Love Yourself Lovely - love yourself lean

"Lovely ... never, ever change.
Keep that breathless charm." 
~Dorothy Fileds

Cultivate your beauty from the inside out - at this nurturing and nourishing challenge to lose dead weight while gaining healthier, happier habits and attitudes.... It's an opportunity to see yourself and be yourself as you've always wanted to be, as you were meant to be... lovely. (Price options and discounts listed at the bottom of the page.)  

All sessions include theme instruction, physical activities and light refreshments designed to encourage toning and trimming. (Extras in pale italics: additional meals, accommodations, spa treatments, excursions. Meals are served onsite unless otherwise noted.)

The Night Before (6-9pm): If you are able to make your way into town the night before, join us for dinner at Bliss 525.

Pre-requisite: ability to participate in a variety of your physical activities of choice, ranging from walking to aquatic dancing. Packing List: comfortable casual attire,  workout apparel & shoes, swimsuit, on the town & overnight items

Day #1 - 9am-5pm for basic session with 15 minute breaks throughout (optional breakfast served at 8am, elective evening activities end around 9pm)

• Guided Meditation/Prayer/Reflection (7-7:15am)
• Tai Chi (7:45-8am)
• Nourishing Breakfast (8-9am)

• True Beauty (9-9:45am)
• Nature Walk (9:45-10:30am)
• Moderation & Elimination, Not Deprivation (10:45-11:30am)
• Salsa Dance (11:30-12:15pm)
• Lunch Break (12:30-1:30pm)
• Gratitude (1:30-2:15pm)
• Polynesian Dance (2:15-3pm)
• The Gift of the Present (3-3:45pm)
• Charleston Dance (3:45-4:30pm)
• Recap (4:45-5pm)
• Personal Time, cream tea, Shiatsu Massage (5-7pm)
• Onsite De-Lovely Dinner (7-9pm)

Day #2 - 9am-5pm for basic session with 15 minute breaks throughout (optional breakfast served at 8am, elective evening activities end around 9pm)

• Guided Meditation/Prayer/Reflection (7-7:15am)
• Tai Chi (7:45-8am)
• Nourishing Breakfast (8-9am)

• Remove Stress, Remove Weight (9-9:45am)
• Aquatic Dance (9:45-10:30am)
• Just Don't Do It! (10:45-11:30am)
• GoGo Dance (11:30-12:15pm)
• Lunch Break (12:30-1:30pm)
• The Importance of Play (1:30-2:15pm)
• Ride bikes to play at the park: Frisbee, swings, hop scotch... (2:15-3pm)
• Balancing Act (3-3:45pm)
• Cirque Lyrical Dance (3:45-4:30pm)
• Recap (4:45-5pm)
• Personal Time, cream tea, Shiatsu Massage (5-7pm)
• Onsite De-Lovely Dinner (7-9pm)

Day #3 - 9am-5pm for basic session with 15 minute breaks throughout (optional breakfast served at 8am, elective evening activities end around 9pm)

• Guided Meditation/Prayer/Reflection (7-7:15am)
• Tai Chi (7:45-8am)
• Nourishing Breakfast (8-9am)

• MonoTasking (9-9:45am)
• Ballet Basics (9:45-10:30am)
• Wait for it (10:45-11:30am)
• Flamenco Dance (11:30-12:15pm)
• Lunch Break (12:30-1:30pm)
• Your Body's Language (1:30-2:15pm)
• Pilates class (2:15-3pm)
• Never ever ever Give Up! (3-3:45pm)
• Belly Dance (3:45-4:30pm)
• Recap (4:45-5pm)
• Personal Time, cream tea, Shiatsu Massage (5-7pm)
• Onsite De-Lovely Dinner (7-9pm)

Day #4 - 9am-5pm for basic session with 15 minute breaks throughout (optional breakfast served at 8am, elective evening activities end around 9pm)

• Guided Meditation/Prayer/Reflection (7-7:15am)
• Tai Chi (7:45-8am)
• Nourishing Breakfast (8-9am)

