Master Classes

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 - Anatomy for Dancers

My class will investigate the bones, joints, and muscular contributions to movement, and vascular structures of each section of the body. My class is a movement-oriented anatomy class that includes discussions on the practical application of dance concepts. Relating anatomical concepts to familiar dance movements sharpens students’ intuition and understanding of their bodies. Creative projects explore the ways the arts and sciences intersect. Our goal is to discover the structure and function of the human body from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus on relationships between cognition, the nervous system, and movement.

 

 

 - Aesthetic of Korean Dance

This workshop teaches the traditional Korean dance of San-Jo, but also incorporates exploration of somatics. Korean traditional dance is known for its calm quality, appearing to the audience to be based on controlled movements and inexpressiveness. 

Dance is a unique way to experience a new culture. This is especially true for Korean culture, where the dance reflects the spirit of hundreds of years of dynasties, of the teaching of Confucius, and of a class-based, patriarchal society. Women had limited ways to express themselves, and the Korean dance became a subtle outlet for that expression. My class dives into the meaning of the movement while giving students new tools to incorporate breathing and calmness into their dance technique.

“When I raise my chin and arms to make a circle, the lines I create don’t end at my body. They connect throughout space, covering the universe. As a human being, I am the center of the universe when I dance.”

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