Get ready for an unforgettable experience! We’re thrilled to welcome powerhouse performer and dynamic guest instructor JeezLoueez from New Orleans for a special class you won’t want to miss.
🗓️September 13
⏰10am
💵$25 per person
*PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*
⬇️Register here⬇️
https://studio522.as.me/?appointmentType=82386681
💃🏻ABOUT THE CLASS💃🏻
Burlesque Crash Course: Find Your Inner Showgirl
Curious about burlesque? What is it anyway?! In this 90min crash course, Jeez Loueez (voted the #1 most influential burlesque figure in the world) introduces you to the art of burlesque! With a focus on “the tease”, Jeez will gently guide you with fun warm-ups and nuggets of burlesque history while breaking down the bumps, grinds, shimmies, and shakes. Learn how to unleash your inner showgirl with a sassy combination that builds confidence, body awareness, and your own unique charm and sensuality.
*No dance or stage experience is necessary. All gender expressions are welcome. Come dressed to move and with an open mind!
*This class is for budding beginners and those who are curious or interested in burlesque as a hobby and artistic practice.
💃🏻ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTOR 💃🏻
Jeez Loueez (NEW ORLEANS) is an award-winning performer & producer known as The Honey Badger of Burlesque! A lethal combination of drama, hilarity, and killer kinetics, Jeez Loueez is a powerhouse that’s taken stages across the world by storm. Whether charming audiences as an emcee, or serving up irreverent, unmatched performances, she’s a consummate force that’s become one of the most memorable personalities of modern burlesque. Jeez Loueez seamlessly blends high camp, low brow, and relatable comedy to keep every audience in awe! She can be seen weekly around New Orleans with various productions and her own original shows.
Jeez took home the titles of Miss Viva Las Vegas in 2012, Shimmy Showdown Champion in 2013, and Southern Fried Burlesque Queen in 2014. She’s been voted as one of the Top 50 Burlesque Industry Figures since 2010 and was named the #1 burlesque figure in the world in 2019 & 2020 (21st Century Magazine). In 2018 she was voted one of the Top 10 Most Influential Figures of the Decade, crowned the Reigning Queen of the Tease in 2023, and in 2024 was selected as one of the 40Under40 in Gambit Magazine New Orleans. As a leader in her community and industry, she’s received several awards and honors for her work as a mentor from WE Burlesque and Bawdy Suit Burlesque.
As a producer and curator, she’s the creator of Jeezy’s Juke Joint: A Black Burly-Q Revue, which travels throughout the country, in addition to being the only Black burlesque festival in the world. Additionally, Jeez serves as co-producer and an Artistic Director of the Show-Me Burlesque Festival in her hometown of St. Louis. In addition to event planning and production, Jeez works as a dance & stage instructor teaching hundreds of students locally and internationally throughout the year. Her classes and productions have been featured on Autostraddle, Ebony.com, Windy City Live, and season 2 of the Netflix Original series ‘Easy’. Most recently she can be seen causing shenanigans with her partner in showbiz, Lola Van Ella, as Loleezbo, and was most recently featured as a lead character in the much anticipated series, ‘Finesse‘.
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