Thank YOU!

If I don’t say it often enough, thank YOU! I appreciate you being a fan and for your support over the years. I would not have a job if it weren’t for you. I love bringing you entertainment and instruction but to me, it’s more than that. It’s about a connection. I love hearing from you and seeing you at class or at shows. You are special to me and I deeply value you. I’m biased but I think my fans are the BEST fans.

I hope that you all have a stress free holiday. That’s certainly my goal! To help with that goal, I’ll be teaching 2 workshops at Studio L’amour on Sunday. Plan on sweating and stretching out any of your Thanksgiving woes! We’re in this together!

Nov 26 – Tease ‘n’ Tone – 5:30-6:30 – Register 

Tryptophan got ya trippin’? Work out that turkey and feel guilty no more during the holidays! Tease ‘n’ Tone will get you moving, toning and sweating!

Michelle L’amour’s acclaimed “Tease-N-Tone” class shows you how to work your body like a burlesque beauty in a way that makes exercising both fun and sexy. You will learn low-impact burlesque cardio routines and then tone and stretch at the end of class. Please wear gym shoes and bring a mat.

Nov 26 – Sensual Movement – 6:45-7:45 – Register 

Take a moment and indulge in yourself. This class is filled with slow, graceful, sensual movements all done in candlelight, the sexiest of all lights. It is a relaxing moving meditation that will leave you feeling tingly all over! No experience necessary.

Summer Session 2017

The special 5 week summer session is now available for registration at Studio L’amour. Check out all these classes we have with AWARD WINNING instructors!

We’ve got Barre-lesque with Midnite Martini (Miss Exotic World 2014), HoopDance with Gaea Lady (Best Debut 2016), Go Go with Lady Ginger (Best Group Chicago Starlets 2010) and Showgirl Style with me (Miss Exotic World 2005). What a line up!

Our summer session begins the week of July 10th. Register now!

Also, if you’re aren’t in Chicago and still want to learn burlesque, join us online! New videos are uploaded each week and you can do them whenever is right for you and you can repeat them as often as you like. Sign up now!

Prance, Pose, Parade

My new class, Showgirl Style, is starting on May 2nd at Studio L’amour! For 4 weeks in May, we will work on parading and posing like the showgirls of Paris and Vegas.  Headdresses will be provided for maximum strutting power!

All new session begins the week of May 1st, so register now for this and all other classes!

Showgirl Style

Thank you for a fantastic birthday week and for coming out to my birthday show at Untitled. I LOVE jumping out of cakes!

Now, there are lots of fun things going on this week, not to mention my fresh excitement about dancing! I went to a ballet class for the first time in years last night and I’m just buzzing about it. But, more on that some other time.

First, my new TeaseTip is up at BurlyQ.com. It’s all about what is takes to follow your dreams and how important the ‘hustle’ is when you’re in the arts. I’m really enjoying writing these expanded Tease Tips, so I hope you will check it out.

Second, on April 23, Studio L’amour is having another Studio L’amour Teaser! This is a showcase of students, teachers and performers from the Chicago cabaret scene. It’s a very informal gathering to encourage the growth and development of acts in our city. I’ll be hosting, and that is always a fun time! Hope to see you there!

Finally, the new session is now available for Studio L’amour. Classes begin again on May 1st. I’ll be teaching a new class called ‘Showgirl’. It’s going to be an hour of parading, posing and prancing! Make sure to register for this and other classes here.