Opening the door

Dear Constant Reader,

As I may have mentioned, I run a modest burlesque academy. Until recently, quite modest. We’ve been occupying a small studio, but we love it because it’s all ours. The opportunity presented itself to move to a new space, just a few doors down, and we jumped on it. We decided to do all the nice things that we always wanted to with the old space, like improving the lighting and having a real wood dance floor.

The studio is so much larger that we have a reception area and a storeroom. When you first walk into the studio this is what you see:

That’s the door to the storeroom, where we keep our costumes and props. Nice, isn’t it? Scratch does very nice work. I bet you didn’t know that besides being our director and producer, Scratch was also a talented carpenter.

If you were to turn to your left, you’d see a lovely Queen Anne desk, eventually with a smiling hostess sitting behind it. For the moment, behind it is a bunch of frightening power tools.

As we progress, I’ll keep you updated. And if you’d like to see the studio in all its glory yourself, consider signing up for a class.

Yours,

Published in: on 12 September 2011 at 2:55 pm  Leave a Comment  
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School Days

Dear Constant Reader,

I am the headmistress of a modest establishment called the Boston Academy of Burlesque Education (B.A.B.E.). We teach burlesque and burlesque-related arts, as you might expect. Enrollment has been climbing steadily, so that I actually entertained the idea of adding an intermediate-level class to the curriculum.

I was pleased that our August Introduction to Burlesque class series sold out completely and quickly. So many women were clamoring for space that I added a second course in September. One of those is again sold out and the other is close to it.

Expect to hear more about B.A.B.E. soon!

Pedagogically yours,

Published in: on 18 August 2011 at 2:28 pm  Leave a Comment  
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