• It's Not All About You.... Fortunately (9-9:45am)
• CanCan Dance (9:45-10:30am)
• Share Your Joys (10:45-11:30am)
• Scottish Highland Dance (11:30-12:15pm)
• Lunch Break (12:30-1:30pm)
• Out of Your Comfort Zone... and Loving It! (1:30-2:15pm)
• Bollywood Dance (2:15-3pm)
• Handling Change (3-3:45pm)
• Gypsy Dance (3:45-4:30pm)
• Recap (4:45-5pm)
• Personal Time, cream tea, Shiatsu Massage (5-7pm)
• Onsite De-Lovely Dinner (7-9pm)

Day #5 - 9am-5pm for basic session with 15 minute breaks throughout (optional breakfast served at 8am, elective evening activities end around 9pm)

• Guided Meditation/Prayer/Reflection (7-7:15am)
• Tai Chi (7:45-8am)
• Nourishing Breakfast (8-9am)

• Just Breathe (9-9:45am)
• Yoga (9:45-10:30am)
• Enjoy the Silence (10:45-11:30am)
• Swimming (11:30-12:15pm)
• Lunch Break (12:30-1:30pm)
• Exquisite Simplicity (1:30-2:15pm)
• Run (2:15-3pm)
• The Art of Being.... You! (3-3:45pm)
• Classic Burly-Q (3:45-4:30pm)
• Recap (4:45-5pm)
• Personal Time, cream tea, Shiatsu Massage (5-7pm)
• Onsite De-Lovely Dinner (7-9pm)
• Jacuzzi under the stars (9-10pm)

The Morning After 9-10:30am

• Breakfast Ambrosia (9-10:30am): Our overnight lovelies are invited to break bread and fasts with us one last time at Cafe Ambrosia

Pricing Options:

full price

Just for Today

(1 day)

$105 - Simply Classy - each day's Danz Diva Booty Camp instruction involves 4 hours of fitness dance class preceded by an introduction to the dance genre. Please feel free to also join us for a lovely themed lunch ($20) and/or our various evening activities including a whimsically themed dance free-for-all in the evening. Keep reading for details and combination discounts.

Just for Today - 1 day

Simply Classy $105.00 USD

save 10%
3's a Charm

(3 days)

$28350 - Simply Classy - includes instruction as outlined above for any 3 days of your choosing, consecutive or otherwise. (you save $31.50)
$40950 - Posh Nosh - includes all of the above plus onsite meals: 2 breakfast, 3 lunch, 2 dinner. (you save $45.50)
$63450 - Accommodate Me - includes all of the above plus 2 nights onsite accommodation. (you save $7050)

3's a Charm - 3 days

Simply Classy $283.50 USD Posh Nosh $409.50 USD Accommodate Me $634.50 USD

save 15%

The Shebang

(5+ days / 5 nights at Camp)

$535.50 - Simply Classy - includes each day's instruction as outlined above for the entire camp session. (you save $94.50)
$807 - Posh Nosh - includes all of the above plus onsite meals: 5 breakfast, 6 lunch, 5 dinner. (you save $142.50)
$1338.75 - Accommodate Me - includes all of the above plus 5 nights onsite accommodation. (you save $236.25)

The Shebang - 5 days

Simply Classy $535.50 USD Posh Nosh $807.00 USD Accommodate Me $1,338.75 USD

Very Pampered Diva

Save 20% off our daily rate when you let our Camp Concierge come up with a deluxe all-inclusive package including every experience listed, custom-created just for you

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Faerie Fete and Middle Earth Hobbit & Elven Experience

'Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame.' ~Yeats, 'The Land of Heart's Desire,' 1894

Enter the land of heart's desire aka coastal Long Beach, CA where the fae folk dance and live in harmony hidden from the eyes of men.    Getaway includes faerie and elf lore and language, optional craft or dance instruction, props, performance, refreshments and professional videography. (Price options and discounts listed at the bottom of the page.) 

Shenandoah at The Arbor

Extras listed in pale italics: additional meals, accommodations, spa treatments, professional makeup / hair styling & performance video, plus special faerie foto shoot using techniques that ensure you will not be invisible and your image will actually show up in the picture!

