[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”]I\u2019ve learned a lot from being in burlesque. It\u2019s opened my mind\u2026 I don\u2019t know how a six-week course did that, but it did. (So thank you!)<\/em>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta button_url=”https:\/\/academyofburlesque.online\/#classes” button_text=”Take Burlesque 101 Online” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)”][\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”]I\u2019ve always been a ham, but I didn\u2019t know where to exert that energy.<\/p>\n

A friend and I went to the burlesque show and you could tell that everything those performers were doing onstage was what they\u00a0wanted<\/i>\u00a0to do, and they did it in their own way. I went up to the door person and asked her, \u201cHow do I get into this? What do I do?\u201d and she told me about the academy. By the following spring, I was in class.<\/p>\n

It was a little scary to not know whether I was entertaining to audiences, but I also knew that I was going to do my best and my act was so fun that I was okay with it.<\/p>\n

I always knew I was sort of androgynous\u2014still a femme, but definitely more androgynous. Burlesque helped me pull that out. That\u2019s part of my rockstar persona. Being allowed to bring that androgyny forward while still being feminine is really cool.
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/academyofburlesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PreBurlesqueIva2_sm.jpg” alt=”woman standing wearing a black and white dress” title_text=”Iva Handful Pre-Burlesque” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/academyofburlesque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IvaHandfullClassicRock_Relentless2016_JulesDoylePhotography_02-671×1024-1.jpg” alt=”burlesque dancer on stage” title_text=”Iva Handful After” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”]I\u2019ve learned a lot from being in burlesque. It\u2019s opened my mind. I had never experienced other types of sexuality and love and relationships. I love that I\u2019ve been welcomed in to this LGBTQ community and have been able to learn so much that I probably wouldn\u2019t have learned outside of burlesque.<\/p>\n

Burlesque helped me let go of the guilt over all the little things. I don\u2019t pine over \u201csorry\u2019s\u201d anymore. I just tell myself not to do that again. Lesson learned, move on.\u00a0I now look forward instead of hanging onto the past.<\/p>\n

Before burlesque, I\u2019d be jealous of people if they got to do cool things. Now I\u2019m honestly, genuinely happy for people. I don\u2019t know how a six-week course did that, but it did. (So thank you!)<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to perform after you go through the academy but\u00a0you\u00a0<\/strong>will<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0transform,<\/strong>\u00a0whether it\u2019s a small shift or a full philosophical one like mine.<\/p>\n

Going through the academy is\u00a0a great life learning experience, regardless of whether you take the stage or not.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone should do it at any age.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know of any other classes you can take that are this fun, and also this life-changing.<\/strong>
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