Jun 7, 2010 - Jun 11, 2010; Mon - Fri 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
A five day workshop of advanced modern technique with choreographer and founder of Amy Marshall Dance Company!
Known for testing the physical boundaries of dance and using strong athleticism in her choreography, the workshop based on her definitive style will be centered around spatial awareness, the juxtaposition between powerful and fluid movements, and the intricate use of the back. There will also be a particular focus on muscular awareness and proper alignment as a means of injury prevention. Please visit the website to register and for more information.
Kota Yamazaki states: In this class, dancers use their sensibility and awareness for small vibrations happening within joints or muscles as body moves. Exercise such as shifting contact-points between feet and floor continuously will result in increasing dancers’ awareness for vibration which travels from feet up through body. Floor and center exercises are aimed at releasing muscles and joints so that the coordination of whole body will become smooth. These ideas will make complicated physical and spacial movements more available to the body.
Originally from Japan, Kota formed his New York based company, Kota Yamazaki/Fluid hug-hug, in 2002. The company has performed at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, PICA/TBA Festival, NUS for the Arts, DTW, 92Y Harkness Dance Festival, Painted Bride Art Center, Dance New Amsterdam, and the Columbia College Dance Center. Kota is a recipient of the New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie Award), which he received for his collaboration with Senegalese choreographer, Germaine Acogny.
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! Peridance offers a FREE Flamenco Master Class with Victorio Korjhan!
Thursday, March 25 8:30-10:00pm
Former ballet soloist of the Metropolitan Opera, and scholarship student at Juilliard, Sarah Lawrence, and the Martha Graham School, Victorio studied flamenco in Spain for seven years. Victorio has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe with guest appearances at Carnegie Hall, Radio City, Madison Square Garden, the Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Bowl, the MGM Hotel, and Royal Albert Hall in London. Victorio has taught Spanish dance to soloists of the Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and to the Broadway cast of "Forever Tango". He has also given master classes in Flamenco at universities and dance academies throughout the U.S., including the Alvin Ailey School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, American Ballet School, Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Universities, Cornell, and The Boston Conservatory. No Pre-Registration necessary! Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and secure your place!
Hollywood will be guest teaching at Peridance Capezio Center!
March 13th at 6:30pm - 8pm March 14th at 4:30pm - 6pm
Hollywood has choreographed and danced in several videos, tours, and stage performances for artists such as Busta Rhymes, Chris Brown, Daddy Yankee, Day 26, Lloyd, Donna Summers, and T-pain. His experience has lead him to teach all over the U.S. and Europe for different dance studios, companies and events; including, workshops, master classes and private lessons.
Hollywood's class will focus on grooving and musicality with an emphasis of stage performance and video prep!
Jan 11, 2010 - Jan 12, 2010; Mon, Tue 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Since 1992 Arturo has been the Ballet Master of Alonzo King's LINES Ballet. His career in dance includes work as a professional dancer, choreographer and master teacher. He has been a guest teacher for Lyon Opera Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Company, Inland Pacific Ballet, Robert Moses’ Kin, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Moving People Dance Theater as well as many other companies.
Arturo will only be teaching 2 classes at Peridance! Take advantage of this great opportunity and register now on our website!
Choreographer Sean Curran returns to Peridance to teach 2 weeks of master classes!
Jan 4, 2010 - Jan 29, 2010; Mon - Fri Week 1: Jan. 4 - 8: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Week 2: Jan. 25 - 29: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
An Irish step dancer as a young boy from Boston, Massachusetts, Séan Curran was a lead dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and an original member of the off-Broadway hit Stomp.
Mr. Curran explores aspects of movement that use gravitational pulls to expand dynamic ranges and awaken spatial relations between inner and outer focus. He brings these skills into his workshop to enrich the students' understanding of action, phrasing, and timing.
Choreographer and teacher Kobi Rozenfeld is flying in from LA to teach Street Jazz at Peridance this December. Kobi will only be teaching THREE Master Classes, so take a quick break from all your holiday festivities and join us at Peridance. Don't miss it!
December 28th - 30th Mon, Wed 5:00-6:30 Tue 6:00-7:30 REGISTER NOW ONLINE!
Kobi most recently choreographed for Beyonce’s 2009 World Tour, participated in a special workshop with Britney Spears, and choreographed for “so you think you can dance”–Israel.
To learn more about Kobi and see videos of his work, visit his website!
Artistic Director of Israel's Bat-Sheva Dance Company, Ohad Naharin, is coming to Peridance in November to teach 2 classes in Gaga Technique.
November 9 & 10, Mon & Tues at 2:30pm
*Online Registration is CLOSED!! Interested, unregistered students may add their names to the Master Class' wait list. Entry into the master classes will be given on a first come, first served basis.
