It’s the holiday season, and at Lady Grace Academy that means it’s lap dance time! In what’s become a yearly tradition, we’ll be offering our Holiday Lap Dance class just in time to give your special Santa a Christmas treat of his own.
Although the idea of a lap dance generally conjures up images of gentlemen’s clubs and dimly lit back-room encounters, we do things a little differently. We like to make it fun, flirty and definitely sexy, while still keeping it classy. Oh, and of course we have to throw a little burlesque in the mix as well. This video of our Honey Bunny lap dance class (shot last year) will give you a good idea of how we do it.
This year, we’re offering the class on Saturday, Dec. 17th. Visit our curriculum page and click the “workshops” button for more information or to sign up.
Believe it or not, there exists a 4-day convention devoted solely to the practitioners, producers and professors of burlesque. It’s called BurlyCon, and I was excited to attend it for the second time this past weekend. First held in 2008, BurlyCon is the brainchild of Indigo Blue and Jo Weldon, two of the burlesque world’s…
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Painting began at the studio today, and the color (a lovely coral-pink, appropriately called “Hopeful”) is even prettier than I expected. Since I decided to keep the red ceiling that was already in place, finding the right shade of pink was a little trickier than I anticipated. But with a little luck, and the keen…
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I just returned from visiting the sign company (United Alliance on Westpark – I highly recommend them) that will be transforming the Lady Grace logo into an 8′ x 5′ sign that will hang outside the studio. The above pic is their approximation of how the finished product will look. If it’s possible to love…
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The Lady Grace Academy specializes in teaching “classic” burlesque. It’s wonderful, it’s fun, it’s feminine, but … what the heck is it?? In the two years I’ve been teaching, this question has been posed more times than I can remember. And with the release of movies like “Burlesque” (which featured every kind of dancing except…
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The power was finally turned on at the studio yesterday. So Stephen and I swung by last evening to make sure all was well and get a good look at everything in the full light. Of course, I wasted no time in doing cartwheels across the floor. I’m sure anyone else would have done the…
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I got a chance to get over to the studio today and take a look around. It still has all the great energy from years of classes, but it’s empty of all furnishings. The fact that the electricity was off made it a quick, warm trip. I’m excited by the possibilities. There’s plenty of floor…
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It’s official: At midnight, 3221 Houston Ave becomes Lady Grace Academy – for the instruction of Burlesque and Feminine Arts. I signed the lease this afternoon and will take possession tomorrow. I’ve just popped the cork on a bottle of Piper-Heidsieck champagne and look forward to an evening of celebration before the real work begins….
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It looks like this is going to happen! I’ve spoken with the landlord, I’m securing financing, I’ve got my insurance application in and I’m working with NiaMoves to ensure that I can keep the wonderful flooring and mirrors that are already there. If all goes according to plan, I’ll take possession of the studio on…
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For the past two years, I’ve been teaching the women of Houston burlesque and exotic dance at the NiaMoves studio on Houston Avenue. It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience due in large part to all the assistance I received from NiaMoves co-founder, Kristie Bryant. She was kind enough to take a chance on letting a…
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