Eroticism as Audre Lorde defined it, is a deep, life-force kind of power. Not a performance.

This isn’t about how you look. It’s entirely about how you feel.

No mirrors, no choreography to get ‘right’, low lights & great music.

Details:

• Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026

• Time: 7:30pm - 9pm

• Location: Studio 2, TAPAC, 100 Motions Road, Western Springs, Auckland

• Cost: $45

No dance experience required. No performance expected. No sharing required. Just you, your senses, & permission to move like nobody's watching (because nobody is).

Suitable for all bodies, all genders & adults of all ages. 

Nothing we do is a sexual practice. 

Spaces are limited to 25 participants. 

An overview of the workshop:

• Arrive, ground, a quick education on the practice & intention setting

• Gentle descent into the body using breath work & movement 

• A series of movement exercises that guide you to get out of your busy head, connect with your body & your aliveness 

• We close with a self-love meditation, grounding & integration

Who is your facilitator?

Michelle Kasey is an award-winning sex & relationships therapist (“best sex therapist 2023 & 2024”) burlesque artist (“burlesque performer of the year 2026”), and co-owner of ‘The Velvet Haven’ Burlesque Schools in Auckland and Wellington.

Her journey into this work began in a pole dancing studio & has developed over more than 14 years as a cabaret performer and teacher, giving her a perspective that few practitioners can offer. 

She brings together embodied experience as a dancer & performer with therapeutic expertise, working in a somatic, trauma-informed, & playful way. 

Since 2018, she has worked with thousands of clients through private sessions, group courses, and workshops, supporting people of all genders to develop a more alive, honest, and nourishing relationship with themselves. 

She has written for The Spinoff, The Herald and performed on stages from intimate venues to crowds of 40,000.