Classes

Roots
Traditions
Evolutions
Em"body"ment
Performance Workshops

ROOTS
(These classes are offered during the 4-day "Roots Workshop" and throughout the week).

World Music Clinic – A clinic presentation with Lanzallamas Monofonica who uses many musical influences from around the world. Clinic will look into their compositions and how each individual instrument (drums, percussion, violin, trumpet, piano, bass, voice) are combined to form this new sound. All musicians/dancers welcome.

Drumming (Spiro, Metzker) – Cuban Conga technique, Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian Folkloric Music and Rhythms.

Drumming for Dance (Metzker) – A look into percussion accompaniment for dance. Class will touch on how to's, possible instruments, expressing movement through percussion and others.

Brazilian Dance (Pereira) - Maculele and Samba - Maculele was a martial dance that was created to celebrate the harvest of the sugar cane fields. It was done with the dried cane that was laid our in the fields before processing to dry. In the fight against slavery in the early 1600 the Africans who worked in the cane fields took up their Machetes and escaped to freedom using the basics of this dance. It is like Capoeira in that it was a martial art disguised as a dance.

Capoeira (Gato) – combines the various arts of music, fighting, dance, theater and philosophy into what is considered by many to be the most unique and flexible art form in the world today. The class involves the learning of songs, instruments and philosophy of the art form as well as the acrobatic movements, attacks and defenses. Students first learn the traditions, rituals and morays of the game of Angola before moving onto the exciting flips, high kicks and. One can take the class for enjoyment and exercise or as a more serious student of Capoeira.

TRADITIONS
"Playing" Jazz (Kramer) – This class provides an opportunity to dig a bit deeper into the art of dancing to Jazz Music - with or without tap shoes on.

Improvising in Swing (Kramer) – A movement class for musicians and dancers, both tap and non-tap. Exploring the improvisational essence of jazz, and developing techniques for listening and responding with confidence and clarity in order to become better communicators in both dance and music.

Classic Tap Routines (Barinaga) – Here’s your chance to finally learn or brush up the classics – Shim Sham Variations, Cole’s Stroll, BS Chorus

Tap (Gray) – The Souls of Your Feet - the secrets of technique through the language of tap dance!

Tap (Kramer) – These classes will focus on techniques for using the whole body to produce beautiful tone, clear rhythms and a range of dynamics from head to toe.

EVOLUTIONS
Tap (L. Petronio) – Tap Grooves – An exciting workout with rhythm tap exercises and choreography set to world rhythms and music including Jazz, Funk, Cuban, African...

Tap (Barinaga) – High-energy classes for students wanting to take their technique further while having fun working' out rhythms to a variety of contemporary grooves and tunes. You'll be expected to indulge in all your movement and sound, body and soul. Bring a laugh in your pocket and be ready to rock.

Body Percussion (L. Petronio) -

EM”BODY”MENT
Casino Rueda (Kuznetsova) – This class will focus on a specific Cuban form of Salsa, where one or more couples dance together in a circle. “Rueda” means “wheel” and “Casino” is known outside of Cuba as “Salsa.” It is a fun and interactive way to learn Salsa. Sign up individually or with a partner, and be prepared to dive into the dimensions of the Salsa phenomenon.

Afro-Modern-Jazz (Lambert) – This class will use the African Diaspora language of movement, as a  springboard for Afro-Modern-Jazz, which incorporates the influences of  Jack Cole, Katherine Dunham, Syvilla Fort, Bob Fosse and Luigi; to give it pulse and progression of style and grace, as well as honoring their history and contributions.

Jazz (Strand) – This swinging modern jazz technique class begins with a thorough and holistically constructed warm up for the body. Students work within their own "turnout" without forcing the knees, hips or ankles into an unnatural or painful position, while working on proper body alignment for execution of turns, etc.. Combinations across the floor include jazz material incorporating grand battements and a variety of turns and leaps. The center combination is designed to work the students on jazz styles, professional execution and performance quality of the material as well as just having fun!

Jazz (Kramer, Kuznetsova) – These courses will explore the dialogue between jazz music and dance, the concepts of swing, improvisation and the transformation of the body into a rhythmically articulate musical instrument.

Yoga – Vigorous, yet relaxing, these classes will offer both individual and partnered exploration of poses tailored to enhance the dancer's endurance

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS
Sunday, July 22, 1:30 – 2:30pm &
Monday through Friday, July 23 - 27, 3:45 - 5:45

Students should select ONE of the following workshops to participate in.
NO drop-ins!
The pieces created during these workshops will be performed at the closing night event.

Hip Tap Project* (Leela Petronio) – Advanced beginning tap and other dance forms. A repertory, high energy, accessible dance workshop blending body percussion and movement, influenced by rhythm tap, hip hop, funk, salsa and body drumming. Leela Petronio is the founder of * THE HIP TAP PROJECT.

Latin Fusion (Katya Kuznetsova) – Beginning and Intermediate dancers.
This workshop will tap into the rhythms of Latin Jazz and possibilities of partnering. The creative process will include improvisation and construction of rhythmic dialogues within the ensemble. Movement material will include elements of both vernacular and popular forms of Cuban and Puerto Rican dance and music forms (Rumba, Salsa, Casino Rueda, Bomba, Plena, Mambo, and Cha-Cha-Cha).

The Essence of Jazz Tap Dancing (Sarah Petronio) – Advanced tap dancers.
Master teacher Sarah Petronio's workshop will include a swinging tap workout, an understanding of body placement, movement, rhythm and dynamics. Sarah helps the dancers fine tune their individual styles and improvisational capabilities as they explore fascinating rhythms from jazz basics to be bop and beyond

Afro-Modern-Jazz (Gelan Lambert) – Will incorporate the dancers knowledge of movement, of their own kinetic design, which is free and organic; using tools that are structured through visual and sensory exercises. Moreover, each class will be guided in terms of creating a final work, that matches the coolness and improvisatory elements of jazz.



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