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Beginning Modern
Our Modern Program, ages 10 and up, begins with learning the basics of Lester Horton’s Modern Technique, and as the class progresses other techniques will be introduced such as Graham and Cunningham. The Modern dance form is very compatible to Ballet and Jazz and compliments a dancer’s training through broadening their knowledge of repertoire, technique and vocabulary.
The class will begin with a center warm up consisting of roll downs and flat backs, contraction and release, fall and recovery, shifting body weight using gravity, various balances, and a focus on the percussive strokes of the music. As taught at The Ailey School, codified Horton technique incorporates 17 “fortification studies” (among other elements) that each focus on a different idea, such as descent/ascent and laterals, or body parts such as the Achilles tendons or abdominals. Class then progresses across the floor with movement phrases, turns, single-foot arch springs (jumps from one foot) ...
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The class will begin with a center warm up consisting of roll downs and flat backs, contraction and release, fall and recovery, shifting body weight using gravity, various balances, and a focus on the percussive strokes of the music. As taught at The Ailey School, codified Horton technique incorporates 17 “fortification studies” (among other elements) that each focus on a different idea, such as descent/ascent and laterals, or body parts such as the Achilles tendons or abdomens. Class then progresses across the floor with movement phrases, turns, single-foot arch springs (jumps from one foot) and ...
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