Contemporary Dance - performance workshops

Contemporary Dance - performance workshops
Your Course

What is Contemporary Dance? "If I could tell you that, I wouldn't have to dance it." Isadora Duncan
Contemporary dance was developed in the early 20th century as a reaction against the rigid techniques of ballet. Pioneers such as Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham searched for ease of movement using the body's natural lines and energy, allowing a greater range and fluidity of movement than conventional dance techniques. Contemporary dance is characterised by its versatility: contemporary can be danced to almost any style of music, or united with other dance forms to create new styles of movement. Contemporary seeks to work with the natural alignment of the body, and is therefore safe and accessible for beginners. At the same time, the ease of movement promoted by contemporary dance technique allows experienced dancers to push new boundaries of body movement.
Contemporary Dance principles include: centering, alignment, gravity, breath, contraction, release, fall and recovery, balance and off-balance, tension and relaxation, opposition and emotion.
As well as developing dance technique this class will encourage you to examine and practise the choreographic and performing process.
A wide variety of music will be used including world music and pop music.
Clothing: Please wear something comfortable and easy to move in, preferably loose trousers and a t-shirt. We will normally dance with bare feet. Sometimes you may require trainers.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will have had the opportunity to:
· Understand and work with rhythm in music
· Analyse choreography
· Learn how to create new dance material
· Develop performance skills
· Reflect and feed back on their own and others' work
Your Tutor
Lottie Ettling has been teaching dance since 1998. After training professionally at Bodywork Dance Studios, she gained a 2:1 Degree in Dance and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham, specialising in Choreography. In 2006 she studied Community Dance Practice at East London Dance and has since been teaching in schools, Criminal Justice settings and professional dance colleges. She is currently the Youth Dance Co-ordinator at The Junction.
Lottie aims to deliver high quality, fun workshops that engage, inspire and empower participants.
Day and time: Thursday 6.00-7.30pm
Start date: 21 January
Number of sessions: 8
Tuition fees: £55
Method of payment: Fees for short courses (10 weeks or less) to be paid in full at enrolment and for long courses (12 weeks or more) fees of 50% can be paid at enrolment plus 50% as a cheque. Course places cannot be reserved without receipt of both payments.
Half term:
Please note that there are no classes during half term Monday 15th - Friday 19th February 2010 unless otherwise stated.