Useful to the actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer whose repertory deals with the Renaissance and Baroque periods. For preparing and maintaining a uniformly developed body for dance anc movement. This course offers an intermediate level technique class for dancers. Students will explore expression in movement and will increase their experience of freedom while dancing. The focus is on a healthy technique with stretch and strength components.
Requirements are a technical combination and creative project.
This class offers beginning level exploration of Mexican Folkloric dances, including cultural customs and traditions, and the history of dance from different regions of Mexico. The exploration of styles and techniques in jazz dance. Students should expect to increase strength and flexibility, learn Jazz dance terminology, increase movement skills, body awareness, musicality, execution, presence and correct alignment. Also a brief history of jazz dance. Advanced work in Hip Hop techniques and styles for the student who has completed at least one semester of Hip Hop.