Special 2-Hour ART OF TEASE Burly-Q Workshop, Saturday, June 4 at Island Oasis Studio! June 4, 2011

Cherry Blossom Cabaret's Academy of Tease presents…



A special 2-hour ART OF TEASE Burly-Q Workshop, on Saturday, June 4 from noon to 2pm held at Island Oasis Studio in Aloha Tower Marketplace.



Learn how to Shimmy & Shake, Peel & Pose, Reveal & Conceal, and Flaunt it like a pro! All levels are welcome. Refine your skills or learn for the very first time!



$30 pre-registration required. Class cards do not apply. To sign-up go online www.cherryblossomcabaret.com/academy-of-tease. Questions? Email cherryblossomcabaret@gmail.com



Supplies for class: Bring a pair of gloves (at least mid-forearm length) or thigh-high stockings, and/or another article of clothing (such as a button up shirt or zippered dress) you'd like to practice with. Optional: Bring a boa or large shawl/long scarf and/or pair of medium sized hand fans. Email cherryblossomcabaret@gmail.com for suggestions on where to pick-up.



Please wear comfortable close-fitting clothes you can move in. Something with fringe if you have it! Bring a towel, water, flats with heel strap (won’t slip off foot) & a pair of heels with heel strap (won’t slip off foot and heel no higher than 3”) – Dance or character shoes preferred. No slippers. Males, please contact us for further details.



Island Oasis Studio is located at Aloha Tower Marketplace, 2nd Floor, #233, 1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Validated parking. Call (808) 429-3324 for location information only. www.HawaiianIslandOasis.com

ART OF TEASE Burly-Q Workshop

Saturday, June 4

noon-2pm

$30 Pre-Registration Required

To sign-up go online www.cherryblossomcabaret.com/academy-of-tease

Island Oasis Studio

Aloha Tower Marketplace, 2nd Floor

(1 Aloha Tower Marketplace, #233)

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Call (808) 429-3324 for location information only.



About the Academy of Tease:

In conjunction with Cherry Blossom Cabaret’s partnership with The ARTS at Marks Garage, August 2010 marked the launch of Cherry Blossom Cabaret's: Academy of Tease - "A HI-er Burlesque Learning Establishment."



The Academy of Tease is a burlesque centered learning establishment open to all ages and abilities.



Burlesque is about loving your body, feeling beautiful, having fun and celebrating the glamour and beauty of being you!



Who is Cherry Blossom Cabaret?

Cherry Blossom Cabaret is Hawaii's Premier Burlesque Revue. Seductive, provocative and at times outlandish, CBC is your ticket to a surreal and exotic adventure that will captivate from beginning to end. The ladies do more than shimmy and shake out of their costumes; they also dance act and sing, while incorporating what they do best: Tease. Those who see CBC perform will be amazed by the group’s diverse jaw-dropping repertoire. The Honolulu based cabaret has various influences ranging from vaudeville style theatre, b-grade horror and science fiction, film noir, kitsch, historical and political satire, comedic sketches fused with an eclectic array of music and of course the classy yet sassy art of tease!



What is Burlesque?

Burlesque means “in an upside down style,” turning social norms head over heels. It was a form of musical comedy popular from about 1840 through the 1960s. Performances in the early years were parodies performed primarily for the middle and lower classes of society in which actors would poke fun at the social habits of the upper class. In the late 1860s burlesque was brought to America, it focused on theatrical spoofs featuring women playing men’s roles wearing costumes considered revealing for the time. Vaudeville, cabaret, striptease, the follies of the twenties and thirties, and the girlie shows of the forties and fifties all have their roots in burlesque



The Neo-burlesque revival exploded in the early 1990s in Los Angeles and New York City, and the art form is continuing to grow in different varieties from classy to raunchy, kitschy to political, gender bending to straight laced tease, and a whole lot more. Since 2006, CBC has been keeping the burlesque revival alive in Honolulu by captivating, entertaining and enticing audiences island wide. Come to a show and see why Honolulu loves CBC.