What is burlesque? It’s sensuality, storytelling, and so much more! It is about being your authentic self on stage and sharing your story with the world. Welcome to Essential Tease, a series that guides you through act creation from start to finish!  Learn and incorporate mindful techniques for both on and off the stage through internal and external work. Tell your story, cultivate your creativity, and celebrate your sexy! This class is open to ALL gender identities, abilities, ages, sexual preferences, races, religions, AND experience levels. All humans welcome!

TACKA-TACKA-BOOM! Learn unique percussive dance from the plains of the Orinoco River in Colombia with our special guests, Cimarrón, in this FREE community workshop. Get your body moving as you embody this unique style of jaropo llanero stomp-dancing. Later, show off your new moves to the rhythmic beats of Cimarrón, at the Friends of Patterson Park Concert Series near the pagoda!