Created for the dancer coming back to the studio.
Moving through a combination of traditional modern dance and contemporary release techniques, the class builds articulation and strength through adaptable phrase movement.
Please note full semester registration is required. Students may make-up missed classes in a different class within the semester. Call 212.415.5553 to arrange a make-up class.
Naomi Goldberg Haas choreographs dynamic concert dances with diverse communities. Her performing group, Dances for a Variable Population, aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy. Working with both older adults and professional dancers, Naomis highly designed classes emphasize the value of cross-training between health/fitness and the expressive language of dance. She has taught at California State University Long Beach and Loyola Marymount University and in addition to teaching at teaching at the Harkness Dance Center of the 92n ...
Naomi Goldberg Haas choreographs dynamic concert dances with diverse communities. Her performing group, Dances for a Variable Population, aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy. Working with both older adults and professional dancers, Naomis highly designed classes emphasize the value of cross-training between health/fitness and the expressive language of dance. She has taught at California State University Long Beach and Loyola Marymount University and in addition to teaching at teaching at the Harkness Dance Center of the 92nd Street Y, she also has classes at New York University, the Rod Rodgers Dance Studio and Dance New Amsterdam. Artistic residencies include the The Fields Artward Bound/White Oak Plantation and The Yard, where she serves as an Advisory Board member. She holds an MFA from NYUs Tisch School of The Arts, a BA From Barnard College, Columbia University and has performed with Pacific Northwest.
Justin Bass is from East Cleveland, Ohio and attended Kent State University and majored in Dance Education in 2009. In 2011 he transferred to SUNY Brockport and graduated in 2013 with his BFA in Dance. During his time at SUNY Brockport he was a touring and performing intern with Garth Fagan Dance, performing at renowned stages including The Joyce Theater. Justin is a versatile performer with a technical background in "Cecchetti ballet" and has studied a variety of modern dance techniques including those of Paul Taylor, Limón, and May O’Donnell. He is also trained in Contempo ...
Justin Bass is from East Cleveland, Ohio and attended Kent State University and majored in Dance Education in 2009. In 2011 he transferred to SUNY Brockport and graduated in 2013 with his BFA in Dance. During his time at SUNY Brockport he was a touring and performing intern with Garth Fagan Dance, performing at renowned stages including The Joyce Theater. Justin is a versatile performer with a technical background in "Cecchetti ballet" and has studied a variety of modern dance techniques including those of Paul Taylor, Limón, and May O’Donnell. He is also trained in Contemporary, Release, Hip-Hop, and Jazz, (Fosse, Luigi, and Broadway Jazz). He enjoys teaching and is interested in developing his choreographic skill. Justin has recently finished five seasons with Salt Lake City’s premiere modern dance company Repertory Dance Theatre.
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