This Intro to Contemporary Dance Course with Maria Yacoob is perfect for anyone coming to contemporary dance for the first time. This beginner friendly course will cover the basic foundations of contemporary dance, including weight transitions, breathwork, basic floorwork, and using the body to create flowing and expressive movements. Maria's course is a safe space for students to enjoy learning at a comfortable pace.
Each class will comprise a warm up, centre work, and choreography. The warm up will focus on body alignment, core strength, hip and spine mobilisation. Centre work will build a basic movement vocabulary of contemporary slides, rolls, turns and jumps. Choreography will encourage students to connect to their breath and bodies to feel dance as an inner expression.
The course aims to provide a supportive environment for students to gain and grow confidence in themselves.
No previous dance experience necessary to take this beginner friendly course - all are welcome!
YOU'LL LEARN
- Foundations of Contemporary Dance
- New Steps
- Weight Transitions
- Breath Work
- Floor Work
- Musicality
- Rhythm
- …and build confidence, while learning in a fun, supportive and relaxed environment!
WHAT TO BRING
- Footwear: Wear either socks or you can go barefoot.
- Comfortable clothing: For our dance classes, we encourage everyone to wear what they feel the most comfortable to move in. You can visit our Pineapple store opposite the studios and ask for advice from our staff, or can check out our online store where we have all the dance essentials you might need for your class. We have changing rooms and showers on location.
- Water bottle: It's important to stay hydrated during your classes, so make sure you bring your water bottle. We have multiple water points in the building where you can have a refill.
SCHEDULE
This Contemporary course for beginners is 6 weeks long, with 1 class per week on Thursdays (6 classes all together). Each class is 60 minutes long and held by Maria Yacoob at Pineapple Dance Studios.
Course start date: 2nd June 2024
Timings: Sundays 12.30 - 1.30pm (60 minutes)
1st Class: Sunday 2nd June
2nd Class: Sunday 9th June
3rd Class: Sunday 16th June
4th Class: Sunday 23rd June
5th Class: Sunday 30th June
6th Class: Sunday 7th July
Price: £89
All courses are non-refundable* and have to be booked before their start date. The course price is inclusive of our membership fee.
*If you cancel up to 48hrs before the start of the course, you will receive a refund in a form of account credit.
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ABOUT MARIA YACOOB
Maria's teaching and choreography credits include Sadler's Wells, BBC drama, Sky One's Got to Dance, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall.
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