The Richmond Institute of Burlesque

A recent addition to Richmond’s dance community has me (and a bunch of other people) all atwitter.  The Richmond Institute of Burlesque opened its doors and now we all have the opportunity (if not the talent) to dance all sexy with the best of them.

Dolli Holliday

Deepa De Jour

Skye Sinclaire

Richmond Burlesque Goddesses Dolli Holiday, Deepa De Jour, and Skye Sinclaire are the three main instructors, but you can expect other Richmond-based burlesque beauties to make appearances, as well as nationally-known dancers who are traveling through Richmond.

Some of the class offerings and descriptions are as follows:

Burlesque Basics:

All three founding members teach this class, where you’ll learn some basic moves like glove peels, shimmies, and the like, and they’ll give you a crash course in the history of burlesque, how to develop your own burlesque character, and more.  This class is open to women only, since you’ll be trying out your newly-learned moves with boas, gloves, and pasties.  Yeow!

The Art of Chair Dance and Stocking Peels:

Skye Sinclaire takes you through the steps of different chair dances and stocking peels.  Even if you don’t plan on using these techniques in your own public debut, these skills are sure to spice up your life at home.

Songs to Strip By:

Dolli Holiday teaches this wallet-friendly class, where you’ll learn all about picking the perfect song for your burlesque routine.  More than just an overview of good music, she’ll teach you how to use the building blocks of the songs (beats, breaks, etc.) to make your number special.

These classes are just the tip of the iceberg, Folks.  Check out the full course list to find the class for you, and check the calendar for class times and dates.  I was supposed to go to Sunday’s Make-Up and Wig Tricks class.  I’m really bummed I didn’t get to go because Liv actually teaches you (among many other things) how to select, trim, and apply false eyelashes, which is something I have always wanted to know how to do.

The Richmond Institute of Burlesque is located at 6517 Dickens Place.  You don’t have to be a skinny Minnie or a fabulous dancer to take classes there.  Dolli and the girls want you to know that burlesque is designed to make YOU feel good about YOU, and what’s better than that?

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Elephants and Giraffes Children’s Boutique

Julee Evans started out her career in children’s clothing as a sales rep for Kelly’s Kids.  Now she has opened her own boutique called Elephants and Giraffes Children’s Boutique.  Located in the Westbury Shopping Center, Elephants and Giraffes specializes in monogrammed and appliqued clothing and is so full of cute – they sell Kelly’s Kids, Castles and Crowns, and Hartstrings brands of kids clothes as well as others.

The store is located on the side of the Westbury shopping center, facing East Ridge Road.  You can’t miss it, it’s bright blue!  In addition to selling quality brand kids clothing, the boutique also sells consignment clothing – just call to make an appointment, or you can email them.

Julee is active in the community, and is networking her awesome little shop as much as possible.  Head on over to check it out, or to consign some of your little one’s gently used clothes.

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Carytown Burgers and Fries

I’ve been trying to spend a little more time in Carytown lately.  On a nice sunny day, there are few nicer things to do than to walk around our cute, cool, funky little shopping district.  I was there with my mom, and we were both pretty hungry.  I asked what she was in the mood for, and she said she was craving a cheeseburger.  How fortuitous, because we were right near Carytown Burgers & Fries.  I asked her if she’d ever been there and she hadn’t.  I couldn’t believe it!

How much do I actually need to talk about the food?  You’ve eaten the burgers.  You know they put Five Guys and all the other chains to shame.  You know they’re big, and cheesy, and delicious, and that the fries are great (even when you get them takeout), and that Carytown Burgers and Fries is awesome (and likely the best hangover food in all of Richmond).  So, I will tell you about my own personal experience eating there, because even though I’ve consumed my fair share of their burgers, I’d actually never eaten at Mike Barber’s fine establishment.

Not only was Mike, owner and burgermeister, behind the counter when we ordered, he also came outside to see if we were enjoying our lunch.  He chatted with us for a bit, and was super nice and charming, and just the kind of Carytown business owner that keeps us coming back there Tuesday after Tuesday.

You can learn all about Mike on the About CB&F page on the website, and you can learn all about the indoor and outdoor eating areas.  We ate outdoors, in the cozy patio area, with the charmingly wilted ceiling fans.  We left with full tummies and spirits full of goodwill and community. What more can you ask for?

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