Melbourne Workshops
Ferri Maya
Workshop 1
Burlyrock
10:00am to 11:00am
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About Workshop
Burlyrock is all about Rock N’ Roll attitude!
Unleash your rock’n’roll showgirl while building your dance confidence and strengthening technique with Burlyrock!
Ferri Maya will teach you exercises and movement that you can use in your own routines or daily life as well as a Rocking routine so you can walk away feeling strong and confident
Burlyrock will involve a small amount of floor work, and will be adjusted to everyone’s needs. Ferri Maya believes that safety comes first, so she’ll be bringing her bag of leg waves.
This workshop is suitable for beginners to advanced dancers.
Level
Intermediate
Elements
Dance
Who Is This Workshop For?
Absolutely Everybody
What Attendees Need To Bring/Wear?
Water Bottle, Knee Pads, Heels & Fabulous You
About Ferri
Ferri Maya is the longest raining Miss Burlesque Melbourne, 2019-2022, and Miss Burlesque Australia’s most Innovative 2019-2021.
She’s also been internationally crowned New York golden pastie winner for the wild child 2019.
Ferri Maya has over 20 years of dance and theatre training and is currently teaching and mentoring through Bottoms Up dance in Melbourne.
Ferri Maya
Workshop 5
The art of floor work
2:30pm to 3:20pm
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About Workshop
This workshop is for those wanting to explore and expand their floor work. From leg waves to shoulder rolls, from getting down and getting up. This class will work around your strengths and abilities which makes it beginner friendly.
Level
Open
Elements
Safe Floor Work
Who Is This Workshop For?
Absolutely Everybody
What Attendees Need To Bring/Wear?
Water Bottle, Knee Pads, Heels & Fabulous You
About Ferri
Ferri Maya is the longest raining Miss Burlesque Melbourne, 2019-2022, and Miss Burlesque Australia’s most Innovative 2019-2021.
She’s also been internationally crowned New York golden pastie winner for the wild child 2019.
Ferri Maya has over 20 years of dance and theatre training and is currently teaching and mentoring through Bottoms Up dance in Melbourne.
Rainbow
Workshop 2
How to be Fanbulous!
11:05am to 12:05pm
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About Workshop
HOW TO BE FANBULOUS! In this workshop you will learn how to dance with silk fan veils starting by establishing a strong fan veil technique base through simple drills and building to a fun choreography.
You will learn fan veil holds or grips; learning right from left fan veils; how to control your fans; how to care for your fans, fan veil figure eights; fan veil dance drills and a short group routine.
Fan veils will be provided for use in class, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
Level
Open
Elements
Fan veils – learning how to hold them, care for them, perform flowing movements and some tricks and combining these all into a routine.
Who Is This Workshop For?
Absolutely Everybody
What Attendees Need To Bring/Wear?
Comfortable clothing you can dance in (not too lose as the fans can get caught in them)
About Rainbow
Rainbow is an award-winning burlesque artist based in Newcastle, Australia. She often incorporates fan veils into her award-winning solo burlesque work. Known for her stage presence, originality and technique, Rainbow has quickly become a sought after performer at local and national events and is a headliner with this year’s Australian Burlesque Festival.
Rainbow
Workshop 4
Can CanCan!
1:15pm to 2:15pm
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About Workshop
A dance workshop for people keen on learning the cancan, a lively risqué dance of French or Algerian origin that was first performed in Parisian dance halls in the 1830s and in modern times is usually performed on stage by a chorus line of female dancers.
In this workshop we will focus on signature cancan moves (yes, there will be high kicks, energetic balletic running and lots of strategic screaming.) You will also learn a fun cancan choreography.
Level
Open
Elements
The workshop is focused on dance and high-energy movement associated with the cancan.
There will also be screaming and a lot of noise!
Who Is This Workshop For?
Absolutely Everybody
What Attendees Need To Bring/Wear?
Attendees are encouraged to comfortable exercise clothes that enable them to kick and turn with ease; a circle skirt or petticoat if you have one.
You can wear dance heels, ballet flats or bare feet – whatever is most comfortable.
About Rainbow
Rainbow is an award-winning burlesque artist based in Newcastle, Australia.
She often incorporates fan veils into her award-winning solo burlesque work.
Known for her stage presence, originality and technique, Rainbow has quickly become a sought after performer at local and national events and is a headliner with this year’s Australian Burlesque Festival.
