I still can't wrap my head around everything that has happened over the last year. We turned 1 this October, so in celebration we hosted our largest workout to date at Story Nightclub, November 16th. This is the second time we take to workout to a South Beach hotspot to unveil our new material (first was LIV back in June). The goal of these events is for our Vixen Army to feel like they are participating in their own concert. I spend months searching for music, seeing whats trending in the clubs and looking for inspiration both visually and artistically.
For the Story event I partnered up with my brother, Anthony Jones, who mixed the music for the event. Once I knew what key elements I wanted in the show, Anthony helped piece it together which is the most challenging part. He created great intros to each section which really added to the performance quality of the event. Funny thing is Anthony doesn't have any professional experience or fancy training in music; he's just an uber-talented soul with major skills on garageband and great instincts musically for live performances.
I went a little different musically this go around, and added some "Dance" tracks from artists like Diplo, David Guetta, Major Lazor, and Mak J to name a few. Still had our regular sophistiratchet favorites like Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Pitbull, and of course the Queen B but I wanted to bring in a different genre to compliment what we already had. I had been inspired by a few DJs I had seen recently and the overall energy in the audience caused by the drops and rises on their tracks. The lyrics to Diplo's Revolution "Dont let them steal your light, Dont let them break your stride... this is a revolution" definitely resonated with me and what the workout stands for.
It took a few weeks of rehearsals with our amazing instructors & assistants to put it together (some 2am rehearsal nights). Our outfits were styled by the same team that worked on our LIV event: Natallye Torres (Social Stylist) and Kristina Ashley (Kristina Ashley Swim). Pictured below is the amazing Vixen Workout Miami dance staff.
The lights and the video capabilities of the venue were unmatched. I was extremely excited to be able to shoot a video intro and it was important for me to set the tone for the experience. I brought in the talented Mary Beth Orman to hang out with us one day & shoot me in my element. My brother created the concert intro and recorded me reciting our "Vixen Anthem". Wallace Cruz who edited the intro used footage from class and the footage Mary beth caught that day.
Concert Intro
I used the blindfold in the video as symbolism for how we as women choose to see ourselves... sometimes we don't see ourselves at all. I hope through our classes you can see yourself as you truly are, A VIXEN.
Stay Hungry, Live Fierce.
GlamSquad and Vixen Army commander, Janet Jones, got together to create the ultimate Vixen Glam look.
GlamSquad is a new app-based beauty provider delivering professional and affordable beauty services to the home, office, hotel, or wherever you may be. We love them, with the touch of a couple buttons you've got a hairstylist and make up artists at your door ready to glam you up within an hour. Hello!
GlamSquad visited our Body & Soul Miami location and prepped girls with what, we like to call, the "Vixen Glam" look. This look consists of a bold winged liner, please use waterproof liner, and a bold lip. We recommend you use a matte lipstick or lipgloss, cause with all that hair twirling, we don't want your hair sticking to your lips.
Vixens arrived an hour earlier than our Monday night 8:30pm class, and got slammed up. Hair was curled, liner was touched, and one of the GlamSquad team members broke down the perfect winged liner look for the girls to try at home.
The app is free, we say, "Why not download it?!"
Thanks GlamSquad!
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The Vixen Army woke up early on Saturday January 9th to join Bianca and Ana at Body & Soul, in Coconut Grove, for our 90 min Calorie burn. We ask our Vixens to wear their calorie counters and prepare themselves for a real sweat.
Ladies crowded Body & Soul on Saturday Jan 9th bringing along friends, co workers, Vixen friends, and of course, their calorie counters.
The Vixen instructors rehearsed routines before the class was packed.
It wasn't too quick after that, Ana and Bianca had the girls warming up with 35 booty pops! Yes, booty pops is a thing.
Bianca knows how to keep the class energy up! You think she's small? This girl won't stop!
Ana werkin' it with the girls.
Booty Battle time! DJ Laz is blasted through those speakers and we're taking it way back to middle school.
We are the Vixen Army!
SUCCESS!!
We received some client calorie counter shots after class, showing off how much they burned. Way to go girls!
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