A 6-week course run by Front Room Theatre, introducing several dance styles to show tunes and pop music through the ages. You can dip in any time, but there is some connection between the styles in 2 week blocks, e.g. Broadway jazz then Martha Graham, so it is advisable to get to more than one. Pay on the door: Cost: donation only. Suggested amounts between £5 and £10. Electronic payments possible. The teacher always will offer creative and fun adaptations to support any injuries. Focus is on adults, but anyone can join. Course leader is First Aid and DBS certified and fully-insured.
FRONT ROOM THEATRE: Professional, Dedicated, Diverse.
Course outline:
Week 1: Soft shoe: basic combination, essence step, soft shoe triplets, step-flap-step
Week 2: Charleston: learn some moves to do alone or with a partner
Week 3: Broadway jazz: Fosse style! Characterized by very careful, angular movements
Week 4: The Graham Technique (Modern) Contraction-release, emotionally honest expression
Week 5: Modern Musical Theatre Basic skills, from step ball changes to jazz pirouettes
Week 6: Modern Jazz Building on modern musical theatre with more syncopation and fluidity