art of silk veil fans for Burlesque! With a rich history, silk fans are a dramatic style of fan dance and movement that is fun and high energy to perform while being mesmerising for the viewer. This 1.5 hour workshop will focus on both technique and expression, to explore the elemental nature of this apparatus.
Note: These workshops are not suitable for anyone with a recent shoulder or wrist injury.
Experience level: Beginner/Open level
What do bring: Please wear comfortable clothing that helps you clearly move your shoulders and arms, preferably tight fitting.
4pm to 5:30pm: Intermediate Silk Veil Fan
In Intermediate Silk Fan we dive deeper into both layering techniques to create exciting choreography, as well as the emotional connection we have with this apparatus and how we can channel our expression through our fans. Explore the ways you can master the art of silk fan manipulation, by embracing the constant variance of ebb and flow that is intrinsic to silk on air.
Note: These workshops are not suitable for anyone with a recent shoulder or wrist injury.
This class is open to students of any genders, ages and body types with previous silk fan experience.
Experience level: Intermediate
What to bring: Please wear comfortable clothing that helps you clearly move your shoulders and arms in, preferably tight fitting.
Optional: Your own Silk Veil Fans
About Bella De Jac:
Glamour queen, party girl and powerhouse of the Australian Burlesque Industry Bella de Jac brings a formidable weight of experience to the stage.
With a ridiculous number of titles, awards, and headlining tours under her belt, she maintains a careful balance of utter debauchery with serious hard work.
Bella is Miss Burlesque Australia 2015, and a strong advocate for body-positive, sex- positive, feminist performance art. She has sung, danced and acted her way across Australian and international stages from Melbourne to New York, London and beyond.
Taking out both #31 and #50 in the 2016 & 2017 21st Century Burlesque Top 50, headliner of countless tours, co-director of BEAST and Bitch Stole My Act, and winner of a slew of awards including the most recent, The Australian Burlesque Lifetime Achievement Award, Bella has been a key figure within the Australian Burlesque Industry for over a decade.
Described as both an exquisite creature and a powerful and captivating performer, Bella's penchant for pushing acceptable social boundaries is cleverly disguised by the grace and glamour of her shows.