Do you want a burlesque body? You already have one! Go ahead and bring it here to your new favorite group fitness class!

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In August 2019, Belle Chose set out to offer attention to the body, the mind, and the social parts of ourselves that have been betrayed in all sorts of ways by a society that has shunned diversity and feminine empowerment. She is the New Orleans based burlesque performer, body positive advocate, and group fitness instructor of over 8 years who designed Teasing and Toning, the body positive, burlesque inspired dance fitness class that welcomes participants of all skill levels. Burlesque bodies follow along to original choreography through floor routines, routines incorporating wraps and a striptease element, high intensity (modifiable to low or moderate intensity) dance cardio routines, and a body weight resistance component that uses dropping and popping, belly dancing, and chair routines to build strength. Each class ends with a restorative stretching routine, and sends participants on their way into their days- but often, not before some quality time with each other, since these classes have become hubs of strong social support.

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