Contemporary Dance takes the basics of Ballet, Jazz and Modern Dance to create its unique performance. In the beginning of the course we will focus on the awareness of body and breath, space and music. The awareness of these four things will help you to develop your unique dancing, understand rhythm and your own body as a story-teller.
level 1: During this course you will experience different toning exercises for your body, as a good posture is essential for dancing. The class is composed of a meditation-phase, warm-up, basic contemporary techniques, improvisation techniques and a choreography which will have a special focus on interpretation and musicality.
level 2: The prerequisite for this course is at least 1 year of dance experience in contemporary, ballet, jazz or modern. The class provides dancers with tools that support technical precision while they engage in a continual changing flow of movement. These tools facilitate clarity in motion without sacrificing the experience of a highly physical and artistically engaging contemporary dance class. The sequences move gradually from simple to complex. The class follows the principles of the weissmann technique, builds strength, flexibility, mobility, coordination and enhances conditioning. It prepares a dancer for an uninhibited range of movement.
open level: The focus of this course will be in contemporary dance improvisation. It will initiate with a meditation to tune in to one´s own body. Afterwards a series of guided-improvisation tasks will expand the understanding of the body and invite to explore different movement qualities. The course is an opportunity to be creative, reflect on contemporary dance and explore it from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course is aimed at dancers, but also artists from different fields who are interested in an interdisciplinary encounter.
Advice: Clean change of shoes is mandatory! Please note that some courses start a week later!
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