LONDON WORKSHOPS

with Vicci
Join Vicci for a series of Wednesday evening solo blues workshops, aimed at intermediate and advanced dancers who want to dig deeper into their own quality of movement and understanding of blues aesthetic.
Each workshop will start with a short video clip or presentation, exploring the African and African American roots of the dance and music, providing the relevant historical and cultural connections for each specific topic.

WORKSHOP TOPICS

1 workshop a month for 6 months.

The workshops will be connected, but will also work as stand alone classes, so you can drop in to individual ones if you can’t attend them all.

 

WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH

GROUNDING, CONTROL & POLYCENTRISM
Polycentrism refers to the idea that the body has multiple centres, and that all body parts are equally important and equally capable of moving. Let’s use the whole body to express the music!
 

WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL

PROPULSIVE RHYTHM & MUSICAL STRUCTURE
Reflect the different subdivisions in the music to build a rhythmic improvisation, and start to develop an arch in your dancing that reflects the structure of the music.

 

 WEDNESDAY 14 MAY

RHYTHMIC LAYERING
Challenge yourself to connect to the subdivisions and rhythmic layers in the music, putting different rhythms in different body parts at the same time!
 

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE

COOLNESS v HOTTNESS
Create contrast and dynamics in your dancing by balancing the ‘hot’ and the ‘cool’ energies in your movement. Make things look easy, and then surprise us with a daring move!

 

WEDNESDAY 23 JULY

EMPOWERED SEXUALITY IN BLUES DANCE
It’s no secret that blues music is full of sexualised lyrics. Explore why this is such an important topic in blues, and discover ways to embody this in a safe and empowered way.

 

WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST

RIFFIN’ n CUTTIN’!
Be inspired by others, and inspire them as you learn the essential skills of riffin’ and sharing ideas. Build this into an ultimate dance battle to show off everything you’ve learnt over the workshop series.

LOCATION

Gym Nation, London Bridge
26 Druid St, London SE1 2EY

COST

Each individual workshop = £25
Register for 3 workshops and receive a discount…
3 workshops = £65
Register for ALL the workshops and get an even bigger discount…
All 6 workshops = £120

REGISTER

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Places will be limited to 20 people per workshop.
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