Wednesday Beginner Modern / 9 weeks

Class - Dance | Registration closed 4/22/2024

Beginner

Wednesday, September 13, 2023-Friday, June 7, 2024

4:30 PM-5:30 PM on Th

$126.00

$6.83

$85.00

This class teachers the fundamentals of modern dance technique. Students will identify the dance elements of time (e.g. tempo, rhythm)space (personal, general, pathways, and levels), and energy (tension, weight, force) in planned and improvised dance sequences. Proper alignment, balance, initiation of movement, and direction of focus will be stressed. Graham and Horton techniques will be explored.

  • Black jazz pants or tights, Leotard/tank top/camisole, Bare feet preferred. Ballet shoes optional.  Hair secured back.

Samantha Schenck is a graduate from Rutgers University Mason Gross with her BFA in dance and is trained in ballet, modern,and jazz. She worked with many artists including Pam Tanowitz, Michelle Manzanales, John Evans, and Barbara Angeline. Samantha holds a yoga teacher certification and enjoys teaching all levels of populations, in addition to dancers using yoga as a way to promote cross training and movemnt. Samantha is from Northfield, New Jersey and is an alumnus of Cygnus. She is excited to share her knowledge of dance, movment and yoga with dancers and movement enthusiast both young and young at heart!