Contemporary
Contemporary 1
Beginners
Contemporary dance is as unique as each teacher that teaches it. Each teacher takes the music, movements and qualities that they enjoy and creates their own style from it. Explore simple ways to move, roll, jump, turn and fall. You will learn basic contemporary dance technique: rhythm, body placement and movement patterns set to a wide range of musical accompaniment from gospel to solo guitar, crazy experimental sounds, to world beat and pop.
Contemporary 2 & 3
Intermediate / Advanced
Expand on basic contemporary technique by moving into more advanced choreographic patterns and technical movement vocabulary. Experienced to advanced dancers will work with a fusion of various contemporary techniques and complex choreographic inspirations. Placement in level 2 or 3 is at the discretion of the teacher.
Contemporary Open
All Welcome
Movers are welcomed to explore creative processes of movement, improvisation and choreography creation with a variety of exercices that will get their bodies and brains working. Principles of falling, release, isolation, inversion, floor and center work will encourage body and self-awareness. The class will use "scores", imagery and metaphors for letting the movers find new ways to nurture movement and release unconscious holding patterns.
Lyrical Contemporary
All Welcome
Lyrical focuses on connecting emotion to music and lyrics through dance often by dancing to epic and emotional songs. Lyrical is an excellent outlet since it provides a fun and healthy way of releasing pent up stress and emotions through dance. Lyrical uses a mix of movements and technique from ballet, jazz, and contemporary.
What to Bring
Please wear layers to move from the floor work to more vigorous aspects of class and support your body as it dances. Bare feet are the norm in this class. Finally, a water bottle, an open mind and your beautiful being.
Join Our Dance Family
Listen to your bodies longing to move, to express, and to connect with others in the dance.