Pointe

'This course will focus on intermediate-to-advanced pointe technique. Class will begin with a condensed barre and center, devoting the last hour to pointe work. Concentration will be placed on strengthening the foot and ankle and the development of artistry within the technique.'

Intermediate Partnering

'This course offers a toolbox of methods for generating trust-oriented, intricate, three-dimensional partnering. As a safe and supportive ensemble, students will enter into physical investigations of weight sharing, body-part manipulations, off-balance support, lifting and being lifted, negative space, resistance, and various ways of harnessing forces of momentum. Duets, trios, and groups will collaboratively create set partner dances using a series of construction/reconstruction steps challenging technical range while honoring idiosyncrasy.

Salsa

'Weekly dance lessons to familiarize the students with beginning to intermediate steps of the New York mambo style of salsa. These dance classes cultivate qualities of Afro-Caribbean performance such as polyrhythmic musicality, expressivity, improvisation, and communication between partners. No previous dance experience is required.'
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