Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria Tom Tom, a founding member of Westsyde Lifestyle, will take you on a journey of learning, discovery, growth, and culture.
This Afro-Contemporary workshop will explore the movement aesthetics found in Dunham Technique and Chicago House.
This workshop considers states of dissociation and alienation felt in the body and produced in the social realm. We will use durational group improvisation and seek to consciously embody divergence and opposition. We will explore registers of disconnection, dissonance, and detachment in our movement. We will lose focus and use attention, assemble a method to make our oppositions physical, and build a group scene by giving form to these impulses in close proximity.
Oftentimes when we think of a ballet class - we accept that we will be expected to go through the standard/traditional ballet barre, center, and across-the-floor combinations. This class encourages a pause for inquiry and conversation to check in with what we are doing and why we are doing it. While this class will incorporate ballet vocabulary, the progression and approach of the class will be non-traditional
Rivera invites to join in a celebration of community and to explore your individuality through this Latin Jazz inspired workshop fusing elements of Latinx diaspora with jazz and contemporary techniques.
Join us for this special workshop to learn Latin Jazz choreography. Expect smooth, lyrical movements informed by African, Latin, Jazz, and contemporary dance.
This class will explore African and contemporary movement styles in conjunction through movement exploration and choreography.
This Sildance/Acrodanza movement workshop led by Silvita Diaz Brown will expand body malleability, strength, playfulness, and self-expression.
This workshop draws from Textile Dances, a series of kinetic fabric works devised by Rachel Damon over the last 10 years. Abstract motions drive and follow the textiles, stemming from modern dance, martial arts, and needlecraft choreographies. Expand your kinesphere as you loft and drag weighted textiles made through a process called arm knitting. Wrap yourself in a cocoon of comfort, then swirl and stretch as we twist space together.
The "Relaxation Exploration" workshop allows participants to move through different modes of relaxing, giving every mover a chance to examine new, deep relaxation techniques.
Hip-Hop meets Dancehall Workshop is an Afro-Caribbean and Hip-Hop movement MASHUP of music, community ritual, social dance, and FIYAH energy led by Leyda "ProFeSOL" Garcia!
Uses of the Erotic: Burlesque as Power is a movement based workshop that explores burlesque movement as a vehicle to explore and awaken one’s erotic, a sense of deep satisfaction.
Join Joey Martinez for this workshop focused on learning how to break free of the notion of performance and create a casual space where both art and humanity can coexist.
Join Sirr Tmo, a professional Chicago footwork dancer with nearly 20 years of experience, for an immersive session that will focus on mastering form, understanding musicality, and developing your own footwork vocabulary. Participants will explore foundational moves like the west side ghost, south side two-step, bangs, dribbles, drops, spins, breakdowns, and combos, including left-to-right patterns to build symmetry in movement.
This Masterclass led by Kuchipudi artist Kasi Aysola will explore the fundamental concepts of the Kuchipudi style. Kuchipudi hails from Andhra Pradesh and is steeped in a rich tradition of theater, music, and movement. Participants will be introduced to basic techniques in movement and emotive aspects.
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