Oklahoma City's Premier Burlesque & Variety Arts Studio
Performance Classes - Special Guest Workshops - Burlesque Parties
Founded in 2012 by Adèle Wolf, the Oklahoma School of Burlesque offers private burlesque parties and exclusive workshops with guest instructors who travel from across the world for Adèle Wolf Productions. Former guest instructors include Dita Von Teese tour cast members such as Perle Noire, Ginger Valentine, Jett Adore, and Jessabelle Thunder, Absinthe Las Vegas cast members Raquel Reed and Hazel Honeysuckle, burlesque legend April March, several Miss Exotic World title holders including Medianoche, Indigo Blue, Frankie Fictitious, and countless other burlesque stars!
The Aerial Barre with Kyla on January 1st
A Straps Workshop for Intermediate-Advanced Aerialists
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The Aerial Barre with Kyla on January 1st
A Straps Workshop for Intermediate-Advanced Aerialists Time: 2:00-3:00 PM CST Location: Magic Tree Studio (Inside Velvet Monkey Salon) 1701 NW 16th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Price: $55 In this workshop, students will explore the physics and geometry of their unique bodies, experiment with ways to make movement feel more coordinated and less effortful, and do exercises that combine strength and endurance training with artistic movement quality. Prerequisites: ability to invert in the air Notes: Bring old socks with the toe cut off to be used as wrist protectors Register Below! Skip the fees by paying via Venmo or Cash App! Please include "Aerial Barre" and your email in the notes. We'll confirm your registration upon payment!
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A note from instructor Kyla: My straps warmup has become akin to doing ballet barre. It is, for me, a necessary foundational practice, done with a thoughtful and practical approach, and none of that old school no-pain-no-gain or toxic ballet nonsense!
I began my performing career at age 16 in a ballet company, and went on to be a contemporary dancer. A decade after my dance career began I started training as an aerialist. For most of my life I didn’t know what I was “doing wrong”, but skills on the ground and in the air always felt so much harder for me to achieve than they seemed to be for my peers. My male straps coaches often struggled to support me in my straps journey, because my AFAB hypermobile body was so different from their own experience. As I discovered and learned about EDS/hypermobility, trained with coaches from a wide range of modalities, and experimented on myself, I built an aerial straps practice that has transformed my work on all other aerial apparatus. My aerial barre can take over an hour, or be trimmed down to 15 minutes (the amount of time a cruise ship schedule permits for pre-show on-apparatus warmup).
I began my performing career at age 16 in a ballet company, and went on to be a contemporary dancer. A decade after my dance career began I started training as an aerialist. For most of my life I didn’t know what I was “doing wrong”, but skills on the ground and in the air always felt so much harder for me to achieve than they seemed to be for my peers. My male straps coaches often struggled to support me in my straps journey, because my AFAB hypermobile body was so different from their own experience. As I discovered and learned about EDS/hypermobility, trained with coaches from a wide range of modalities, and experimented on myself, I built an aerial straps practice that has transformed my work on all other aerial apparatus. My aerial barre can take over an hour, or be trimmed down to 15 minutes (the amount of time a cruise ship schedule permits for pre-show on-apparatus warmup).
Adèle Wolf's New Year's Eve Follies at Civic Center
December 31
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Ring in the New Year being dazzled by decadent showgirls and death-defying circus acts at this world-class, Vegas style revue! Each Adèle Wolf Production features a star-studded local cast with special guests from renowned revues such as Moulin Rouge, Cirque du Soleil, and Absinthe Las Vegas! This revue regularly sells out so reserve your tickets now and join us for one of Oklahoma's most beloved NYE celebrations!
Season 13 Dates Halloween Follies October 26, 2024 - SOLD OUT New Year's Eve Follies December 31, 2024 Valentine's Follies February 15, 2025 Venue: Civic Center Music Hall (Little Theatre) 201 N Walker Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 General Info: - 18+ to Enter - Doors 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00-10:00 PM (All other Follies shows) - Doors: 9:30 PM | Show: 10:00-12:00 AM (NYE hours) - Show Format: This show is presented as a full theatre revue with a brief intermission |
What the students have to say:
"...my lovely husband bought me the beginner package of burlesque lessons with the lovely Miss Wolf...this is the best gift he’s ever given me. Definitely. By far. THE BEST." - Lynne R.
