This class will be centered around a jazz combination incorporating jazz pas de deux using technique and style to deliver a professional standard of partner work that your dancers might be expected to deliver in auditions to successfully book that Broadway show!
This class will focus on a series of “across the floor” combinations with special attention being paid on style and transitions. We will explore styles and trends that are popular today and travel all the way back to the 60’s. These collections of combos will be a great way to have your dancers cover space while using intricate steps and detailed specificity throughout the movement
In all dance forms, having proper line is key to developing the complete dancer. From stretched legs, shaped feet, and upper body use – good line helps a dancer grow both technically and artistically.
Dancers are faced with more demands and stressors than ever before. Learn how to implement fundamentals of injury risk reduction into any class at your studio, and empower your students with tools to enhance their body awareness and well-being.
This class will combine the two worlds of movement and acting. Bonnie will teach a contemporary combo, while at the same time, going through steps as an actor. She will take you through teaching the combo and discussing the whys and intentions of the piece. Then you’ll put it all together.
This master class will open the discussion on methods Aaron has used for both efficiently teaching a novice level tap class, as well as, how to help those students improve their technique to a higher level
Afro Jazz is a jazz style of dance with Afrocentric influences. We will be exploring a few different genres and incorporating some Afro jazz movement to broaden, compliment, and enrich the quality of movement for the dancer as well as the style. This workshop will offer innovative choreo from beginner’s to more advanced dancers. Emphasis will be on enjoying the freedom of released and contracted movement.
DTW presents one of England's top Hip Hop choreographers.This combo is fast paced and intricate, danced to UK grime music with an MJ flair
Class will include ideas for exercises at barre, center and movement across the floor that will help get the most out of your intermediate ballet dancers. Barre work will focus on maintaining turnout and core strength. Center will focus on musicality. Across the floor work will focus on putting it all together and adding a performance aspect.
Class includes: short discussion on strength and flexibility required for these skills; progressions to cartwheels with good technique; spotting cartwheels for safety and technique; one hand cartwheels with arm swing and transfer of weight; flying cartwheels; pop cartwheels; progressions to spotting side aerials; side aerial entrance and exit variations (where time permits); injury prevention will be a main focus on all skills.
Who needs a male partner when you have girl power? In this class, we will go over the mechanics of learning female/female partnering. You will learn a variety of lifts whether it’s a duet, trio or a group.
This class will give you ideas on ways to make Contemporary Dance available to your students of different ages, It will show you how to unlock their passion and curiosity for the freedom of Contemporary movement through creative exercises and a compelling combination.
How to approach style in tap dance and teach it so both you and your students have some! This class will explore how style can be introduced to your students and yourself! Unlock what is unique to individual students and to your studio! With style, all dancing is more interesting and vivid
Do your students struggle with the speed and precision needed to successfully execute petit allegro combinations? Matthew Powell will guide you through a series of exercises specifically designed to provide breakdowns of the trickiest petit allegro steps and a formula to help students not only master the steps, but also provide the ‘glue’ to piecing them together for tricky combinations. Perfect for advanced dancers ages 12 and up.
This class will focus specifically on “FOOT-WORK” and “ARM-WORK” progressions *Exercises will be broken down separately by upper and lower body movement and then combined. Progressions will encompass 3 levels starting at a beginner, progressing to intermediate and onto advanced levels.
Fun Beginner Musical Theater combination focusing on style, details & intention by the fabulous Rachel Bell Carpenter
