Here are some great tips for burlesque beginners - or anyone really!- on how to successfully rehearse your burlesque act. Like preparing for an exam, there is a strategy behind practicing. It’s about being mindful and using your time wisely and to maximum effect. Not just booking a studio or putting your music on and hoping for the best.
Read MoreThere are always lots of discussions online about how much burlesque performers should charge and what industry rates look like.
I’ll be the first to jump up and down and say that just because you are new, doesn’t mean you don’t get paid.
Read MoreBurlesque performing. It’s not for everyone! When students come up into our studio, sometimes getting onstage is the furthest thing on their mind.
Read MoreThe audience needs to be only one component of measurement in burlesque. You can take some tips so that you don’t consistently measure your worth based on one show or one person’s feedback. It’s important to work in your own values and to set proper goals and opportunities.
Read MoreThe things I wish I knew when I started performing. I wish I knew a lot of what I know now.
The $5 shows. The shows that 3 people turned up to. The outdoor performances where the wind below me away. They did all teach me some invaluable lessons. I wish I had some of this expertise – but I wouldn’t take back some of those opportunities.
If you don’t want to experience the outback burlesque experiences, please benefit from some of my learnings:
Read MoreApproaching a producer or promoter is just one way of boosting your business and artistic opportunities.. But regardless of where you live, there ARE opportunities there - either existing or ones you can make yourself.
Get prepared and take some handy tips and tricks for making that approach as professional as possible.
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