the Foxy Dancing Mama
for the artist + scholar within
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S A V A N N A H S H A Y: making country burlesque hers
It’s Thursday y’all and this one is extra sweet as we wrap up our 3-part burlesque student series. Savannah Shay will be signing us off, and we are so excited to share her message with y’all! Burlesque artistry is special in the sense that everyone is welcome to the table. It holds a retro glam…
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Della Limonchella is the *new* burlesque drink of choice
part I of a 3 part burlesque student series happy Thursday y’all! and welcome to the first student on theFoxyDancingMama.com. it all started when yours truly went to see the Flaunt Student Showcase in San Diego and I know I said I would give y’all a review but guess what? burlesque dance is a sacred…
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How’s your [dance] private game going?
Hello loves, Checking in on how your you time in dance is going. Now that I’ve moved directions with dance, I have taken many more privates and it’s really paying off. What I need to take back up before each class is setting my intention; without intention it will be hard to grow in a…
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3 Dance Visuals to Embody in Heels
After taking my dance private with Janelle Murphy of Ooh La La Revue in San Diego, I learned that I was holding myself back, scared to show who I really was, afraid of what people would think about my soul and all it’s been through. Ego is not always our friend! Sometimes ego holds us…
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who says you can’t start dance later in life?
So, listen. While some have been sitting at home telling themselves it’s too late, Denise has been busy these last 3 years making her dance dreams come true. Learning a dance in grade school to September by Earth, Wind & Fire, Denise knew that wouldn’t be the last time moving to a piece of music…
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Losing in dance can be a gain
Dance is somewhere we go to release, build ourselves up, create, and make friends along the way. But what happens when dance becomes our losing ground? This might feel like a heavy topic, but I promise there is light. Dance costs not only money, but time. We cannot receive our time back no matter how…
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What’s in a name, really?
The AC Experience: what it stands for and how we can “learn to dance from the inside out” Most dancers merely dream of making it professionally – Cary and Ashlee made it. Most dancers envision creating a dance concept that will change the dance community- Ashlee and Cary are doing that. But they are not…
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who says you can’t start dance later in life?
So, listen. While some have been sitting at home telling themselves it’s too late, Denise has been busy these last 3 years making her dance dreams come true. Learning a dance in grade school to September by Earth, Wind & Fire, Denise knew that wouldn’t be the last time moving to a piece of music…
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Losing in dance can be a gain
Dance is somewhere we go to release, build ourselves up, create, and make friends along the way. But what happens when dance becomes our losing ground? This might feel like a heavy topic, but I promise there is light. Dance costs not only money, but time. We cannot receive our time back no matter how…
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What’s in a name, really?
The AC Experience: what it stands for and how we can “learn to dance from the inside out” Most dancers merely dream of making it professionally – Cary and Ashlee made it. Most dancers envision creating a dance concept that will change the dance community- Ashlee and Cary are doing that. But they are not…
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what’s shakin, Bacon 🥓 & Legs? a #hootersandhotsauce burlesque show review
As a foxy dancing mama, my life revolves around my son and that means I’m always on mama duty unless the hubs has the day off. As I skim through my IG feed, I find myself scrolling past dance shows often in hopes one of them will be on a day I have the green…
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who is pinkie valentine?
Welcome back dance lover! So as I continue to showcase these talented Flaunt students, I want to point out that I was lucky enough to meet this particular burlesque dancer in class before I saw her perform. As a friendly reminder, burlesque is a sacred space and those that enter are lucky enough to find…
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burlesque as high vs. low culture
What’s on my mind is where does the burlesque community stand with high versus low culture? Taking a look at history, ballet dancers have always been the most pristine, elite status standing group in dance but in our current political climate, the dominant class are those that speak out on political issues – that is…
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