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HipHop with TrubL Roc, Mach-1 and SinCru
Persistently testing the body's limitations, SinCru will take you spiralling down memory lane to hi-top fades and pin rolls. SinCru teachers integrate the dance styles of New Jack Swing and Contemporary Hiphop with elements of Poppin' and Breakin' in hi-lighting the complexity of Hiphop. Drawing you back to a time when the only match for the raw dance energy was the swift fingered DJ, feelings of contentment are physically explored using a melange of dance and music. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced dancers.
Dance Conditioning & Contemporary Choreography with Hannah Chalut
Strength and Conditioning will use a variety of deep stretch postures, restorative yoga, and self help reflexology to gain deeper physical awareness and prevent injury. This will be combined with core strengthening exercises from areas such as pilates and gyrotonic to develop a body that can manage whatever fantastic ideas a choreographer throws at it! Come prepared for deep work and fun.
Contemporary Choreography will explore a broad palate of dance making techniques in the solo or duet form. Dreamtime, improvisation, readings, and other methods for generating material will begin the session. Next concepts of charged space, time bound diagonals, woven relationships, and negative memory will be introduced. We will reference and utilize master examples such as Doris Humphrey, Jose Limon, Daniel Nagrin, and The Judson Church Group. Finally, if there is interest, site specific work and/or body ecology will be experimented with.
Contemporary Technique with Victoria Hammond
Victoria leads a Cunningham/release-based class that develops awareness of momentum through space by exploring and focusing on sensation, intention and anatomical principles. Whether you have danced before or are coming at it fresh, Victoria’s contemporary classes are a fantastic way of exploring and challenging your physical potential in a supportive and motivating environment!
Belly Dance with Anji Jackson
This is a fun class for novices and experienced dancers alike, which will provide the opportunity to try out an Arab dance genre known as raqs sharqi, which encourages a celebratory approach to rhythmic movement.
Sevillanas with Azucena Justicia-Diaz
Sevillanas offers a great opportunity to try out some flamenco-style dancing and get a feel for Spanish rhythms. It is an informal and enjoyable class aimed at both sexes - sevillanas is after all a partner dance - which will teach you the moves for any Spanish party you find yourself in! Hard soled shoes (if you have any) and plenty of enthusiasm are the only things you need for this class!
Cuban Salsa
This class offers a great opportunity for dancers of all abilities to learn the great cuban salsa.
QUEENS' COLLEGE CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES
Saturday choreographic workshops are open to anyone who wishes to explore the choreographic art or just experience being choreographed upon, 1
Friday technique classes are taught by Queens' College's professional Dance Artist in Residence Adele Thompson and are released based contemporary dance classes. Emphasis will be placed on momentum, musicality and an expansive use of space combined with core strength. Adele draws on her vast experience as a performer, choreographer and teacher of contemporary dance to deliver energetic and eclectic sessions at both beginner and intermediate / advanced levels. All technique classes have live musical accompaniment from Neil Craig
Fees: free to students of Queens', other students 3.50 pounds and 4 pounds for those in employment.