Contemporary
BY TESS VOELKER
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Follow simple steps to cultivate your creativity and develop your skills in contemporary dance.
FREE LESSON
Watch the first lesson of
this class for free.
About this class
Successfully build on your pre-existing technique: In this class, you will learn to use the technique you already have from other dance genres as your foundation for contemporary dance.
Create unique contemporary movements: By following several practical exercises, you will stretch your movement possibilites to create something that’s contemporary and tailored to your individual style.
Authentically express yourself: Learn how to tap into every emotion you feel, and ways to successfully translate this into your next performance.
Lessons
included in this class
1. Changing perspectives
Your foundation is your greatest asset.
In this first lesson, I’ll share my personal dance story and provide invaluable insights on how dance training can prepare you for the next step in your contemporary journey.
2. Breaking the rules
Breaking the rules benefits you in contemporary dance.
Learn about the basic rules of ballet dance so you can break them and create beautiful contemporary movements.
3. High and low
Reinvent the way you think about balance and movement.
Elevate your movements by using the tips discussed in this lesson to be more grounded, utilizing the supple spine technique, using more of the floor, and shifting your weight.
4. Transform your movements
Use your pre-existing technique to your advantage.
Explore the many ways you can shift classical ballet sequences to something with a contemporary twist, all while keeping the integrity of the sequence the same.
5. Observe Expressions
Don’t think, just feel. In contemporary dance, there is beauty in imperfection.
Become a better contemporary dancer by learning ways to express your authentic self and emotions on stage.
Teacher
Tess Voelker
NDT Dancer & Choreographer
Tess Voelker is one of the most promising young talents today. Performing now with the world renowned Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), she was invited in 2020 by Artistic Director Aurélie Dupont to create a new work for the dancers of the prestigious Paris Opéra Ballet. Tess was born in San Francisco and studied modern, jazz and then ballet. In 2016, she won the National YoungArts Foundation Modern Dance Award and the Youth American Grand Prix.
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Contemporary
by Tess Voelker
Follow simple steps to cultivate your creativity and
develop your skills in contemporary dance.
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this class for free.
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5 Lessons
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Lessons
included in this class
1. Lesson: Changing perspectives
Your foundation is your greatest asset.
In this first lesson, I’ll share my personal dance story and provide invaluable insights on how dance training can prepare you for the next step in your contemporary journey.
2. Lesson: Breaking the rules
Breaking the rules benefits you in contemporary dance.
Learn about the basic rules of ballet dance so you can break them and create beautiful contemporary movements.
3. Lesson: High and low
Reinvent the way you think about balance and movement.
Elevate your movements by using the tips discussed in this lesson to be more grounded, utilizing the supple spine technique, using more of the floor, and shifting your weight.
4. Lesson: Transform your movements
Use your pre-existing technique to your advantage.
Explore the many ways you can shift classical ballet sequences to something with a contemporary twist, all while keeping the integrity of the sequence the same.
5. Lesson: Observe Expressions
Don’t think, just feel. In contemporary dance, there is beauty in imperfection.
Become a better contemporary dancer by learning ways to express your authentic self and emotions on stage.
About this class
Successfully build on your pre-existing technique: In this class, you will learn to use the technique you already have from other dance genres as your foundation for contemporary dance.
Create unique contemporary movements: By following several practical exercises, you will stretch your movement possibilites to create something that’s contemporary and tailored to your individual style.
Authentically express yourself: Learn how to tap into every emotion you feel, and ways to successfully translate this into your next performance.
Tess Voelker
NDT Dancer & Choreographer
Tess Voelker is one of the most promising young talents today. Performing now with the world renowned Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), she was invited in 2020 by Artistic Director Aurélie Dupont to create a new work for the dancers of the prestigious Paris Opéra Ballet. Tess was born in San Francisco and studied modern, jazz and then ballet. In 2016, she won the National YoungArts Foundation Modern Dance Award and the Youth American Grand Prix.
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