Masterclasses

Next Up:  The Seldoms, from Chicago, IL

Contemporary Dance Theater will present The Seldoms, on Jan 20 & 21, 2016 at 8:00pm at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. Carrie Hanson, Artistic Director of The Seldoms, will teach an open community modern dance master class at the CDT studios in College Hill on Saturday, January 21 at 10:30am.  Read more about The Seldoms and the Guest Artist Series here.

Carrie Hanson will teach 60 minutes of modern/contemporary dance technique, and the ensemble members of The Seldoms will teach 30 minutes of phrase work from “Power Goes”, which they are performing at the Aronoff that weekend.  The class is described as:

Complex Pathways, Simple Alignment, Vigorous Attention
“Contemporary technique classes with Carrie Hanson emphasize using the body’s weight to achieve momentum and distilling form through spatial clarity and activation. We cultivate an enhanced awareness and play in three-dimensional space, riding movement material that alternately generates and disrupts flow. The material is athletic and plays with inversion, moving often into and away from the floor. The class information is grounded in and described in clear anatomical principles; an elevated awareness of individual anatomy and spatial geography are goals for each class. Carrie’s influences include Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals, yoga, release-based techniques, and her own early training as an athlete.”

This class is open to adults and mature teens (ages 13 and up) at intermediate and advanced levels, though advanced beginners are also welcome.

Please register in advance here on our website, or at the front desk at CDT during class time in person or over the phone (513) 591-1222.  For questions: dance@cdt-dance.org