Floorigins:
The Rebellious Roots of Contemporary Dance
A Fusion Floorwork and Improvisation Master Class:
This 2 hour master class is part floorwork, part creative exploration, and plenty of play. Inspired by elements of streetdance, Capoeira, contemporary floorwork, and the Gyrotonic Expansion System principles, we will begin with an improvisational exploration of texture and articulation. We’ll transition into a whole body warm up focusing on circles, spirals and sequential spinal articulation. We will then move into looped patterns and phrases on the floor to play with breath, coordination, and visceral connection. We then take these concepts into a closed system flow where we will first isolate movement patterns to learn them, then work to integrate and transition between them, and finally to improvise and freestyle within them. Using the concepts from the top of class, the flow and suppleness developed in our floor phrases, and the isolated movement patterns, our class culminates in a supportive cypher. By applying these textures to the spine, pelvis, and rib cage we will add expressive and rhythmic flare to capoeira based locomotion vocabulary.
At the top of class we will take some time to discuss the context and history of the forms being explored. As dance artists and movers we will include a conversation considering ethics, globalization, and citation as part of our practice. This in an attempt to offer balance and allyship into our process of training. The foundation and roots we move inside of are from developmental movement patterns, locomotion pathways, and the movement culture movement’s approach to learning through games and partnering. We place these inside of the conversation with the omnivorous approach to participating in contemporary dance.
*This class is for Intermediate/Advanced movers from any background.
**We will use full flexion of the knee and hip joints, and well as put weight in our hands.
This 2 hour master class is part floorwork, part creative exploration, and plenty of play. Inspired by elements of streetdance, Capoeira, contemporary floorwork, and the Gyrotonic Expansion System principles, we will begin with an improvisational exploration of texture and articulation. We’ll transition into a whole body warm up focusing on circles, spirals and sequential spinal articulation. We will then move into looped patterns and phrases on the floor to play with breath, coordination, and visceral connection. We then take these concepts into a closed system flow where we will first isolate movement patterns to learn them, then work to integrate and transition between them, and finally to improvise and freestyle within them. Using the concepts from the top of class, the flow and suppleness developed in our floor phrases, and the isolated movement patterns, our class culminates in a supportive cypher. By applying these textures to the spine, pelvis, and rib cage we will add expressive and rhythmic flare to capoeira based locomotion vocabulary.
At the top of class we will take some time to discuss the context and history of the forms being explored. As dance artists and movers we will include a conversation considering ethics, globalization, and citation as part of our practice. This in an attempt to offer balance and allyship into our process of training. The foundation and roots we move inside of are from developmental movement patterns, locomotion pathways, and the movement culture movement’s approach to learning through games and partnering. We place these inside of the conversation with the omnivorous approach to participating in contemporary dance.
*This class is for Intermediate/Advanced movers from any background.
**We will use full flexion of the knee and hip joints, and well as put weight in our hands.
