Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque

I cannot fully express how much love and respect I have for this academy and studio and all those who make it great. Performing a burlesque act takes a fierce amount of practice, and an ability to overcome ones fears. Despite feeling as though I was going to end up giving up and not following through because of my own fear, Miss Indigo challenged each and every one of us in a way that turned performing into an adventure. If you want to build confidence and experience something that nothing can match, take burlesque 101 and see what can be drawn out of you and face another exciting side of yourself. Once you accomplish this facing other fears becomes something doable. I have so much gratitude the this academy and cannot thank those involved with my personal development enough.

Miss Indigo Blue is an amazing teacher and performer. She is very nice and willing to take a time out for extra assistance. The school and Miss Indigo Blue are a real asset to the burlesque community and to women (men) who want to become more comfortable with themselves.

I… I think I love you Miss Blue.
Well, to be fair, I love your school, I don’t really know you (although I’ve seen you and well. ahem, yes, very love-​inducing indeed) and it’s my experience with the school I’m writing about today.
Or more specifically, your exercise-​centric classes I took ala Booty Church with the OH MY GOD SO AMAZING Randi Rascal. More on that later. In private.
As my friend Michelangelo says, the SITREP is this: I fell into the ‘hey it’s the first of the year, I need to exercise, I’m gonna do what everyone does and sign up for some exercise that I’ll actually DO.’
So I looked at the calendar for Miss Indigo’s Academy of Burlesque and saw that there were two classes that looked to be at times that were convenient for me. One of them was Booty Church. Wait, she said that again, now I have to Google it. Yeah, it’s on Sunday and I went to learn to do tricks with my ass. There, I said it
I don’t NEED to do tricks but I do need to exercise and I figured that would at the least be a good workout — it was, I’m all jelly and high after, that’s how I can see where this whole working out thing is better than I realized.
This class specifically was just a super fun idea, at a convenient time and location so I did it. The real value came when I realized how AWESOME the instructor Randi was. I’ve paid fine money to see Randi’s booty move in ways that … well, again, more on that later… anyway, for one or maybe two songs. This was a WHOLE HOUR of getting to look at the magic that is Randi’s butt move.
BUT (heh) THAT’S FAR FROM ALL THAT WAS AWESOME! The classes, and I imagine this is where the Useful vote may come in, are all so affirming, so positive, so well thought out in being inclusive, culturally relevant and SO DAMN FUN. In a perfect world, I could work out there every day and get to have a different lovely, fun, ENCOURAGING (I can’t stress that enough) teacher showing me how to make my body move in ever-​more sexy and fun ways.
I must also say there’s also an amazing program where you too can become a burlesque dancer should you desire, but these classes are for the masses, any shape, size, gender or orientation, you’d feel welcome there. Do it. Trust me.
And then let’s go dancing and I can wax poetic more on Randi and her amazing ass.ets.