Autumn Ballet

Here is a lovely ballet created about autumn - similar to our "fall leaf dance" which we have been doing in class.  Enjoy!

"Four Seasons Ballet - Autumn"
Dancers: Shanghai Dance Academy



And here is our music we used in class (Vivaldi's "Autumn"):

Wednesday Sr Tappers: The Shiggy Bop

To my Seniors:  Here it is - the elusive "Shiggy Bop"!

And he makes it look so easy!

Remember.. 3 sounds per Shiggy bop - scuff heel step

Contemporary Class: Tilt Jump Inspiration

To work on your tilt jumps, you need to:

• Strengthen your hip flexors (leg lifts in 2nd position)
• Work on flexibility of your hamstrings and splits

In the mean time, below are examples of "Tilt Jumps", which we worked on in class on Monday, with some variations on arm and upper body placement:

Some variations on upper body placement:

Body not tilted at all, arms crossed

Body extremely tilted, arms crossed:

Body leaning forward slightly:

And some super-flexible dancers (because they're pretty to look at!):

Thursday Tappers: Addam's Family Cramproll Dance

Practicing your tap dance at home?

Cramproll (step step heel heel) *snap* *snap*
Cramproll *snap* *snap*
Cramproll, Cramproll, Cramproll *snap* *snap*

Repeat

Shuffle ball change, shuffle hop step on Right, Left, Right, Left
4 Single Timesteps

Repeat cramproll part

Here is the music to go along with it:

Waltz Clog Series

If you're practicing your waltz clogs at home, here are some videos to help you remember what they look like:

SINGLE


DOUBLE


And for my adventurous girls / guy - the waltz clog with a pullback:

Symmetrical & Complementary

REPOSTED OCT 2013
See if you can spot the symmetrical dancers and the complementary ones!

Symmetrical

Symmetrical

Complementary

Complementary

Symmetrical

Happy dancing!

September Contemporary Music

Here is the music we've been using in class this month:

• Freight Train - Sara Jackson-Holman
• Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Ray