Full Description
CONTEMPORARY – Intermediate+, for adults, teens 14+ welcome
With Madison Palffy
This class invites experienced Contemporary dancers to expand their skills, deepen their artistry, and explore weight and momentum as the impetus to move boldly through space. Classes will begin with warm ups that focus on alignment, generate heat, and build group ensemble awareness. Classes will continue to build energy through fluid movements in and out of the floor, exercises to challenge rhythm and musicality, partnering, solo and group improvisation, and phrases that move dynamically through space riding momentum. As a teacher, I emphasize the use of weight, momentum, and breath in support of full bodied physicality. I offer explorations of form and function that help expand the students’ capacity for creative articulation as movers. Through tuning in to sensation, gravity, and instinct, students attune themselves to the inherent musicality inside the body. My classes aim to empower individuals by deepening anatomical knowledge and proprioceptive activation through somatic inquiry and exploration. Dance kneepads are required for this class and can be purchased at the Front Desk for $20.
Thursdays 6:30-8:00 PM
January 15 – June 4
$10 performance fee for those who agree to perform in the Spring Celebration
Intermediate+ – Classes marked Intermediate+ are for anyone with previous movement experience in the specific dance style of the class and will serve Intermediate to Advanced movers.
Participation in four or more classes per week is required at this level for youth students. In addition, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, and a class in another style are required for Level 4. Enrollment in Level 4 requires an invitation from Pulse teaching artists and staff. The class schedule is determined by program directors in consideration of individual students’ needs and interests.
Register for the class by adding to cart and checking out (be sure to update your account details). Pay for this class with Class Passes. Purchase Class Passes 4 for $75, 10 for $180, or 20 for $330. Single drop-ins $20 each (only available for purchase in-person at our Front Desk).
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