Dance Connection Workshop and Social

--Summary--

Dance Connection is all about creating joyful and magical moments through non-verbal communication, movement, and music.

You’re free to dance as you wish, with different partners, to the music that resonates with you.

Join us in this workshop and social where we’ll explore the art of non-verbal communication, helping you reach new levels of connection and discover various forms of play with different dance partners.

This is an opportunity to enhance your connection with a variety of partners while enjoying the beauty of dance. Come as you are and let’s embark on this exciting journey together.

--Outcome--

You will improve your dancing ability,for all types of social partner dances such as zouk, bachata, kizomba, tango, salsa, and others and especially in the areas of improvisation, connection, communication(Lead & Follow), and authentic expression.

Improvisation - Let your creativity out by learning how to generate in the moment rather than being stuck in a sequence

Connection - Be present with the person you are dancing with, creating a moment to remember

Communication (Lead & Follow) - Make your dance a dialogue between two people

Authentic Expression - Express yourself with someone else, creating a truly unique and wonderful experience together

-SCHEDULE-

Introduction (~10 min)

Warm Up & Skill Evaluation (~5 minutes)

Theory (~20 minutes)

Exercises (~20 minutes)

Recap (~10 minutes)

Guided Practice (~20 minutes)

Closing (~5 minutes)

Total time is 1.5 hours.

We will be having a social after, the latest it will go is midnight; people are welcome to attend just the social as well for €5.

-PRICE-

Workshop and Social €20

Social €5

If you feel your dancing did not improve from the class then it is on us.

-INSTRUCTOR-

The instructors for this Dance Theory workshop is Christopher Hauff.

Chris focuses on connection and play in dance, creating magical dances that are not bound by "rules" of a style and as an instructor he causes his students to be able to do the same. Chris originally started teaching dance in the USA and founded a dance school in Philadelphia before moving to Vienna where he then founded Dance Theory and started teaching internationally. He has taught in Poland, Mexico, France, Germany, and more in events of zouk, fusion, bachata, contact improv, and more.

-POTENTIAL TOPICS-

Styling

Footwork

Associations

Overlay Points

Momentum

Head Movement

Turns & Spins

Waves/Body Rolls

The Dance Line

Body Isolations

Musicality

Breathing

Grove

Activation

Alignment & Positioning

Sits, Dips, & Leans

-IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFO-

Shoes are not allowed in the dance studio, please bring socks to dance in.

You do not need a partner to join and it is awesome if you bring one.

These lessons are appropriate for dancers of all levels.