Chapeltown & Burncross Community Centre

25/09/2026

This is your last call.

🪭 The Velvet Burlesque™ - Fan Dance, Poise & Performance Workshop - Sheffield (27.9.2026) | All Levels takes place this Sunday, 27th September, in Sheffield, and we only have TWO spaces left!

If you have been thinking about booking, this is the moment to stop thinking about it and get your name on the list.

🪭 WHAT TO EXPECT:
Spend a glamorous 2.5-hour afternoon with The Velvet Burlesque™, taught by multi-award-winning choreographer, teacher, performer, mentor, and producer Lara Gothique.

We’ll explore:

Fan placement and positioning
Sweeping arm pathways
Framing the face and body
Conceal and reveal
Fan flourishes and transitions
Posture, poise, and body placement
Musicality and timing
Classic burlesque tease
Confidence and stage presence
Polished performance quality
This is not simply about holding a pair of fans.

It is about learning how to make them feel like an extension of your movement.

🪭 YOUR SILK FANS ARE INCLUDED:
Your booking includes your own pair of silk dance fans, selected specifically for the workshop.

You’ll use them throughout the session and take them home afterwards so you can continue practising what you have learned.

There is no need to buy professional fans before you attend.

🪭 BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME
No previous dance, burlesque, or fan dance experience is required.

This workshop is designed to be accessible, supportive, and enjoyable for complete beginners, while still giving more experienced dancers and performers something to work on.

🪭 WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Sunday 27th September 2026
3.00pm-5.30pm
Chapeltown Community Centre, Sheffield S35 1TH
Adults 18+
Free private car park

Workshop price includes a pair of silk dance fans to keep.

🪭 LAST CHANCE TO BOOK:
The workshop is this weekend.

If Fan Dance has been on your “I’d love to do that” list, what are you waiting for?!

🪭 Book now through The Velvet Burlesque™ website: https://www.velvetburlesque.co.uk/burlesque-cabaret-dance-workshop

Lara Gothique

Boss Lady, Founder, Curator, Choreographer, Swamp-Witch, and Slightly Feral Producer of The Velvet Burlesque™

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Book multi-award-winning burlesque, heels and cabaret dance workshops in Sheffield with Lara Gothique. Beginners welcome. Explore upcoming workshops.

20/08/2026

💋 Lady Marmalade Burlesque Dance Workshop with Lara Gothique - Sheffield (23.8.2026) - ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT!

If you have been thinking about booking, don't miss this!

Learn one of the signature routines from The Velvet Burlesque™ show repertoire - in full!

Join multi-award-winning choreographer, teacher, performer, and producer Lara Gothique for a fabulous afternoon of high-energy burlesque choreography, theatricality, confidence, attitude, and plenty of sass.

✨ Absolute beginners warmly welcomed
✨ Full routine taught step by step
✨ Experienced dancers and performers welcome
✨ Optional clothing removal and tease elements
✨ Friendly, inclusive, supportive atmosphere
✨ Come alone or bring a friend

You do not need previous dance experience.

You do not need to arrive feeling confident.

You just need to book one of the final three places and turn up ready to have a fabulous afternoon.

📅 THIS SUNDAY - 23rd August 2026
⏰ 3:00pm-5:30pm
📍 Chapeltown Community Centre, Sheffield, S35 1TH
🔞 Adults aged 18+
🚗 Free private car park

A dance workshop can be the perfect introduction to our weekly classes, a fabulous addition to your regular training, or a flexible alternative when an ongoing weekly commitment does not suit you at this time.

Once they are gone, they're gone, and our workshops always sell out!

💋 BOOK NOW: https://www.velvetburlesque.co.uk/burlesque-cabaret-dance-workshop

The Velvet Burlesque™ - transformative, award-winning workshops exploring divine energy, sensuality, and confidence. Move, play, and unleash your inner fire!

09/08/2026

✨The Velvet Burlesque™ Dance Class Review - Clare | Sheffield Burlesque & Heels Classes

Clare shares a review of The Velvet Burlesque™ dance classes in Sheffield.

