Everyone covets a burlesque star’s life: glittering costumes, bubbling champagne, crippling self-doubt. (Wait, what?)

Let’s be real: many confident, talented performers have moments where they lack confidence in their bodies, their skills, or their creativity. It’s hard to feel worthy in the age of Instagram, and if you lack confidence, it’s not your fault. But you do have the power to change that, because confidence is a daily practice, and you can begin to build yours whenever you want.

In this class, we’ll focus on confidence specifically as it relates to a performer’s life and lifestyle: what it means to ask to be seen, where we can find strength and sources for confidence in our art, and some of the special challenges we face (do you ever secretly think that people like your party persona, but would not accept “the real you”? You’re not alone.)

We’ll dig in to the ways we can face the challenges of our lifestyle, discover some of the ‘false stories’ we tell ourselves that can diminish our confidence, learn daily practices that can help us build our confidence over time, and review a few crisis management tools for handling a confidence crisis, onstage or off. Come prepared to think and laugh and get excited about feeling good about yourself.

All are welcome!