2024 Spring Multiregional Classes
RQD classes are reserved for dance professionals. Please check your eligibility.
Paco Ziel
© Diana León
April, 1 to 5, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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April, 8 to 12, 9 AM to 11 AM
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April, 22 to 26, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Class description
Origen (Origin) is a training workshop developed by Paco Ziel and Diana León that aims to develop the participant’s creative and interpretive capacities through a series of physical and mental dynamics that train and sensitize the body in a contemporary dance context.
Keeping in mind a questioning of essentials, exercises focus on elements such as individual and group improvisation, agility, concentration, body and vocal awareness, connection with others, endurance, floor work, movement qualities and phrases.
About Paco
Paco Ziel, born in Mexico City, is a transdisciplinary artist rooted in contemporary dance. His main focus is on the human body, movement and natural landscapes. Since 2019, Paco has been co-director, with Diana León, of the company Vías, for which he participated in the creation of the works Sur ce chemin, tu es sûr de te perdre, Sabor de mi corazón and Flesh and Sound.
As a performer, Paco has been a dancer with RUBBERBAND since 2015. He has been a guest teacher at Springboard Danse Montréal, Transformation, Domaine Forget, Danse à la Carte, l’École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec and L’Ecole de danse de Québec.
Ford Mckeown Larose
© Do Phan Hoi
April, 15 to 19, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Class description
Based on the power of an entire street dance community and a solid Afro-descendant cultural heritage, the Full Circle formation, the subject of this class by Ford Mckeown Larose offers an immersion in the heart of Boogaloo/Popping. Participants will not only have the chance to deepen their knowledge of this dance, but also to develop a better understanding of themselves, their bodies, space and time.
About Ford
Specialized in street dance, Ford «The Mov3r» Mckeown Larose stands out for its unique approach to Boogaloo/Popping. Each of its steps reflects the rich heritage that inhabits it. His choreographic adventure aims to set in motion the parallel universes that animate his imagination.
© Damian Siqueiros
May, 6 to 10, 9 AM to 11 AM
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May, 13 to 17 , 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Class description
Kyra Jean Green’s class invites participants to take risks and push their limits in a safe and encouraging environment. It emphasizes improvisation techniques and choreographic phrase work.
It begins with positive affirmations, which serve as a reminder that wellness and health begin in the mind. Then, the participants are guided through a warm-up and an exploration of the different planes of space inspired by the exercises developed by William Forsythe. Kyra then guides participants to explore floor work. Different ideas such as qualities of movement, textures, shapes and sizes are explored, starting with one idea at a time and ending by layering them.
In addition to these improvisation exercises, the class will focus on learning choreographic phrases that include the floor, dynamic movements and jumps.
About Kyra
Kyra Jean Green is a Canadian-American dancer, choreographer and teacher with over 17 years of experience. After earning her B.F.A. in dance from The Juilliard School in 2006, she won the Hubbard Street II Choreographic Competition in 2007.
As a teacher, Kyra has given group lessons for renowned companies such as Cas Public, Hubbard Street II, Focus Cia de Dança and The 7 Fingers.
In 2017 she founded Trip The Light Fantastic, a dance company that combines contemporary and urban styles with structured improvisation to address social issues through dance and mixed media. Kyra’s work has been shown around the world and her company has won several awards, including the FQD Prix Coup de Coeur in 2016, 2018 and 2020.
The Regroupement québécois de la danse’s regional classes in Laurentians are offered in Quebec, in collaboration with L’Artère, art de la danse et du mouvement, in Sherbrooke, in collaboration with Compagnie de danse Sursaut, and in the Laurentians, in collaboration with Danse Laurentides. They are made possible thanks to financial support from the Gouvernement du Québec through the Intervention-Compétences program administered by Compétence Culture.
