Modern
Modern Instructor
Modern 1
with Micha
This class is designed with an emphasis on building foundational dance technique, musicianship and counting skills, and fostering the creative joy of movement through improvisation. Dancers learn body alignment, proper foot and arm placement, work on both flexibility and strength, balance, start to build a dance vocabulary, and are challenged in the practice of memorizing and then building on a sequence of movements. Dancers are expected to maintain proper classroom etiquette at all times. Dancers should wear leotard/tank top and leggings, bare feet, hair tightly pulled back in a bun or ponytail.
Modern 2A
with Micha
Dancers continue to build on their foundational technique as their alignment, carriage of the arms, foot positions, and proper leg and hip placement is emphasized. Dancers are challenged with variations in center floor, and continue to add to their dance vocabulary. Leaps and jumps, counting music, and triplets are introduced, and a variety of dynamic qualities are explored through the use of improvisation. Dancers are expected to maintain proper classroom etiquette at all times. Dancers should wear solid colored leotard/tank top and leggings, bare feet, hair tightly pulled back in a bun or ponytail.
Modern 2B
with Micha
Dancers continue to build on their foundational technique as their alignment, flexibility, coordination, carriage of the arms, and proper leg and hip placement is emphasized. Dancers are challenged with more complex variations in center floor, and continue to add to their dance vocabulary. Dancers continue to train leaps and jumps as well as counting different music patterns. Off-center balances are introduced, and a variety of dynamic qualities and nuances are explored through the use of complex sequences and improvisation. Dancers are expected to maintain proper classroom etiquette at all times. Dancers should wear solid colored leotard/tank top and leggings, bare feet, hair tightly pulled back in a bun or ponytail.
Modern 3
with Micha
This is an intermediate level class for dancers with a strong technical foundation. Continuing to build on their ever expanding technical abilities, this class challenges dancers to a high level of precision and accuracy in the execution of movement and musicianship. Emphasizing balance, strength, flexibility, coordination, body conditioning and alignment, dancers will be given longer and more complex sequences of choreography with greater dynamic nuance. They will explore their own creative voice through the use of improvisation and choreographic exploration. Dancers are expected to maintain proper classroom etiquette at all times. Dancers should wear solid colored leotard/tank top and leggings, bare feet, hair tightly pulled back in a bun or ponytail.
Modern 4
with Micha
At this advanced level dancers will add even more precision to their dancing, exploring how the precise use of energy can create accuracy in each movement. Dancers will get more detailed in the execution of movement as they continue to develop their strength, coordination, balance, flexibility, alignment and body conditioning. Poly-rhythmic movements and counts, off center balances and turns, extended energetic sequences and sustained adagio sequences will push dancers to their highest potential. They will explore their own creative voice through the use of improvisation and choreographic exploration. Dancers are expected to demonstrate proper classroom etiquette at all times. Dancers should wear solid colored leotard/tank top and leggings, bare feet, hair tightly pulled back in a bun or ponytail.
Modern 5
with Micha
At this advanced level dancers will add even more precision to their dancing, exploring how the precise use of energy can create accuracy in each movement. Dancers will get more detailed in the execution of movement as they continue to develop their strength, coordination, balance, flexibility, alignment and body conditioning. Poly-rhythmic movements and counts, off center balances and turns, extended energetic sequences and sustained adagio sequences will push dancers to their highest potential. They will explore their own creative voice through the use of improvisation and choreographic exploration. Dancers are expected to demonstrate proper classroom etiquette at all times. Dancers should wear solid colored leotard/tank top and leggings, bare feet, hair tightly pulled back in a bun or ponytail.
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