NZBF19 Workshop: Arm Fluidity, Extension and Mobility with Pip E-Lysaah

The New Zealand Burlesque Festival is a celebration of all things Burlesque, with 2 shows over three nights as well as workshops, photoshoots, exclusive events and more. It features both local and international performers and this year will include two incredible headliners.SPECIAL UPDATE: 20/03/2020It is with incredible sadness that we announce NZBF20 has been cancelled, due to the current Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.This is a decision we reached over the last few days, and now the situation is that the NZ government have released restrictions for indoor events which exceed 100 people to protect kiwis and our visitors against COVID-19. NZBF most certainly falls into that category and so it has reaffirmed our decision to cancel. Additionally with increasing travel restrictions it would be unlikely those travelling from overseas would be able to attend to perform.Trust us when we say our production team have carefully considered all of our options, including postponing. However with so much uncertainty, we refuse to place any of our burlesque whanau (family) at risk for any reason. The health, safety and wellbeing of our people (including our audiences) is always our number one priority.We would like to extend arohanui to all of our whanau who have supported the festival this year, whether through application, performance, workshop offerings, purchasing tickets, offering to volunteer or even just sharing our content. We are also incredibly grateful for, and wish to extend thanks to our amazing sponsors and partners for their support.Refunds have been processed for all ticket holders through our ticket agent Eventbrite, and should be released within 7-10 working days. For those who have grabone tickets, we are working through the refund process at this time.As you can imagine there is still a number of costs to cover even with cancellations, so if you would like to donate to help support us with these costs, please contact us and we can tell you how. We appreciate your patience while we work through this process.

New Zealand Burlesque Festival

As part of the NZ Burlesque Festival 2019, we are proud to be bringing this workshop, open to the general public and performers alike.

Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre

What do you do with your arms during your act? Maybe you think you can’t dance so why bother? Maybe you’ve seen me dance and want to know it happens?In this workshop we will cover basic anatomy to understand what is driving the movement.<ul><li>Conditioning to warm the muscle and build strength.</li><li>Arm drill to sequence movement and build muscle memory.</li><li>Two signature arm combinations and introduction to our kineosphere.</li><li>This workshop is stylistically independent, it is appropriate for all dance styles and other performers.</li></ul>What to bring:Some comfortable clothing to move your arms in.About the tutor:Pip E-Lysaah has been teaching and performing for 15 years, she was the resident belly dancer with the Loons Theatre Company and a senior teacher ar the School of Contemporary Belly Dance for nine years. I've mentored performers and teachers from New Zealand, United States, Japan, Sweden, Ecuador and Germany, and continue to grow and nurture performers today.She says: I teach belly dance four times a week and hold down a full time job, this gives me the luxury of teaching for her koha, where students pay what they can afford to attend classes. These monies all then go back into my training or costuming for them.As a Certified Integrated Dance Teacher my approach utilizes Yoga, Pilates, anatomy and flexibility in my training and teaching.My dance company, The Red Queens has been running for ten years and continues to focus on custom theatrical pieces. ​Instagram: Pipelysaah Website: www.theredqueens.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theredqueens/

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