:: conduit dance class descriptions

Raw Beginning w/ Tahni Holt
If you are interested in how one or two or more things move in space and time and how a seemingly simple choice in direction or sensibility can manifest momentum or not, or if you are interested in experiencing yourself more in your body for your any art form or your walking or your sense of well being or just because you want to try to do something with others in the room who are also trying to do something, or if you are wanting to have a good time where others want to have a good time too then this is the class for you.

Oh and we will do this too... This beginning class will focus on the most basic skills used in contemporary dance, such as alignment, movement memory and traveling through space, along with how to naturally use weight, momentum and balance. Regardless of how little (and I mean little) or how much movement you have had I hope to see you on some monday soon!

Slow Intermediate Contemporary Technique w/ Gregg Bielemeier
This class offers a careful approach to basic skills that increase range of motion, body awareness, coordination, and the capacity for movement memory while incorporating the use of breath to promote ease of motion. With a focus on enhancing sound body mechanics, strength, flexibility as well as acquiring fundamental skills and technique, class is designed for the less experienced dance student, those returning to dance after an absence, or those with other forms of movement experience. Students are encouraged to attend on a regular basis, but drop-ins are allowed.

Int/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Gregg Bielemeier
This class explores a unique and idiosyncratic style of movement that is the product of strong technique, experimentation and a sense of humor. Class begins with a standing warm-up that incorporates breath, release and ease in the joints as well as strength, line and form. With an understanding and application of these elements, along with weight and direction, the result is one of whole-bodied dancing where the student is capable of executing simple to elaborate, loose-limbed, space-consuming movement.

Int/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Linda K. Johnson
Linda teaches a technique class that is influenced by a diverse collection of movement traditions, dance forms and somatic practices. Her classes encourage and allow dancers time to focus on personal habits of use, as well as movement quality and individual presence. She is curious about both HOW we do things and WHY we do things. More often than not, class begins on the floor and makes use of both composed and improvised movement material. Linda is interested in exploring diverse and sometimes unusual approaches to virtuosity, musicality, stillness, effort and performance.

--> Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Tere Mathern
Designed to build flexibility, strength, fluency, endurance and technical skill, each class begins with a floor-based warmup grounded in Bartenieff Fundamentals. Guiding the focus from inner to outer, the sequences encourage release and clarity of movement through bone articulation, initiation, and sequencing. Basic standing technique exercises progress toward complex movement phrases that expand into full travel through space, activating three-dimensionality, and building awareness of body connectedness and space, and how the whole body participates in both action and release while dancing.

Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Mary Oslund
This class provides a thorough approach to contemporary dance technique. Students will be led through a warmup series carefully guided by the teacher, with a focus on centering, strength-building, flexibility, release, and movement memory, Following, a graduated series of patterns and phrases will give the student a diverse range of movement experience, with plenty of time for understanding and repetition. Options for exploring and varying these longer movement sections will often be included in the class.

Contact Improv Jam
Contact Improvisation is a physical investigation into gravity, momentum, and weight sharing between two or more bodies. Dancers move with constant attentiveness to their own bodies, impulses, and trajectories, while listening and responding authentically to their partners. The form encourages mindful awareness and mutual exchange. The Tuesday Night Jam is an open, informal space to which dancers of all types and backgrounds are invited to explore their bodies in a kinesthetic relationship to other bodies. The jam is not facilitated, but beginners are welcome and can receive an informal introduction to the form.

class schedule :: descriptions :: workshops :: faculty ::		conduit dance class descriptions Raw Beginning w/ Tahni Holt If you are interested in how one or two or more things move in space and time and how a seemingly simple choice in direction or sensibility can manifest momentum or not, or if you are interested in experiencing yourself more in your body for your any art form or your walking or your sense of well being or just because you want to try to do something with others in the room who are also trying to do something, or if you are wanting to have a good time where others want to have a good time too then this is the class for you. Oh and we will do this too... This beginning class will focus on the most basic skills used in contemporary dance, such as alignment, movement memory and traveling through space, along with how to naturally use weight, momentum and balance. Regardless of how little (and I mean little) or how much movement you have had I hope to see you on some monday soon! Slow Intermediate Contemporary Technique w/ Gregg Bielemeier This class offers a careful approach to basic skills that increase range of motion, body awareness, coordination, and the capacity for movement memory while incorporating the use of breath to promote ease of motion. With a focus on enhancing sound body mechanics, strength, flexibility as well as acquiring fundamental skills and technique, class is designed for the less experienced dance student, those returning to dance after an absence, or those with other forms of movement experience. Students are encouraged to attend on a regular basis, but drop-ins are allowed. Int/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Gregg Bielemeier This class explores a unique and idiosyncratic style of movement that is the product of strong technique, experimentation and a sense of humor. Class begins with a standing warm-up that incorporates breath, release and ease in the joints as well as strength, line and form. With an understanding and application of these elements, along with weight and direction, the result is one of whole-bodied dancing where the student is capable of executing simple to elaborate, loose-limbed, space-consuming movement. Int/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Linda K. Johnson Linda teaches a technique class that is influenced by a diverse collection of movement traditions, dance forms and somatic practices. Her classes encourage and allow dancers time to focus on personal habits of use, as well as movement quality and individual presence. She is curious about both HOW we do things and WHY we do things. More often than not, class begins on the floor and makes use of both composed and improvised movement material. Linda is interested in exploring diverse and sometimes unusual approaches to virtuosity, musicality, stillness, effort and performance. --> Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Tere Mathern Designed to build flexibility, strength, fluency, endurance and technical skill, each class begins with a floor-based warmup grounded in Bartenieff Fundamentals. Guiding the focus from inner to outer, the sequences encourage release and clarity of movement through bone articulation, initiation, and sequencing. Basic standing technique exercises progress toward complex movement phrases that expand into full travel through space, activating three-dimensionality, and building awareness of body connectedness and space, and how the whole body participates in both action and release while dancing. Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary Technique w/ Mary Oslund This class provides a thorough approach to contemporary dance technique. Students will be led through a warmup series carefully guided by the teacher, with a focus on centering, strength-building, flexibility, release, and movement memory, Following, a graduated series of patterns and phrases will give the student a diverse range of movement experience, with plenty of time for understanding and repetition. Options for exploring and varying these longer movement sections will often be included in the class. Contact Improv Jam Contact Improvisation is a physical investigation into gravity, momentum, and weight sharing between two or more bodies. Dancers move with constant attentiveness to their own bodies, impulses, and trajectories, while listening and responding authentically to their partners. The form encourages mindful awareness and mutual exchange. The Tuesday Night Jam is an open, informal space to which dancers of all types and backgrounds are invited to explore their bodies in a kinesthetic relationship to other bodies. The jam is not facilitated, but beginners are welcome and can receive an informal introduction to the form.