What scares you? We’ll be exploring scary moves and spooky poses in all of our classes this month! We also have a fresh crop of specialty classes to help you finish out the year.
October is Scary & Spooky Month
Each month at Cleveland Exotic Dance, we focus on a different skill, topic, style of dance, or body part in all of regular classes. For October, we are focusing on focusing on the moves that scare you most. In your classes this month, we will break down the moves that scare you most into manageable pieces to help you conquer your fear. Expect inversions, drops, and tumbles in your many of you pole classes throughout the month.
In addition to moves that scare you, we will work on moves that seem to be made for Halloween. Think Zombie, Daredevil, Witch, and back bend walks.
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Upcoming Specialty Classes & Series
Halloween Burlesque Choreography
Wednesdays, October 5th-26th 6:00-7:00pm
In Studio Only
Are you ready for spooky season?
Join Eliza Sidecar for a 4-week special choreography class where you’ll learn a group burlesque dance just in time for Halloween!
This act will feature glove peels and there will be the opportunity to record the final act at the end of the 4 weeks (with hair, makeup, and lights!).
Prerequisite: Burlesque 101. Students are encouraged to bring their own gloves.
This class is $50 for all four weeks and is included on all Unlimited Memberships. Please contact us to register with a Flex Pass.
THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY WAITLISTED. Your card will automatically be charged if you move off of the waitlist.
Off-Body Hooping Workshop
Saturday, October 8th 2:00-4:00pm
In Studio Only
Since a weekly series doesn’t always work for everyone, we are now offering this class as a 2 hour workshop!
While we traditionally think of hula hooping as an around-the-waist endeavor, modern hula hooping has taken this former children’s toy to the next level!
With the advent of off-body hooping, the hoop has become a truly beautiful dance prop with a huge range of play – and you don’t have to be able to keep it going around your waist to join the fun.
Off-body hooping uses smaller hoops to create stunning works of movement. In this class you’ll learn many of the building blocks of hoop dancing, along with some combos and musicality tricks to help you build your flow.
No experience necessary. Props will be provided for in-class use, but if you have your own hoop please feel free to bring it.
This class is $30 per person, and this with an Unlimited Pass can use one of their workshop towards this class.
Halloween Belly Dance Choreography
Tuesdays, October 11th-November 1st 6:45-7:45pm
In Studio Only
It’s Aminah’s favorite time of the year!
In this 4 week series, we will be learning a fun Belly Dance Fusion Drum Solo choreographed to “Halloween” by Hossam Ramzy.
This choreography is great for both beginner and intermediate belly dancers! Prior belly dance experience or completion of Belly Dance 101 is required for this series.
This class is $50 for all four weeks and is included on all Unlimited Memberships. Please contact us to register with a Flex Pass.
Stripper Style Night
Friday, October 14th 7:30-9:30pm
In Studio Only
Part 1: Learn some moves in a Stripper Style Class. 7:30pm-8:30pm Former stripper and Dance Like a Stripper course instructor, Roxi, will give you a 1 hour crash course in stripper style movement, getting in character, and feelin’ yourself. There will not be any pole tricks taught, since just learning a pole trick can take half the class time. We will go over how to hold onto the pole, walk around it, and use it as a prop for posing as well as getting up and down off the floor. Some basic ass shakes, titty shakes, body rolls, and hip grinds will be taught as well. We will end with a game about how to start putting things together and just start dancing. That will lead you into part 2 of the evening.
Part 2: Practice what you’ve learned and add your own style in an uninhibited space complete with low, club-like lighting. 8:30pm-9:30pm (This is open dance time. You do not have to stay the whole 2nd hour.) We are there to create a supportive environment while you get freaky in our open practice time with all the club lights on and music up. Roxi will be happy to answer some more questions, give you more suggestions, do a couple demos, but this is not about teaching. The best way to learn to be a stripper is to start moving and playing like one. We are there to provide that space for you with the music and lights, and lots of encouragement. Heels are not required but always welcome. You also may want knee protection if you like a lot of floor grinding.
This class is $25 per person, and this with an Unlimited Pass can use one of their workshop towards this class.
THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY WAITLISTED. Your card will automatically be charged if you move off of the waitlist.
Inversion Training Series
Wednesdays, November 2nd-30th 6:00-7:00pm
(no class November 23rd)
In Studio Only
This series is for students levels 3 and up who are working on inverting but haven’t gotten there yet, and also for those who can invert but would like to strengthen the skill and/or work on other kinds of inversions.
We will start the first class going over the biomechanics of a standard invert, and each student will be assessed based on their current abilities and their goals. A slow motion invert assessment video will be created for each student between classes 1 & 2. Strength and conditioning drills for the various aspects of inversion, as well as the muscle groups needed to execute the skill, will be explored in subsequent weeks by the whole class together.
Throughout class sessions, students will be individually guided in assessing the exercises they are learning to choose ones that will work best for their bodies.
The final week, each student will come away with a training plan that they can continue to build on. The plan is based on the work done in the first 3 weeks, and each student’s plan is tailored to them.
Since each week will build upon the last, it is important to commit to all 4 classes. (PS There is no class on November 23rd as we are closed for the holiday. The 4th week of class will be November 30th.)
This class is $70 for all four weeks, and is included on all Unlimited Passes.
Burlesque Choreography
Mondays, November 7th-Decmeber 12th 6:00-7:00pm
In Studio Only
You must complete Burlesque 101 or have prior burlesque experience to take this course.
You’ve got your bumps and grinds down. Your walk is on point. You’re evolving and improving in your burlesque persona. What’s next?? Take the burlesque basics to the next level!
Throughout this 6 week course, you will learn combos and choreography, explore musicality and emotion, and complete one entire routine from start to finish!
Students in this series will have the opportunity to perform the group number at the Winter Soiree on Sunday, December 18th.
This class is $75 for all six weeks and is included on all Unlimited Memberships. Please contact us to register with a Flex Pass.
THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY WAITLISTED. Your card will automatically be charged if you move off of the waitlist.
Handstand 101
Monday, November 7th 7:30-8:30pm
In Studio Only
The first step to being able to achieve a handstand is to understand that you WILL do a handstand….after you have learned the tips and techniques for proper positioning.
Handstands are more than just flipping upside down. Learn all the mechanics. When you take this class, you will learn a variety of exercises at varying comfort levels to achieve proper positioning for a handstand. Even if you do not get a handstand on your first day (not that you are expected to) you will certainly get an amazing workout.
This class is $15 per person, and is included on all Dance & Fitness Flex Passes and Unlimited Passes.
Belly Dance Choreography
Tuesdays, November 8th-December 13th 6:45-7:45pm
In Studio Only
We welcome all students with belly dance experience either from completing Belly Dance 101 at CED, or from training elsewhere, to learn a group belly dance choreography number!
Since this is a choreography class that builds to a full song routine, please make sure you start attending no later than the second week of class to give you plenty of time to learn the dance.
This series will culminate in an opportunity to perform at our Winter Soiree on Sunday, December 18th.
This class is $75 for all six weeks and is included on all Unlimited Memberships. Please contact us to register with a Flex Pass.