Expert-led by Lara Gothique - founder of The Velvet Burlesque™, multi-award-winning choreographer, teacher, performer, and producer - these classes offer a supportive space for adults to move, learn, grow, and surprise themselves.

These burlesque, cabaret, heels, and showgirl-style dance classes are about so much more than learning steps.

They are confidence.
Movement.
Laughter.
Support.
Choreography.
Performance skills.
And that unmistakable Velvet Burlesque™ feeling.

Whether you are brand new, returning to dance, or looking for something different, this could be the class you’ve been looking for.

🎟️ Full class details & booking: CLICK THE LINK IN THE COMMENTS.

🎭 The Velvet Burlesque™ Dance Classes
📍 Location: Sheffield, UK
👑 Teacher: Lara Gothique - The Velvet Burlesque™

Please visit our website page for full guidance on class levels to ensure you book the right session for you.

JOIN US!

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www.VelvetBurlesque.co.uk™

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05/08/2026

💋 BRAND-NEW BURLESQUE AND HEELS CHOREOGRAPHY STARTS IN SHEFFIELD!

Brand-new choreography begins this August in our weekly burlesque and heels dance classes.

Join The Velvet Burlesque™ and multi-award-winning choreographer, teacher, performer, and producer Lara Gothique for expert-led classes combining exciting choreography, strong dance technique, musicality, theatrical performance, confidence, attitude, body awareness, and plenty of sass.

✨ Monday 10th August - Beginners and newcomers welcome
✨ Thursday 13th August - Beginners and newcomers welcome
✨ Friday 14th August - Intermediate/Advanced level

(Please visit our website page for full guidance on class levels to ensure you book the right session for you.)

Never danced before? Monday and Thursday are the perfect places to begin.

Returning after time away? Come back and reconnect with the joy of dancing.

Already experienced? Friday offers deeper work on technique, musicality, transitions, stage presence, expression, and performance quality.

- Ages 18+
- Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35
- Advance booking required

Can’t attend the first week? You can still join us afterwards, as the choreography is repeated and revised throughout the routine.

✨ You can also add something extra to your training with our “Lady Marmalade” Burlesque Dance Workshop on Sunday 23rd August.

Places can fill very quickly when new choreography is announced.

💋 Book now through The Velvet Burlesque™ website. Click the link in the comments.

© 2026 The Velvet Burlesque™. All rights reserved.

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05/05/2026

✨ Looking for inclusive, empowering burlesque, heels, and cabaret dance classes in Sheffield?

Welcome to The Velvet Burlesque™ Dance Classes - proudly celebrating over 35 years of multi-award-winning dance tuition (est. 1991).

Founded by Lara Gothique, an internationally acclaimed choreographer, performer, producer, and teacher, The Velvet Burlesque™ is one of the UK’s largest and longest-running burlesque and cabaret dance class programmes.

Our classes are fully inclusive, welcoming all genders, body types, backgrounds, and experience levels (18+). You do not need to be slim, fit, flexible, or experienced to join - confidence, strength, and fitness develop naturally week by week in a supportive, judgment-free environment.

Whether you’re:
- an absolute beginner
- returning to dance after a break
- or an experienced dancer or performer refining technique
You’ll find a welcoming community where individuality is celebrated, and progress happens at your pace.

💃 What We Teach
Our choreography blends:
- Classic & Neo-Burlesque
- Heels Dance
- Chair & Lap Dance
- Floorwork
- Fan, Silk, Veil & Isis Wing work
- Jazz, Contemporary, Charleston, Tap & more

Routines are taught in clear, manageable sections with repetition and support. Most routines run for around six weeks, with teaching pace adapted to each group - no one is left behind.

🌈 What Makes Us Different
- Professional, multi-award-winning teaching and guidance
- Fully inclusive & body-positive
- Confidence-building, not appearance-driven
- Fitness without pressure or judgement
- Strong community
- All genders welcome

📍 Join Us in Sheffield
🔗 Book classes & view schedules: https://www.VelvetBurlesque.co.uk/DanceClasses
(Advance booking essential - spaces fill quickly)

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