"Adèle is a great instructor! I love all the classes I've taken with her. The classes are fun and informative. The atmosphere is really low-key and great for unwinding after a long day." - Melissa W.
"Wow! What a fun class! I enjoyed learning about the world of burlesque and learning some dance combinations. It is a great way to end a workday!" - Jana B.
"...my lovely husband bought me the beginner package of burlesque lessons with the lovely Miss Wolf...this is the best gift he’s ever given me. Definitely. By far. THE BEST." - Lynne R.
"Adèle is a great instructor! I love all the classes I've taken with her. The classes are fun and informative. The atmosphere is really low-key and great for unwinding after a long day." - Melissa W.
"Wow! What a fun class! I enjoyed learning about the world of burlesque and learning some dance combinations. It is a great way to end a workday!" - Jana B.
About Your Instructor
Adèle Wolf is an internationally touring, award winning burlesque performer and producer, internationally published model, and actress, based in Oklahoma City and Western Europe. She is also the protégé of burlesque icon, April March. She has been performing onstage for the majority of her life in various disciplines and has had years of formal training in dance, theatre, and voice. Several Oklahoma City publications have named her "Oklahoma City's Burlesque Queen." She has received widespread recognition for her contributions to performing arts in Oklahoma, including being named one of Oklahoma Gazette’s Forty Under 40 honorees in 2019 and receiving a Rainbow Award from OKC Pride Alliance in 2021. In 2021, Adèle was selected to join the cast of two of the most prestigious burlesque productions worldwide; the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender and Miss Viva Las Vegas, where she was awarded 1st Runner Up, making her the Princess of Viva Las Vegas.
Adèle was Miss Fort Worth Stomp 2011 and was awarded the Satan’s Angel award for hottest body at the 2012 Dallas Burlesque Festival. In Fall 2014, Adèle headlined at San Francisco's Hubba Hubba Revue, named one of the Top 10 Burlesque Shows Worldwide by the Travel Channel. Since April 2015, Adèle has been working regularly in Europe, where she has performed and conducted workshops in England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Czech Republic. Adèle debuted in Indonesia, performing at Club Med's Bali Nusa Dua location in September 2017. She travels regularly and has performed and instructed in major cities across the world, including Paris, London, Munich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Glasgow, NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, and more!
Adèle is the creator and producer of Oklahoma's largest burlesque and variety productions, Adèle Wolf's Burlesque & Variety Show and the Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival. Adèle Wolf Productions specializes in providing world-class burlesque and variety entertainment and has received multiple accolades since its founding in 2011. The production company has created numerous private and public events throughout the U.S. and abroad, with countless sold-out revues. In Fall 2013, Adèle produced a sold-out run of her show as an official part of the Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Guthrie, OK. In March 2018, Adèle Wolf Productions went international, debuting a show in Berlin, Germany. Adèle Wolf Productions placed as a finalist for the Oklahoma Gazette’s Best of OKC in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2020, Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival was awarded Best Annual Festival statewide by So6ix Magazine and Adèle Wolf Productions received second place for "Best Performing Arts Group" and "Best Local Arts and Culture Program to Go Online" in the Oklahoma Gazette's Best of OKC.
Adèle is also the founder of the Oklahoma School of Burlesque, where she is the lead instructor. The Oklahoma School of Burlesque was founded in 2012. Offerings include private burlesque parties and exclusive workshops with guest instructors who travel from across the world for Adèle Wolf Productions. Former guest instructors include Dita Von Teese tour cast members such as Perle Noire, Ginger Valentine, Jett Adore, and Jessabelle Thunder, Absinthe Las Vegas cast members Raquel Reed and Hazel Honeysuckle, burlesque legend April March, several Miss Exotic World title holders including Medianoche, Indigo Blue, Frankie Fictitious, and countless other burlesque stars!
