Creative dance invites us to make up our own dance, to find new ways to move, and new ways to

collaborate with others. This workshop series is an invitation to develop one’s own natural movement

resources. Each meeting will present creative problems to solved by individuals and in groups using

improvised movement. Newcomers to the art of dance as well as experienced movers are welcome.

Adults and older teenagers are welcome. Sign up for all four sessions or a single meeting.

Four class sessions will be offered on Sundays from 3-5pm at the sYnapse at Studio Y. March 23-April 13 $120 for all 4 sessions.

Session 1, March 23: The Sum of the Parts. How can you move the distinct parts of your body? Your

fingers? Your spine? How can you move with another? How can a group move?

Session 2, March 30: What’s That Sound? Creative dancers make up their sounds and music or they

move in silence. The sounds of the voice, hands and feet provide accompaniment, evolving naturally out

of the dancers’ movement.

Session 3, April 6: Where Are We? Knowing where we are in the world around us is a basic survival skill!

Dancers develop their use of space as a natural element of their movement expression. What does the

movement look like? Where is it going? Where are the dancers in relation to the environment and each

other?

Session 4, April 13: Relationship Gives Meaning. A dance is a series of movements. The similarities and

differences in the quality of each movement expresses an idea. The dancer makes choices to guide those

ideas into a clear theme. When two or more people dance together, they may express unity or contrast

or any variety of complementary relationships.