Modern/Contemporary III (350-0-20)

Instructors

Margaret Ann Vannucci

Meeting Info

Wirtz Center Ballroom: Mon, Wed 10:30AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

This course provides release-based modern technique for intermediate to advanced dance students. The material will pull from a range of contemporary modern techniques including Counter Technique, European floor work and release styles, Flying Low, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. All of which include, spiraling, inverting, effortless traveling, and the overall practice of less effort for efficient functional movement.

Each class will begin with a guided follow-along structure, to stretch, ground into the floor, and warm our bodies. Occasionally we will do this through improvisation sessions and/or across the floor phrasing. This concentrated time at the beginning of class will develop our somatic awareness of our body in space and wake up the various pathways in the body. The remainder of the class will be spent refining these ideas through short or long movement phrases. We will spend at least a week to two weeks on each of these phrases to allow the body time to fully integrate and somatically comprehend the spatial pathways. As a facilitator, I am invested in cultivating a space of open conversation about somatic sensory experiences, as well as a space of experimenting with pathways that are effective to your unique anatomy. Cultivating a space that is creative, holistic, and connective.

Class Materials (Required)

Dancewear (leotard, tights, ballet slippers) $100 Performance Outing $25-45
All files or reading will be provided through PDF and online uploads to Canvas