The Night Before (7-10pm): If you are able to flutter in on the breeze the evening before, please  join us for dinner at Shenandoah at The Arbor.

Session Pre-requisite: ability to sit on wooden benches out of doors and to walk flat nature park trails, fae folk dance instruction optional; session is held in a private space, closed to the public. Packing list: walking shoes, outdoor wrap, your sense of whimsy, practice &/or performance apparel, evening out attire & overnight items

Day #1 - The Faerie Realm
9am-3:30pm for basic session (elective evening activities end around 10pm)

Site of our Fairy Ring 

• A Bit o Breakfast (8-9am): For our overnight faeries
• Cross the Veil (9-11am): Shhhhhh... Do you hear it? The rustling of leaves at your feet? The breeze through the trees overhead?  The trickle of an unseen brook? They're all around us -- signs of fairy life.  This morning we will unearth the rich and compelling history of the fae folk around the world and the people and places that still acknowledge and frolic with them.  Includes mid-session coffee break, served with Faerie's Finest sugars
• Lunch Break (11am-12noon)
• Faerie Field Trip (12-1:30pm): It is time to go visit our local fairy mound to espy the magical doings going on all around.  While here we will indulge in a bit of story time, getting to the truth behind the fairy tales, and faemous fae from Titania to Tinkerbell. Be sure to wear dirt-trail-friendly foot wear and be advised, the faeries do not allow refreshments on their premises.  There is a chance we will be able to finagle a lesson at the Archery Range - but may need some fairy magic to make that happen as their times and rules don't coincide with our schedule
• A Door into Another World (1:30-2:30pm): Get crafty creating a portal into the realm as you cobble a charming fairy door
• Music of the Fae (2:30-4pm): Grab a pan flute, put on your dancing shoes, or get ready to sing your hear out at as we prepare for our Fae Folk performance tonight. Includes a mid-session break 
• Respite (4-6pm): Give your visage that ethereal glow with a Fairy Dust Facial spa treatment, enjoy some personal time, or get painted and preened for your Fae Folk performance. Professional makeup or face painting & hair styling available from 5-6pm 
• Nibbles Reception & Faerie Foto Session (6-7): Pose for a Professional Fairy Foto Shoot or just mingle as you munch on an array of wee faerie foods
• Fae Folk performance (7-7:30pm): Whether you choose to dance inside the fairy ring or make music from the perimeter, come revel with us
• Dinner in the Garden (7:30-9pm): For those staying with us through the mid-season's night, we will dine onsite by fairylight, enjoying one another's company, exchanging fairy tales 
• Sweet Slumbers (9-10:30): Drift off to sleep with a late night showing of A Mid-Summer Night's Dream

Day #2  - Journey to Middle Earth - a long expected adventure
9am-3:30pm for basic session (optional breakfast served at 8am)

• 1st Breakfast (8-9am): For our overnight revelers
• Morning in the Shire (9-11am): Hullo Hobbits! Welcome to the most hospitable place in all of Middle-Earth [suspend disbelief here]. This morning we will sit on the grass under shady trees as we pour through the pages of the Red Book to dig deep into the mythology and customs of the land. Feel free to go barefoot and wiggle your toes in the grass. Includes mid-session 2nd breakfast break. 
• Elevenses-Lunch Break (11am-12noon): A typical shire meal, Prancing Pony style, with something for heft-conscious hobbits
• Afternoon visit to Valinor's Gardens of Lorien (12-1pm): Travel to the exclusive realm of the elves [if only in our minds] to learn their lyrical language and ages-old history. There will be bench-sitting and park strolling with views of fountains and all manner of friendly fowl. Includes mid-session Lembas bread break
• Afternoon Options (1-2:30pm): Get crafty embellishing an elven brooch or tiara, and/or take a choreographed fencing lesson for exhibition tonight
• Respite (2:30-4:30pm): Treat yourself to a hobbit foot massage spa treatment, enjoy some personal time, or have your ears done in preparation of our fencing exhibition. Professional makeup & hair/wig styling available from 3:30-4:30pm 
• Rivendell Reception & Photo Session (4:30-5:30pm): Pose for a Professional Hobbit or Elf Photo Shoot or simply sip and savor a variety of Elven culinary delights 
• Swordsman Exhibition (5:30-6pm): Whether you choose to be engage in sword play or just word play, come parry with us
• Ground travel (6-7pm) to Hobbiton for dinner
• Dinner (7-10pm): For those not yet ready to leave our fairy ring, come dine with us at the incomparable award-winning restaurant The Hobbit.  You are in for an other-worldly experience

