How To Perform Seductively

Over the weekend, I hosted a sexy burlesque party with some amazing ladies who were all first timers to dancing seductively in heels. Their one main question to me during the party was "How do you perform like that and look sexy at the same time?" This question goes so much further than my private event and will also help ladies coming to future events. So while we are on this journey of becoming Belle Rouge Vixens, I want to break down my top personal tips to being your own best performer! Keep reading to find out more.

Attitude 

First thing first, the objective and how you portray yourself all starts with the attitude you take for your approach. This can easily be confused with confidence, which does play into this step, however it's very separate and I'll explain why. If you believe that you may look crazy or someone is looking at you funny, you're already on the wrong foot. It's a mental process and it is never about just learning dance moves. You have to have an attitude of "I'm confident, not cocky and yes I'm sexy as hell!" Like I told my ladies Saturday, you have to look in the mirror and say to yourself, that you're the sexiest person in the room, "I don't care if Beyonce or Meagan Good were standing next to me, I hold my own!" That's my mantra anyways. 

Emotion

We have always heard how important it is to listen in everyday relationships and that we should listen before we speak. Now apply that same logic to dancing. If you actually listen to what the artist is portraying in his/her music emotionally, then it will guide you with your overall performance. For example, you hear "Red Light Special" by TLC on the radio. You're first instinct is to move seductively right? (I hope you are not thinking of popping and twerking by no means.) What are they saying in the song? "Baby it's yours, All yours, If you want it tonight, I'll give you the red light special...." Very sexy song, which means your emotion and facial expressions should show sexiness too. What I like to do personally, is think i'm in a sexy music video and my husband is sitting in a chair in front of me watching me perform. The mental task, is to make him sweat. I want him to want to leap from his chair and pounce on me. How do I get him to do that? Seduce him! Seduce him with my eyes, my face, and my body. It's body language.

Tease

Similar to emotion, teasing is all mental. Think about vintage burlesque dancers. When they are on stage, they play with their audience the entire time using teasing tactics and seduction. They put on a show while slowly teasing you, taking off articles of clothing piece by piece playfully. They never go straight into undressing because it takes away from the art and the suspense. You have to do the same thing while performing! You never want to give anything away too quickly or you'll lose your audience (your man) too early. In the end, it's all about the build up and what comes next. Ladies, we have to remember that suspense is necessary in performance and we must always keep things new and exciting! 

So when you are attending your next Belle Rouge Vixen dance class or even just dancing at home for your significant other, I want you to use all of the tips I have provided above to assist you with becoming a sexier performer. ​ I'll see some of you ladies Friday and we will definitely put these tips to use!

-Miss Belle Rouge

Side note the full dance video to "Rock You To Sleep" will be featured on the Belle Rouge Vixens page later today. ;)