I went to a burlesque show on Thursday night and was inspired to sign up for a burlesque workshop in mid-June. I've taken a burlesque dance class before, where we learned some moves, but this workshop is far more intensive. From the brochure:
Includes: Walks and character development, small reveals, glove and stocking removals, boa work, tassel twirling, parasol and fan work, and striptease tips.
What got me was the "tassel twirling." As in nipple tassels. The second half of the class is topless! Eep!
I wish I could say that the last time I was topless in front of a room full of women was high school gym class, but we were all too self-conscious about our bodies back then, and everyone was cowering in their corners, refusing to shower and covering up as much as humanly possible. So, I would say that I have never been topless in front of a room full of women. The only way this workshop will be like gym class is if the gym's water fountain were spiked with E.
So, it's a tad bit intimidating, but that's part of the reason I signed up. Everyone else is going to be topless, too, so I imagine we'll all just laugh and get used to it. Plus, if I yell, "Show me your tits," this is one of the few times that dozens of women will oblige. And who wouldn't want that?
If we don't already have nipple tassels, we were told to email the workshop's Head Mistress to order some in advance. So, I emailed her. This is what I got in response:
Savia, yes, can you please let me know what colour and what size. Small = tea light; large=soup can; medium=in between.
Knowing already that I am definitely not a soup can, I went to my candle holder, pulled out a tea light and whipped out a boob.
Medium it is.
14 comments:
That sounds life affirming. I mean it. It sounds fun but it also sounds celebratory and yes, definitely a twirl towards freedom.
After I had a baby and had to be topless all over town I kind of got this feeling like I could do burlesque now.
I would do it, but after two nursing kids, I need "topless" to still incorporate underwire.
You have nothing to worry about bebe - you do have a great rack. Are the sizes for the aureolae I'm guessing - at the spelling too.
How fun! And whadya mean ya don't have tassels? Weren't they bought last year with fearlessness?
:)
oh man, how i wish this class was in my home town, and that you were in my home town too... how fun would that be? we could go as a unified front and together scream out: "SHOW ME YOUR TITS!"
Your hips, then your tits... Next, your clit?
I love your humor!
DK - Yes, the size is for the aureole.
Jamielynnlynn - Last year, I did pick up some nipple pasties at a sex show, but they were cute daisies and didn't have tassels.
Diva - Interestingly, the head mistress is from your city - she has a burlesque school there. Maybe she'll have another workshop up there and we could both go and raise some H-E-double hockey sticks ;)
You are a brave woman.
I wonder if you can do the twirling thing even if you have very small boobs? Like, not quite a full A cup? How much of the motion comes from the shoulders and how much from the boobs themselves?
OMG awesome. I am glad it isn't me, but am super impressed!
Red,
I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with the boobs - you can twirl with a bouncing movement, I'm told. It might even be easier smaller, who knows? But I'll let you know more after the workshop!
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I wish we had these classes in our small country town. Wouldn't that raise some eyebrows the next day at school dropoff...
Soup cans? And suddenly I'm feeling lighter and freer!
You are a curious one, you are. I can't imagine in a billion years tasseling anything of mine. Now a day past a billion...I can't promise anything!
I am fairly sure that it is the only time I would wear something in a "medium" heh heh heh.
Miss ya darlin'
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