SpeakEasy Noir
Burlesque
SpeakEasy
Noir
Burlesque
Immerse yourself into our experiential and transformational offerings.
Take a decadent dive into ceremony. Come undone.
Journey in & spiral out tonight.
SpeakEasy Noir is a mind-body wellness practice and immersive movement experience for intensely sensuous and deeply curious souls. Create new pathways with shadow play through sensual movement, burlesque freestyle, primal play, erotic expression, theatre improv, boudoir portraits, and so much more.
Signature Burlesque Offerings
Burlesque Immersion
A 6-week course to expand your erotic wellness practices and lifestyle through burlesque.
Come back to your body. Slow down and breathe. This exploratory workshop guides you through the SpeakEasy Noir “sensual core flow” method to freestyle movement. Utilizing improv-based prompting and progressive sequences, evoke and provoke your sensual free flow.
Linger in the thrill of TOUCH. In this guided movement workshop, play with your sense of and intent of touch. Explore storytelling and expression as you feel your way around with objects, costumes, props, and even yourself.
Show up and SHOW OUT! This movement workshop fuses the “sensual core flow” method with erotic-noir burlesque choreography. In this signature chorus experience, be guided through show-stopping performance scores and sultry sensual freestyle focused on stage presence, storytelling, subtext, and seduction.
Explore your many layers. There is something to be said for WHAT you reveal and what you keep hidden. There’s something to be said for HOW, WHEN & WHY you hide or reveal parts of yourself. There’s something in between the layers. Be guided to unleash with intent and flow with erotic, playful prompts. Discover the extravagant, dramatic, and emotional range of your big reveal!
Throw a tantrum with any emotion. If you’ve ever been accused of being too emotional or even being emotionally unavailable, this is the workshop for you. Go deeper in your self-expression through flow, movement, and performance. Explore a wide range of human emotions set to music and motion, including journaling prompts & theatrics!
Discover new pathways to express yourself. This exploratory workshop guides you through the SpeakEasy Noir “sensual core flow” method to primal movement. Utilizing improv-based prompting and archetypal play, evoke and provoke your raw erotic nature.
Be whoever, whenever, however you want. Explore extreme emotions, nuances and movement through archetypal play. Using theatre and dance, explore the depths of all of your many sides utilizing the 12 signature SpeakEasy Noir archetypes.
“I would do this work, this gorgeous, delicious body work, again and again and again… because while it let me express my sexuality in ways that I absolutely relish, it also taught me something about the intrinsic nature of me, of human beings, of sensuality and expression.”
— BROOKE ARCENEAUX, Author & Digital Creative
Sit Down On It: Chair Dance
A 4-week series exploring chair + lap dance, movement and flow through burlesque.
You need a throne. Learn the decadent power of sitting down on it. In our classic 4-week series, play with erotic prompts and theatrical motifs both on and off the chair as you journey to pleasure in our burlesque improv dance class.
MAIN FOCUS: Improv Prompts
You need a throne. Learn the decadent power of sitting down on it. In our classic 4-week series, play with erotic prompts and theatrical motifs both on and off the chair as you journey to pleasure in our burlesque improv dance class.
MAIN FOCUS: Sequencing, Mapping and Choreo
You need a throne. Learn the decadent power of sitting down on it. In our classic 4-week series, play with erotic prompts and theatrical motifs both on and off the chair as you journey to pleasure in our burlesque improv dance class.
MAIN FOCUS: Lap Dance
You need a throne. Learn the decadent power of sitting down on it. In our classic 4-week series, play with erotic prompts and theatrical motifs both on and off the chair as you journey to pleasure in our burlesque improv dance class.
MAIN FOCUS: Freestyle + Flow
“No words for the power of this night and the power of you, Shay. I cannot wait to spend more time together and watch you transform other people’s lives.”
– LOLA MANEKIN, Alchemista & Founder of Tribe Baltimore and Movement Lab
Exposed: Striptease Dance
A 4-week series exploring striptease and reveals through flow, prompting, and burlesque.
Explore your many layers between what you choose to expose and the mysteries you hold close. Delve into the intricate dance of when, how, and why you unveil, reveal, or shield aspects of your being.
MAIN FOCUS: Improv Prompts
Explore your many layers. There is something to be said for WHAT you reveal and what you keep hidden. There’s something to be said for HOW, WHEN & WHY you hide or reveal parts of yourself. There’s something in between the layers. Be guided to unleash with intent and flow with erotic, playful prompts. Discover the extravagant, dramatic, and emotional range of your big reveal!
MAIN FOCUS: Archetypes
Explore your many layers. There is something to be said for WHAT you reveal and what you keep hidden. There’s something to be said for HOW, WHEN & WHY you hide or reveal parts of yourself. There’s something in between the layers. Be guided to unleash with intent and flow with erotic, playful prompts. Discover the extravagant, dramatic, and emotional range of your big reveal!
MAIN FOCUS: Emotional Storytelling
Explore your many layers. There is something to be said for WHAT you reveal and what you keep hidden. There’s something to be said for HOW, WHEN & WHY you hide or reveal parts of yourself. There’s something in between the layers. Be guided to unleash with intent and flow with erotic, playful prompts. Discover the extravagant, dramatic, and emotional range of your big reveal!
MAIN FOCUS: Freestyle + Flow
“Shay took me through a mind-blowing experience.”