zBeginner Freestyle Dance - Copy Me Jam Session!

The goal is that students will explore coordination, muscle memorization, different rhythms and musicality.  Students will improve their confidence as they lead others in improvisational movement and follow other students in dance styles they may have never experienced. There is no right or wrong way to do this class! Students will get to experience that important fact in dance, which will start or increase their desires to try other styles of dance!

Some of my most favorite classes were classes where I got to exercise improvisation. There is such a unique thing that happens during improvisation that often surprised me. I find myself doing natural movements that I end up loving and trying to revisit! It is a very common way to begin and create authentic choreography in the dance world. While this class does not include choreography, I hope they too will have the opportunity to see how their bodies can actually move and that they are inspired to try a specific genre of dance. Dance is and always will be connected. There is not one dance move that hasn't been done, however, a dance move on me can never look the same on anyone else and that is worth exploring!

Homework in this class can be completed alone or with others. Students should continue exploring movement on their own. They should take as much time as they need to feel comfortable with the way they move.

20 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

There are no outside sources needed for this class.