Spank Dance classes

modern/contemporary

CALENDAR OF CLASSES

Beginning June 5th: Tuesday's 6:30-8:00pm on-going: Int/adv contemporary @ Tapestry Dance Studio

The techniques that I work with in class are a hybridization of contemporary forms that range from the early techniques of fall/recovery and upper-body arcs from the Humphrey/Limon tradition, to the pedestrian and flowing gestures of Trisha Brown, the modern jazzy ways of Twyla Tharp, the inhibitions of Release and Gaga, to Bartenieff floorwork, and finally, the ongoing-ness and full range of motion I look for in my own movement.

Whether the class is a beginner or advanced/professional level we work in the following ways: warm-up- stretching and upper body movement combinations, floorwork- developing new neuromuscular pathways, and building strength and memorization skills in a low impact way, center technique-usually traditional exercises that include feet, legs, and hips for the development of strength and flexibility, cardiovascular- exercises that will engage the full body, increase endurance and memorization, and build the corporal relationships to space and to the others in the space; this may take the form of open movement, different sequences across the floor, or in a final dance combination.