Workshop | Nicole Jacobs — Contemporary Acrodance

This workshop explores acrobatics in the context of contemporary dance. The proposed movement patterns will challenge our 360-degree body awareness as we move through space and explore inversions.

The focus will be on our relationship to the spine, the floor, and space, emphasizing wave-like patterns, weight stacking, the search for suspension, and the creation of momentum using the “fall and catch” technique.

The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with technical tools to facilitate their ongoing exploration of more complex acrobatic sequences.

CONTENT

Throughout the week and in each class, floor and off-floor transitions will progress energetically, moving from slow and controlled to dynamic and propulsive. Improvisation explorations will guide us toward discovering the most efficient pathways in our bodies and opening ourselves up to new possibilities.