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Global Grooves with Athene

Afrobeats & Amapiano Dance Class

Global Grooves with Athene is a fun, all-levels dance class inspired by global rhythms and music from around the world.

This class is designed to feel energetic and social — somewhere between a dance class and a dance party. You’ll learn simple mini-combos while enjoying great music and a welcoming studio environment.

No dance experience is required.

Athene is one of the instructors featured at our World Dance Party, and this class offers a chance to spend a full hour learning and grooving with her.

What to Expect

• All levels welcome
• Short, fun dance combinations
• Music inspired by Afrobeats and Amapiano
• A relaxed, supportive environment

Whether you come with friends or on your own, Global Grooves is designed to be a joyful night of movement and music.

CLASS Details

Global Grooves with Athene
Afrobeats & Amapiano

Tuesday Drop-Ins:

Aug 18 - Sept 8
7:30pm
Violet Flame Studios - Old Town Scottsdale

$20 with code NEW26

The Original Slut Strut & Shoe Class SEPT 16

The Original Slut, Strut & Shoe: Learn How to Move in Heels from a Professional

Many have tried to duplicate it—but there’s only one.

The Original Slut, Strut & Shoe is Violet Flame Studios’ signature heels workshop, created and taught by professional performer and instructor Nyla.

This isn’t simply about putting on a pair of heels and hoping confidence magically appears. Nyla will teach you the practical techniques behind standing, walking, dancing, and strutting in heels—with greater balance, control, grace, and poise.

Whether you wear a modest heel, a classic stiletto, or something a little more ambitious, you’ll learn how to work with your footwear instead of fighting for your life inside it.

Learn the Art—and Physics—of Walking in Heels

Walking beautifully in heels isn’t just about attitude. Your posture, weight placement, alignment, core control, and stride all affect how you look and feel.

During this workshop, you’ll learn:

  • How to stand confidently and comfortably in heels

  • How to walk and strut with better balance and control

  • How to transition from walking into simple dance movement

  • How posture and body alignment change when you wear heels

  • How to move with greater grace, poise, and sensual confidence

  • The basics of what Nyla calls “stripper physics”

  • Strengthening and conditioning exercises for your core, legs, feet, and ankles

And yes, you’ll finally discover what “stripper physics” means—and how professional performers balance their bodies on top of those stilt-like stilettos without looking like startled baby giraffes.

Valuable Foot and Ankle Care

Heels can make you feel fabulous, but they also place extra demands on your feet and ankles.

Nyla will share practical foot and ankle care, especially for women who regularly wear heels for dancing, performing, work, special occasions, or simply because flats do not adequately express their personality.

You’ll leave with exercises you can continue at home to develop stronger feet and ankles, better core stability, steadier balance, and more confidence in your heels.

Learn from Real Professional Experience

Nyla brings decades of professional experience in exotic dance, burlesque, belly dance, costuming, performance, and sensual movement.

She doesn’t just teach you a series of steps. She helps you understand how movement works, why balance changes in heels, and how to adjust your body so your walk looks intentional and feels more secure.

This workshop is playful, practical, and welcoming. You do not need professional dance experience or a naturally perfect strut. That is rather the point of coming to learn.

Bring your heels, your questions, and your willingness to practice.

We’ll help you build the rest.

LEARN HOW TO TWERK

HOW TO TWERK

WANT TO LEARN FROM A MASTER TWERK TECHNICIAN?

Nyla The High Pimpstress is a master Twerk Technician!

Join her online in this unique 5 part Twerk Technique 101 series to learn the science and bio-mechanics of your hips and your butt to level up your twerk game!

These technical practices are imperative foundations for you if you want to become proficient in bouncing that ass, or for those of you who simply want to see booty gains by including glute-activation elements to your glute workout.

Buy once, watch a bunch!

SESSION 1: Parts 1 & 2:

Part 1: The Bio-Mechanix of The Booty

Learn basic anatomy of the hips and how these muscles work. Which muscles are used for adduction and abduction and which ones are stabilizers and why this is important to understand the difference. Specific isolation exercises included so you gain the ability to communicate with these muscles for a proper twerk.

Part 2: Tilt Technique ~ “Pop, Lock & Drop”

This is the most common technique used in twerking and requires flexible hip flexors and low back muscles while relying on a strong abs for sharp, precise movements. Isolation and Pilates exercises included in this session establish the ability to separate the hip movement from the rest of the body and strengthen the pelvic floor.

SESSION 2: Parts 3, 4, & 5:

PART 3: Contraction Technique – “Booty Bounce”

This technique takes glute isolation to the next level! Discover several hip joint geometries that enable you to gain control over contracting each side of the hip and butt independently. Intense focus and body awareness bring the “squeeze” into your twerk practice. 

PART 4: Femoral Rotation - “Booty Clap”

This technique is all about the legs. Exercises included will increase hip range of motion and flexibility as well improve isolation if the hip, speed and agility of the hips and is the technique most often seen when doing the “booty clap.”

PART 5: Vibration Technique - “Shake it!”

Extreme muscular tension is responsible for the shakes and shimmies you see in a master Twerk Technician. This can take years of practice. Learn how to connect to the muscles and use the Pilates “firming tension” exercises to achieve rapid firing muscle twitch.