Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer's movements attempt to show the meaning/mood of the music.

Mat Pilates for Dancers

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Pilates is a system of exercise and movement that is designed to increase strength, flexibility, and balance that incorporates many positions and principles from dance technique. Pilates brings our attention to the importance of deep core support, pelvic alignment, connection to breath, and full ROM, allowing for fluid and controlled movement throughout the body. Pilates teaches us how to integrate our spine with our limbs so that overall movement is connected and embodied. This mat class will emphasize the Pilates fundamentals while introducing a variety of exercises to understand pelvic neutrality and facilitate a deep connection to the core. Develop a sense of stability yet mobility that will translate into any style of dance class and day-to-day life. Please bring a yoga mat and a small towel to each class, all other props will be provided.
 
     Glynis Waring is a dancer, certified Pilates mat instructor, and Registered Massage Therapist in Nelson BC. She began dancing at the age of three and continued her dance journey by training, performing, and instructing in Edmonton, Vancouver, and throughout the Kootenays. With a desire to deepen her understanding of movement and to develop a mind-body connection, Glynis began practicing Pilates to support her dance career and became a mat-certified instructor through the Evolve Your Teaching (EYT) training program at Kootenai Pilates. Experiencing how Pilates can create mindfulness and ease, while facilitating strength, stability, and mobility. Glynis is excited to be offering Pilates and supporting people to feel good through movement.

 Cost is $95+gst

Contemporary 12-16yrs

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Contemporary is a style of dance that combines elements of several genres including modern, release, classical technique, and more, depending on the instructor and choreography. Often in terms of the focus of its technique, contemporary dance can combine floorwork and modern dance’s stress on the torso, but is not confined to these techniques. Contemporary at DanceFusion also employs contact-release, lots of floor work, good tunes and improvisation. We look to be adventurous, curious, relevant and inspiring.
Dancers develop coordination, musicality and artistry.
We are so excited to welcome Ava Jinjoe to the teaching team. Trained in classical ballet from a young age, Ava is a dedicated instructor, bringing a unique blend of technical precision and artistic flair to class. Fostering a love for dance while nurturing each student’s potential. She has attended and been accepted to numerous dance programs from Kootenay Dance Works in Rossland where she started, to prestigious schools such as Arts Umbrella, Houston Ballet, Alberta Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Jorgen. With a career marked by passion, dedication, and a profound love for the art of dance, Ava is excited to join the Dance Fusion.

 Cost is $95+gst

Jazz Open Level 13+

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Jazz dance paralleled the birth and spread of jazz itself from roots in Black American society and was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and ’40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century. The term is sometimes used to describe popular stage dance and jazz-derived or jazz-influenced forms of modern dance.

Michaela will share her extensive training to hone the dancers’ alignment, extensions, and musicality. Classes will focus on strength, balancing, flexibility and rhythm. Students will learn, with proper technique; kicks, turns and jumps. Develop flexibility and strength alongside solid dance technique with across the floor skills and fun combos. This class is not a total beginner class, but will have layers of exercises for varying degrees of experience and will move at a good clip.

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