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Dance for Camera Workshop -- Choreographing for the Lens
Stage dance faces one direction. Camera dance exists in 360 degrees. I teach you to choreograph for angles, cuts, and tracking shots. We study the puddle-splashing in Singin' in the Rain and the ballet in An American in Paris. Tip: The camera is your dance partner. Don't ignore it.
Ballroom Dance Masterclass -- Elegance in Motion
Waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, and the Viennese waltz. I teach you to move across a dance floor as if the floor were made of clouds. Posture, frame, lead-and-follow, and musicality. Tip: Your partner should feel weightless in your arms. If they feel heavy, you're leading too hard.
Top Hat & Tails Costume Set (Screen-Quality Formal Wear)
White tie and tails, silk top hat, white gloves, patent leather shoes, and walking cane. The complete Fred Astaire look from Top Hat. Every piece is dance-functional -- the jacket moves with you, the shoes are flexible, the hat stays on during spins. Tip: Formal wear should make you stand straighter. If it doesn't, it doesn't fit.
Singing for Non-Singers -- Charm Over Range
Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and the Gershwins all wrote songs specifically for my voice -- and I had barely one octave. The trick isn't range. It's phrasing, charm, and meaning every word. We work on selling a song with personality instead of power. Tip: If you can speak it convincingly, you can sing it.
Dance Cane (Bamboo, Performance Grade)
A performance-weight bamboo cane -- the same kind I used in Puttin' on the Ritz and Top Hat. A cane transforms a walk into a performance. We practice twirls, tosses, and the gentleman's lean. Lighter than it looks, stronger than you'd think.
Dancing in Heels Workshop -- Grace Under Pressure
I danced in three-inch heels on polished floors going backwards. It requires ankle strength, balance, and nerve. We start with low heels on a forgiving surface and work up. Tip: The heel hits the ground differently than a flat shoe -- you must relearn your weight placement from the ground up.
Screen Acting for Dancers -- When the Music Stops
I won my Oscar in a drama, not a musical. Dancers make extraordinary actors because we understand timing, physicality, and emotional expression through the body. I teach dancers how to carry those skills into dialogue scenes. Tip: Every pause in dialogue is a rest in music. Feel it that way.
Action Film Preparation Workshop -- Body as Weapon
For The Matrix, I trained four months. For John Wick, six months. I teach you the actor's approach to combat training: not to fight, but to look like you've been fighting your whole life. Jiu-jitsu, judo throws, gun handling, and the physical stamina to do take after take. Tip: Train until the movement disappears and only the character remains.
Bass Guitar (Fender Jazz Bass, Sunburst)
My Fender Jazz Bass from the Dogstar days. I'm not a great bassist -- I'm an enthusiastic one. Sometimes enthusiasm is enough. Borrow it, start a band, play badly with joy. Tip: The bass holds everything together. Like kindness.
Oil Paint & Acrylic Set (Professional Grade, 48 Colors)
Professional-grade paints: 24 oil colors and 24 acrylic colors, plus brushes in every size from detail to barn-wall. Includes two stretched canvases (24x36 inches). I use acrylics for speed and oils for depth. Start with acrylics -- they forgive mistakes.
Vintage Qipao Collection (1920s-1940s Silk Dresses)
Five hand-tailored silk qipao dresses in the styles I wore on screen and in life. Each one is a work of art -- embroidered, fitted, and designed to make a statement. I was the most photographed Asian woman in the world. These dresses are why. Borrow for shoots, exhibitions, or costume reference.
Shakespeare for Screen Actors -- Making the Bard Breathe
I directed and starred in Looking for Richard because Shakespeare terrified me -- and the only way past fear is through it. We work on verse-speaking, iambic pentameter as BREATH not math, and finding the modern man inside the Elizabethan language. Richard III is our text. Bring your courage.
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