Naharin created Gaga over 20 years ago and it can be used to recognize the body's almost unlimited movement potential; to discover a sense of endless possibilities. Naharin has stated that Gaga is about becoming available:
"we discover our passion to move and connect it to effort, we discover both the animal in us and the power of our imagination. We learn to appreciate understatement and exaggeration, we discover the difference between joy and pleasure and use both to protect ourselves from injuring and hurting our body... We become more aware of people in the room and we realize that we are not in the center of it all. We never look at ourselves in a mirror, there are no mirrors."
Still curious about Gaga Technique? Watch the video below to find out more!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to work with one of New York's most original and innovative choreographers!
**** ATTENTION DANCERS **** Due to circumstances beyond our control Andrea Miller/Gallim Dance Residency has been postponed until further notice. Please keep following up with us about a new starting date which will be advertised on our website and Facebook soon. We apologize for the inconvenience! Peridance is pleased to announce Andrea Miller's Gallim Dance as the first company in residence at the new 13th Street space!
3 Week Residency Oct 26, 2009 - Nov 13, 2009; Mon - Fri
Andrea Miller will select 6 dancers to participate in the full residency which includes 3 weeks of daily technique and repertory classes and daily rehearsals with the company. The 6 chosen dancers will have the possibility of performing with the company on Nov 10 at Jazz at Lincoln Center and MUST be available October 26 - November 13 , Mon-Fri 11:30-3:30pm for ALL rehearsals related to the performance. *2 additional dancers will be chosen from class and will be considered for the full residency .
***AUDITION LOCATION HAS CHANGED*** The Company will hold an audition at City Center for the participants of the full choreographic residency on Sunday, October 18th from 6:00-9:00pm. Click Here for directions. $5 audition fee applies
Daily Company Classes: Mon-Fri 11:30-1:00 DROP-IN CLASSES ARE PERMITTED Daily Company Rehearsals: Mon-Fri 1:00-3:30 ONLY FOR FULL RESIDENCY PARTICIPANTS
Pre-register for Company class now at PERIDANCE.COM.
Check out this video of Gallim Dance in Miller's Blush
Oct 12, 2009 - Nov 6, 2009; Mon - Fri 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Stephen Petronio Company is coming to Peridance to teach a 4 week Master Class Series.
The internationally acclaimed Stephen Petronio Company is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. To mark this milestone, the Company will be holding ongoing morning classes for the discerning dancer in New York City! Stephen and Company Members will present the first installment in a month-long Master Class Series at Peridance Center.
Petronio Technique is a uniquely sophisticated language of movement that has been developed with a varied and talented group of dancers. Classes are focused on developing a rigorous and intelligent movement practice. The phrase movement is derived from Company Repertory addressing Stephen’s unique focus in dynamic sequencing, poly-rhythmic initiations and a sense of fearlessness within a complex architectural form.
A 10% discount will be given to participants who register for all four weeks. www.stephenpetronio.com
GAGA technique with Ariel Freedman Jul 9, 2009 - Jul 11, 2009; Thu, Fri, Sat Time Varies (see below): -
Thursday, July 9th, 2:30pm - 3:45pm Friday, July 10th, 3:30pm - 4:45pm Saturday, July 11th, 3pm - 4:15pm
Gaga technique was developed about 20 years ago by the now Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company, Ohad Naharin. Two decades ago, Naharin was creating choreography for the company when he sustained a serious bodily injury. "Gaga" was a way for him to begin dancing once again while paying special attention to areas of the body that needed it. It uses an imagery based method of teaching to create bodily sensations. (i.e. tiny ants crawling all over your body, ice cold water rushing off your limbs, etc.) It helps the person to listen to what the body needs by feeling from within rather than relying on mirrors to contrive the body from the outside.
Gaga offers a new way to reach a deeper knowledge and understanding of one's self via the body and its movement. The technique requires the participant to be alert, quick, flexible, imaginative and dexterous in the use of his or her body. Yet, one need not be a professional dancer to benefit from the tools imparted when learning the Gaga movement language.
Essentially, Gaga increases one's understanding of the body’s weaknesses and strengths, as well as its response to them. Through Gaga, one works to breakdown physical barriers to reach a greater comprehension and control of instinctive movements. Via Gaga one is able to de-construct the decisions of the conscience and sub-conscience. Ultimately, Gaga empowers the experiences of pleasure, stillness, positivism, and happiness. The Gaga movement language is a tool that can be utilized by dancers and non-dancers alike.
Ariel Freedman was born in the USA in 1983, studied at The Julliard School, danced at Mikhail Baryshnikov's Hell's Kitchen Dance and at Aszure&Artists Company, joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2006 and the Batsheva Dance Company in August 2008.
Below are some more detailed articles on Gaga technique:
Jun 7, 2010 - Jun 11, 2010; Mon - Fri
Jul 9, 2009 - Jul 11, 2009; Thu, Fri, Sat