Adèle Wolf Productions specializes in providing world-class burlesque and variety entertainment. They can accommodate large corporate events to intimate gatherings with event production, hosting, ambiance performances, aerialists, feather fan dancers, snake charmers, flappers, Vegas showgirls, circus performers, stilt walkers, jugglers, and more! We can easily accommodate family friendly events with the wide variety of skill sets within our company.
Adèle attended Savannah College of Art and Design and studied performing arts, before transferring to Oklahoma City University where she received an acting scholarship. Adèle has performed burlesque around the world, throughout 11 countries and headlining some of the top venues and productions in the industry. She has taken classes with world-famous performers such as: Michelle L'amour, Jo Weldon, Kitten DeVille, Julie Atlas Muz, Perle Noire, Ray Gunn, and many, many others! Adèle has taught workshops around the world, including at Jo Weldon's School of Burlesque in New York City, the world's premier neo-burlesque school. Adèle Wolf is also an internationally published model and will be sharing many of her makeup and posing secrets with you!
Adèle was Miss Fort Worth Stomp 2011 and was awarded the Satan’s Angel award for hottest body at the 2012 Dallas Burlesque Festival. In Fall 2014, Adèle headlined at San Francisco's Hubba Hubba Revue, named one of the Top 10 Burlesque Shows Worldwide by the Travel Channel. Since April 2015, Adèle has been working regularly in Europe, where she has performed and conducted workshops in England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Czech Republic. Adèle debuted in Indonesia, performing at Club Med's Bali Nusa Dua location in September 2017. She travels regularly and has performed and instructed in major cities across the world, including Paris, London, Munich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Glasgow, NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, and more!
Adèle is the creator and producer of Oklahoma's largest burlesque and variety productions, Adèle Wolf's Burlesque & Variety Show and the Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival. Adèle Wolf Productions specializes in providing world-class burlesque and variety entertainment and has received multiple accolades since its founding in 2011. The production company has created numerous private and public events throughout the U.S. and abroad, with countless sold-out revues. In Fall 2013, Adèle produced a sold-out run of her show as an official part of the Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Guthrie, OK. In March 2018, Adèle Wolf Productions went international, debuting a show in Berlin, Germany. Adèle Wolf Productions placed as a finalist for the Oklahoma Gazette’s Best of OKC in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2020, Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival was awarded Best Annual Festival statewide by So6ix Magazine and Adèle Wolf Productions received second place for "Best Performing Arts Group" and "Best Local Arts and Culture Program to Go Online" in the Oklahoma Gazette's Best of OKC.
Adèle is also the founder of the Oklahoma School of Burlesque, where she is the lead instructor. The Oklahoma School of Burlesque was founded in 2012. Offerings include private burlesque parties and exclusive workshops with guest instructors who travel from across the world for Adèle Wolf Productions. Former guest instructors include Dita Von Teese tour cast members such as Perle Noire, Ginger Valentine, Jett Adore, and Jessabelle Thunder, Absinthe Las Vegas cast members Raquel Reed and Hazel Honeysuckle, burlesque legend April March, several Miss Exotic World title holders including Medianoche, Indigo Blue, Frankie Fictitious, and countless other burlesque stars!
Adèle Wolf Productions specializes in providing world-class burlesque and variety entertainment. They can accommodate large corporate events to intimate gatherings with event production, hosting, ambiance performances, aerialists, feather fan dancers, snake charmers, flappers, Vegas showgirls, circus performers, stilt walkers, jugglers, and more! We can easily accommodate family friendly events with the wide variety of skill sets within our company.
Adèle attended Savannah College of Art and Design and studied performing arts, before transferring to Oklahoma City University where she received an acting scholarship. Adèle has performed burlesque around the world, throughout 11 countries and headlining some of the top venues and productions in the industry. She has taken classes with world-famous performers such as: Michelle L'amour, Jo Weldon, Kitten DeVille, Julie Atlas Muz, Perle Noire, Ray Gunn, and many, many others! Adèle has taught workshops around the world, including at Jo Weldon's School of Burlesque in New York City, the world's premier neo-burlesque school. Adèle Wolf is also an internationally published model and will be sharing many of her makeup and posing secrets with you!