Dance Intensive
Saturday and Sunday, Oct 22-23
Aerofit: 1900 W Villa Maria, Bryan, TX 77807 – Studio 1

Cost: $50 for full weekend; $12/ class
Participants must register in advance; email danielle@brazosdance.org to register

The intensive will include classes in modern technique, pilates, composition, and improvisation.  Classes will be taught by Christine Bergeron, Danielle Brestel, and Andrea Sheridan.  Click here for bios.

Class descriptions:

Modern – Chris’ modern dance technique class draws from a variety of modern dance styles and focuses on full body integration through efficient and organic movement.  Chris organizes her classes from starting with the back work that will later be found in the phrase work.  Phrase work is crafted to encompass weighted and released movements, floorwork, inversions, core strengthening, suspension and momentum.  Her movement has been described as quirky, athletic, humorous, fluid and organic.

Composition – Chris’ Composition class emphasizes identifying, selecting and utilizing a variety of source material to create work.  It explores creating through the use of time, space, energy/force, and weight. She will also share her process of expanding movement from a simple phrase.

Modern – Andrea’s class is designed to help each dancer enhance and expand on their current movement vocabulary while discovering new places from which to move and initiate.  We will explore how to move from the core out, while allowing the weight of the pelvis assist the movement. We will also explore other concepts such as head/tail connection, spiraling and breath, reaching and moving to our fullest capacity.  Class will consist of a warm up, starting on the floor, working our way to standing, then progressing to across the floor exercises and center combinations.

Improvisation – Danielle will offer a beginning level contact improvisation class.  It will focus on the core elements needed to share weight with a partner and move into low-effort lifts.

Sat, Oct 22
1:30-2:30pm Pilates with Andrea Sheridan
2:45-4:15pm Beginning Contact Improvisation with Danielle Brestel
4:30-6pm  Modern Technique with Andrea Sheridan

Sat, Oct 23
1-2:30pm  Compostition with Christine Bergeron
2:30-4pm  Modern Technique with Christine Bergeron