Tash York
Workshop 3
Emcee like you mean it!
12:10pm to 1:10pm
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About Workshop
It may seem like the most daunting job in the world but as Tash has discovered it is the most valuable. Ever wanted to try out some of your excellent (dad) jokes and lead an audience through a night of fun and frivolity… well Wilkoment, Bienvenue.. Welcome!
In this workshop discover what it means to develop your own Emcee persona either based on a character or ramp up your own onstage confidence to get yourself onto the mic. Schticks, tricks and the ability to transfix will be covered as you delve into the world of what it means to make the “Show go on ”. The mistress of fun and master of the mic Tash York has always had an uncanny knack for making people pay attention with her bold voice and glamorous costumes – but it’s her ability to connect with audience and performers alike that really seals the deal in making her one of australia’s most sort out Emcee’s.
Everything including Mic technique, preshow prep, audience connection, persona profiling and show safety will be covered in this session.
Level
Open
Elements
Hosting Shows
Who Is This Workshop For?
Aspiring Emcees
What Attendees Need To Bring/Wear?
Laptop and Dad Jokes
About Tash
With her matchless brand of comedy-cabaret and incredible vocals, Tash York is full of exuberance, outrageous behaviour – She’s drag, she’s cabaret and she’s probably had a few wines. Think Meow Meow meets Bianca Del Rio… on budget! You’ll find her at almost every major festival performing her solo comedy cabaret shows or onstage as the resident host of The Australian Burlesque Festival, Briefs:Sweatshop and The After Hours Cabaret Club.
Tash York
Workshop 6
Producing 101 - Business VS Babe
3:25pm to 4:30pm
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About Workshop
Wanting to produce your very first show or have done it before but don’t know where or how to start again? Whether you’re a performer, writing a show or figuring out what’s important in your showbusiness journey, dealing with the admin of it all can be overwhelming. Think of this session as your checklist on how to make and interpret a budget, write a marketing plan, create a timeline of important dates and help achieve your ultimate goals.
Join Tash York for this workshop all about how to balance your life between being a babe and the business.
Level
Intermediate
Elements
For mid to advanced performers looking to focus on setting up their business side of things – everything from scheduling, cutting deals, planning resources and self care.
Who Is This Workshop For?
Absolutely Everybody
What Attendees Need To Bring/Wear?
Laptop
About Tash
As a self made producer/performer, Tash has made a lot of her own success in the independent scene with her keen sense of business acumen and willingness to learn everything about producing a show.
She has a background in Publicity and Marketing services which she tailors and designs for other independent artists to help encourage them to share their art with as many people as possible.
She worked as the marketing coordinator for the Butterfly Club pre-pandemic, and she has continued to do this with her own mentoring sessions in both the producing and creative space.
As a self-made independent cabaret business owner for almost 10 years Tash has sold out shows across all of the major Australian festivals and even at the Edinburgh Fringe.
ABF prides itself on providing a safe and inclusive space for our teachers and students. We do not tolerate harassment, bullying, racism, homophobia, sexism or any kind of disrespect towards our teachers, students and staff.
Anyone found to be engaging in the above behaviour will be asked to leave the workshops immediately.
Refund Policy
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable for any reason including but not limited to:
• change of mind
• missing part or all of an Australian Burlesque Festival event due to late arrival
• unable to attend due to medical/personal reasons*
*Refunds will only be considered due to extenuating circumstances related to Covid-19 – specifically where the Australian Federal and/or State Government authorities mandate an official change/upgrade in regulations and restrictions regarding social distancing and/or large event and large group gatherings.
Please arrive 10 minutes before class commences and quietly wait outside until the workshop prior is complete. Do not enter the studio if there is a workshop.
All students are responsible for ensuring they are medically fit to attend the class. ABF is not responsible for injury. Please let the instructor know if you have an injury or medical condition.
Instructors retain copyright for all content taught in the workshops. Cannot be used for commercial or public use without the instructors consent.
ABF is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items. Please make sure you take all items with you after the workshop.
Please leave promptly when the workshop finishes as there are other workshops immediately after.
No photos are allowed during the workshops unless the instructor has approved the shot. All students will be encouraged to join in the group shot at the end of the workshop.
If an instructor is unable to attend the workshop then a suitable substitute teacher may fill in that workshop. If not the workshop fee, excluding credit card/booking fee will be refunded.
All workshops will incur a booking fee (credit card, Paypal). No bank transfer available.