The Morning After (9-11am)

• Daoine Sidhe Irish Breakfast (9-10:30am): at K.C.Branaghan's, for our overnight etherials
• Faerie Thee Well (10-11am): Irish blessing and well wishes for safe and happy travels

Pricing Options:

• $105 - Just for Today - Single day of instruction. We'd be delighted to have you join us for our daily themed lunch - $20 inclusive

2-day session discount - you save 5% off our daily rate

• $199.50 - Simply Classy - includes instruction as outlined above for a 2-day session. (total savings $10.50)
• $275.50 - Posh Nosh - includes the above plus onsite meals: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches & 1 dinner. (total savings $14.50)
• $394.25 - Accommodate Me - includes all of the above plus 1 night onsite accommodation. (total savings $20.75)
• $655.50 - Bells & Whistles - includes all of the above + craft; professional makeup, hair styling or use of wig (while dry), theme glamour photo shoot, performance video dvd. (total savings $33.81)
• Very Pampered Siren - you save 20% off our daily rate.  Let our Camp Concierge come up with a deluxe all-inclusive package including every experience listed, custom-created just for you

Faerie getaway

Just for Today $105.00 USD Simply Classy $199.50 USD Posh Nosh $275.50 USD Accommodate Me $394.25 USD Bells & Whistles $655.50 USD

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Femme Fatale - Decadent Demimondes Getaway

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, 
Mata Hari

There was once a time when women were expected to be cultured, elegant and refined - to be interesting, educated, able to carry on clever conversation, and very very feminine... that time has returned.  

The demimondaines were the darlings of society, or as Wikipedia tells us regarding Venice's cortigiana onesta:

"[They] were usually well-educated and worldly (sometimes even more so than the average upper-class woman), and often held simultaneous careers as performers or artists. They were typically chosen on the basis of their 'breeding'--social and conversational skills, intelligence, common sense, and companionship--as well as their physical attributes. It was usually their wit and personality that set them apart from regular women."

Come spend the weekend flirting with decadence as a high society hedonist. Getaway includes theme history, activities, and optional craft or dance instruction, props, performance, refreshments and professional videography.(Price options and discounts listed at the bottom of the page.) 

Extras listed in pale italics: additional meals, accommodations, spa treatments, professional makeup &/or hair styling and themed glamour photo shoot, plus video of optional Folies performance.

The Night Before (5-9pm): Buona sera! If you are able to escape your many suitors the evening before, please join us for a Courtesan Cruise, reading the poetry of Veronica Franco while drifting through the canals of Naples on an authentic Venetian Gondola with the Gondola Getaway (5:30sharp-6:30pm) -- followed by a sumptuous supper at La Traviata Act II (7-9pm).

Session Pre-requisite: ability to feel fabulous!... Follies showgirl dance instruction optional. Packing list: Practice & performance apparel, evening out attire & overnight items

Day #1 - Ooh la la! Bonjour, femme fatale. Today we spend the bulk of our day en Paris with a quick jaunt to London. C'est magnifique!
9am-3:30pm for basic session (elective evening activities end around 9pm)

