Improvers Workshop: Variatons & Repertoire
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Date: Next date coming soon …….
Location: Acosta Dance Foundation, Artillery Square, Building 40, 1 Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, SE18 6BH (5 mins from Woolwich on the Elizabeth line)
Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm
Level: Beginner/Improver level students (minimum 12 months of ballet experience)
Price: £45
WHAT ARE OUR WORKSHOPS ABOUT:
Our Improvers workshops are designed to support adult students who are in that difficult predicament - too comfortable in Beginners classes and too lost in an Intermediate class! The leap from Beginner to Intermediate is huge, and without tailored and structured support, its hard for many adult ballet students to make the transition. We fully understand the struggle of being stuck between the two! Regular dance classes do not always provide the time or tailored support that enable us to fully understand and execute some of the harder and more intricate movements of ballet. Often we don't have enough time in a class to repeat exercises enough to memorise them and/or get the individual corrections that make all the difference. It is completely natural to feel somewhat unprepared for the next level, no matter how long we have attended Beginner classes.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Our Improvers Masterclasses are typically more technique focused; we slowly break down intermediate level steps and combine them in centre work and basic choreography. However, this workshop is slightly different, because we will focus on variations! The workshop will begin with a full-length barre and warm up exercises. We will then have the opportunity to learn two variations. Unlike our beginner variations classes, which teach adapted versions of routines, this session will teach the original choreography, BUT at a much slower and more repetitive pace than our Intermediate variation lessons. It’s a variation masterclass at an in-between level; the steps and choreography will challenge you, but the pacing is friendly! This is an opportunity to learn the original choreography of two classical variations, with detailed explanations, technical guidance, individual support and ample practice time.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
- This class is designed for dancers with a minimum of six months to one year of ballet experience
- It is specifically catered for dancers wanting to move from Beginners classes to Improver or Intermediate level classes
- Intermediate students wanting to learn variations at an Improver pace
- You must be over 18 to participate in this workshop