Dance Partnering Basics - Brandon Whited

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Résumé :
Experience a structured journey in dance partnering that moves from basic mechanics to creative, non-gendered techniques. Illustrated exercises and online video support empower dancers of all levels, offering educators adaptable tools to enrich their programs with progressive partnering skills....

Biographie:
Chapter 1. Introduction to Dance Partnering

Chapter 2. Time: Getting Started
Exercise 1: Grasp and Clasp
Exercise 2: Trust Building
Exercise 3: Active and Passive
Exercise 4: Weight Sharing
Exercise 5: Counterbalance
Exercise 6: Shelves and Ledges

Chapter 3. Weight: Digging Deeper
Exercise 7: Draping
Exercise 8: Airplanes
Exercise 9: Redirection and Leverage
Exercise 10: Under, Over, and Through
Exercise 11: Falling and Rocking
Exercise 12: Assisted Inversions

Chapter 4. Energy and Flow: Activating Creativity
Exercise 13: Hip Rides
Exercise 14: Promenade
Exercise 15: Traditional Lifts
Exercise 16: Initiation and Suggestion
Exercise17: Rolling Points
Exercise 18: Me Score

Chapter 5. Space: Fostering Community and Inclusive Pedagogy...

Sommaire:
Brandon Whited, MFA, is an associate professor of dance in the department of theater and dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He is the artistic director of Santa Barbara Dance Theater, a resident professional company at UCSB. Earning a BFA from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and an MFA from The Ohio State University, Brandon has studied multiple genres, from social dance and classical ballet partnering to contact improvisation and contemporary dance partnering.

Professor Whited has presented his choreography throughout the United States (New York, North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, and California) and internationally (Parma and Castiglione della Stiviere, Italy). He has danced professionally as a core member of Shen Wei Dance Arts (2009 to 2014) as well as with Steeledance, Randy James Dance Works, and Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, and he has been a specialized supernumerary with the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Whited has also worked in musical theater as a performer and choreographer....