• Le Petit Dejenuer Continental Breakfast (8-9am): For our ladies of the overnight
• Session I (9-11am): l'histoire de les femmes - this morning we will indulge in the scintillating and fascinating accounts of Europe's celebrated courtiers and ladies of leisure. Then it's off to Paris for a behind the curtain look at les Folies Bergere music hall. Includes a mid-session cafe au lait break.
• Le Dejeuner - Lunch Break (11am-12noon): make your own crepe buffet
• Session II (12-2pm): We head across the channel to learn the juicy secrets of England's society sophisticates. Learn the language of the fan and the meaning of flowers.  Includes a mid-segment cream tea break. 
• Afternoon Options (2-3:30pm): Get crafty creating a pressed flower fan or learn our zero-impact Follies showgirl dance routine for tonight's performance
• Afternoon Respite (3:30-5:30): Spoil yourself with a French Perfume Massage spa treatment, enjoy some relaxing personal time, or get powdered and primped in preparation of your showgirl performance. Professional makeup & hair styling available from 4:30-5:30pm.
• Rue Bergere Reception & Photo Session (5:30-6:30pm): Pose for a Professional Photography Showgirl Shoot or just mingle as you enjoy brie, crackers, and of course, wine
• En Super Folies performance (6:30-7pm): Whether you choose to be in the spotlight or the audience, come enjoy the jubilee with us 
• Dinner (7-9pm): For those staying with us through the night we will dine family style on fondue and raclette at Creme de la Crepe

Day #2  - 良好な朝 舞妓 Konichiwa, Maiko.  Welcome to the 'flower and willow world' of Kyoto. Today  you will learn the art of the Geisha, "traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance" [per Wikipedia]
9am-3:30pm for basic session  (optional breakfast served at 8am)

• Breakfast (8-9am): For our overnight Geiko
• Session I (9-11am): History and truth about Geisha. Correcting Western misconceptions Includes a mid-session fruit refreshment break
• Lunch Break (11am-12noon): Bento Box
• Session II (12-2pm): We will enjoy a leisurely stroll as we tour the local Japanese Garden at CSULB.  From there we return to the ochiya for a very brief version of the  Japanese Chakai Tea Ceremony  
• Afternoon Options (2-3:30pm): Japanese Calligraphy &/or Flower Arranging lesson or Kabuki dance instruction for tonight's performance
• Afternoon Respite (3:30-5:30): Spoil yourself with a Japanese Amma Massage spa treatment, enjoy some relaxing personal time & meditation, or get painted and primped in preparation of your Kabuki performance. Professional makeup & wig styling available from 4:30-5:30pm
• Wanton Wonton appetizer reception & Photo Session (5:30-6:30pm): Pose for a Professional Photography Geisha Shoot or just mingle as you enjoy Asian appetizers, fruits and a taste of sake
• Kabuki performance (6:30-7pm): Whether you choose to be in the spotlight or the audience, come celebrate our Geisha and Geiko 
• Dinner (7-9pm): Dinner and Geisha Certificate Ceremony at Naples Sushi

The Morning After (9-11am)

• Breakfast in Bed-ish (9-11am): For our overnight sleeping beauties: lounge in bed late, then come to breakfast in your jammies as we take our courtesan world tour full circle, watching Dangerous Beauty and sipping cappuccino 
• Bon-Bon Voyage (11am): A sweet send-off to our lovely ladies

Pricing Options:

• $105 - Just for Today - Single day of instruction. We'd be delighted to have you join us for our daily themed lunch - $20 inclusive

2 Day session discount - you save 5% off our daily rate

Le Bar des Folies Bergere, Manet

• $199.50 - Simply Classy - includes instruction as outlined above for a 2-day session. (total savings $10.50)
• $275.50 - Posh Nosh - includes the above plus onsite meals: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 2 appetizer receptions. (total savings $14.50)
• $394.25 - Accommodate Me - includes all of the above plus 1 night onsite accommodation. (total savings $20.75)
• $655.50 - Bells & Whistles - includes all of the above + professional makeup, hair styling, theme photo shoot, performance video dvd. (total savings $33.81)
• Very Pampered Siren - you save 20% off our daily rate.  Let our Camp Concierge come up with a deluxe all-inclusive package including every experience listed, custom-created just for you

Demimonde getaway

Just for Today $105.00 USD Simply Classy $199.50 USD Posh Nosh $275.50 USD Accommodate Me $394.25 USD Bells & Whistles $655.50 USD

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