CBF Classes 2026
Classes Are Live!
Space is limited!
Colorado Burlesque Festival - Friday classes
10:00am-11:00am - Gigi Holliday- The Long Con: It is always a good idea to take it slow and make them wait. Let’s create an elaborate confidence game that develops in several stages over an extended period, known as a slow burn. Together we will discover mesmerizing movements that mystify your audience and make them beg for more.
It's time to tease and take control of your audience.
Slow it down and speed up their heart rate
Dynamic movement // Levels //
Class Requirements:
- Wear comfortable clothing that allows for ease of movement during dance routines.
- No heels are required, as you'll be performing barefoot
- Make sure to bring water to stay hydrated during the class.
11:15am-12:15pm - Nami Flare- “Rhythm n Waist” All levels (60 minutes)
This movement class is all about how to draw in the crowd with your waistline and musicality. Throughout the class participants will experience a mix of pelvic isolations, choreography, and musical exercises. Come learn and go on a wild journey with Ms. Flare!
12:30pm-1:30pm - Viva La Fever Q&A
Spanning decades of glitz, glamour, and unmatchable stagecraft, the legendary Viva La Fever has defined what it means to captivate an audience. Now, she is pulling back the velvet curtain for an intimate, unfiltered conversation.
This exclusive Q&A session is your rare opportunity to learn from living history. Bring your notebook and your burning questions as Viva shares her stories from the golden era of burlesque, her secrets to timeless stage presence, and her invaluable advice for the modern performer navigating the art of the tease.
What to expect: No filters, no holding back—just pure wisdom, priceless anecdotes, and a direct look into the heart of a burlesque icon.
Spaces are limited to keep the conversation intimate. Secure your seat today and prepare to be inspired!
Colorado Burlesque Festival - Saturday Classes
10:00am-11:00am - Vita Devour- Stupid Sexy Cool (60 minutes)
This workshop is all about the power of play! Throughout these 60 minutes, Vita Devour shares her top tips on how to create your own signature brand of sensual silliness.
In this exploratory session, we will cover:
The Power of Play: How to merge humor and sensuality without sacrificing one for the other, creating a unique and unforgettable performance.
Pushing Your Boundaries: Techniques for stepping outside your comfort zone and exploring new movement, characters, and ideas that challenge your limits.
Blending Physical Comedy & Seduction: Using exaggerated, comedic physicality alongside sensual movement to captivate and surprise your audience.
Developing Your "Stupid, Sexy, Cool" Persona: Crafting an act that feels like an authentic reflection of YOU - one that is just as fun to perform as it is to watch.
So get ready to f*ck around and find out as we explore the edges of our comfort zones around facial expression, physicality, eye contact, & audience interaction. “Stupid, Sexy, Cool” leaves participants with practical tools on how to create acts that keep audiences on their toes & wanting more.
This workshop is 50/50 theory/movement based. Level: open - no prior movement training necessary.
11:15am-12:15pm - Phathoms Deep- “Phusion”
The Phathoms Deep Workshop "Phusion" (Fusion) is a Pre-Choreographed movement sequence fusing Urban Dance styles like Hip-Hop, House, Funk, Breakin', etc... Utilizing moves/ vocabulary from those styles showing how we can fuse them many ways into our Burlesque Act. The workshop will also be touching on musicality. The most important part of it all is, "Hey, we came here to have fun!!". Be sure to bring your fun and also your joy.
12:30pm-1:30pm - Midnight Martini- Moving Masc and Femme (90 minutes)
Description of workshop: We explore, play, and fuck up the binary! In this workshop we explore different movement qualities that society often associates with masculine and feminine, then challenge social constructs and find how gender expresses through our own individual bodies. Burlesque Hall of Fame's Queen of Burlesque 2014 Midnight Martini (and drag king alter ego Midday Moju) guide you through this exploration, ending with some of their own masc/femme choreography to try on and modify to suit what feels right to you.
Check out some examples of Midday/Midnight's masc/femme dance comparisons at https://www.instagram.com/midnightmartiniburlesque/
Levels: This workshop is for all levels, identities, and experiences. Midnight strives to provide a safer, welcoming space to come as you are, support the shit out of each other, and laugh and play along the way.
Please bring: dance shoes optional, water bottle encouraged, and please bring any easy take-on-take-off clothing items that might encourage tapping into your own femme/masc energy (i.e. jackets, wrap skirts, hats, etc)
