We changed our name from House Of Boom to BOMBSHELL ACADEMY. Why?

We changed our name from House Of Boom to BOMBSHELL ACADEMY. Why?

Why did we change the name? Like most businesses, you have an idea of what you want to do and who you want to do it for, and who will want to do it. The truth is, we have no idea. So whenever you start and sell a product or service the people will tell you what they like and don’t like. And some things will work and change. The best thing is to SERVE the public. So if you sell snails, and everyone wants hamburgers, it may be better to sell hamburgers. It is the humble approach. So what did we learn after we started this school in 2018?

We learned that we probably will never have or should have kids under 21 at the school. At first, I thought there might be a way to be a kid’s school with secret adult classes, and that the brand would stand on its own. But it doesn’t, it follows the Boom Boom Room and the troop who are the Boom Boom Bombshells.

So it makes sense as they are the Bombshells, and we promote confidence in yourself for whomever you are. We don’t want you to allow TV media and magazines to tell you what you are supposed to look like. What you look like is what you look like. You can learn to decide that that is a good thing. And that you like it. After all, you have one body. However, the way you carry yourself and project yourself, we have learned, is everything.

We learned that a lot of the people who came to us were scared to go to the burlesque classes. We were shocked to find out, and that when they left they felt amazing. So at first, we thought we were teaching burlesque, but we learned we are not, we are helping people, usually women, re-discover their selves. Society has told women that after a certain age they have no value, and that is wrong, it has said that certain women who do not look a certain way have no value and that is absolutely wrong. You have value because you are you and no one should make you feel otherwise.

So, we thought what do we do? We make them feel like our Boom Boom Bombshells, and they become real-life Bombshells. It just made sense, and it was the original name we had thought of anyway.

So I will leave with a story of the first class. It was called Confidence through Burlesque over 40. When the teacher showed up, she knew 15 plus women signed up. She waited till about 20 minutes after and NO ONE had shown up. So she walked outside and saw a woman in her car. And another, and another. So she knocked on the window and asked if she was supposed to be in the class. She was very shy and said she was but was too scared to come in and rolled up the window. So the teacher went to the next car and asked. She basically said the same thing and then down the line till she got one woman to come in. She obviously had very low self-esteem and was super shy. Held her head down. She said I don’t deserve to be here. It broke her heart to hear it and realized that is what the others thought. So she and that woman went to the next car and convinced her to come out. When she came there were three and they walked down the alley looking for other women and gathered everyone. In the class, they talked about how they felt and what got them there, and talking with each other they started to realize that they were not the only ones who felt this way. So the teacher taught them to do some basic burlesque moves. Shimmy, Strutt, give good face, walk with confidence. Act as if you are sexy as if you are a burlesque dancer on stage. By the end of the class, these women felt amazing and so bonded they decided to make their own Facebook group and keep track of each other and support when they are feeling down. And now they walk taller, dress better, and generally, they feel the value they should which has affected every area of their lives.

When I was told this story, it blew me away. I knew right then, we were not teaching classes of skill, we were changing the way people felt about themselves. So, after we close and reopened, we decided to be a burlesque school. But to change lives through our dance classes.

If you come to our classes or not, do not ever let your significant other, family member, magazine article, or strange make you feel anything but fabulous.

Want to see the Boom Boom Bombshells, http:www.theboomboomroomstl.com