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DANCE CLASSES
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorised and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin. Dance is performed with the accompaniment of music and usually in time with the beat and feel of the music from the specified genre. The Macau Glee Club is very passionate about dance and offers classes in many different dance forms and for many different ages. We have some of the finest teachers from Macau and around the world who are ready and waiting to welcome you to your next class. Please see below some more details in regards to the selection of training sessions we offer here at the Macau Glee Club.
JAZZ DANCE
Jazz Dance is a performance dance technique and style that first emerged in the United States in the early twentieth century. Jazz dance refers to vernacular Jazz or to Broadway or theatrical Jazz, both genres build on African-American vernacular styles of dancing that emerged with Jazz music. The term 'Jazz Dance' has been used in ways that have little or nothing to do with Jazz Music. Since the 1940s, Hollywood movies and Broadway shows have used the term to describe the choreographies of Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins. In the 1990s, colleges and universities applied the term to classes offered in which students dance to various forms of Pop Music. Today, Jazz Dance is influenced by Pop Music and can be seen in concerts and video clips for artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Dua Lipa. Famous movies that feature Jazz Dance are Happy Feet, Beauty and the Beast, Billy Elliot, Step Up and West Side Story, just to name a few. Jazz dance enhances flexibility, movement and fitness. Emma will be teaching the Jazz Dance, Foundation Jazz, Dance Fit and Jazz Funk sessions this term and the following subjects will be covered in these sessions:
Introduction to Dance – what is Jazz dancing?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to tell a story.
Technique – learn basic Jazz Dance technique.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character Development – how to create a character through dance.
Focus and Concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Dance Exercises – fun activities to sharpen your dance skills.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident dancer in front of an audience.
EMMA SEWARD
JAZZ DANCE TEACHER
HIP HOP DANCE
Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking which was created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. The television show Soul Train and the 1980s films Breakin', Beat Street, and Wild Style showcased these crews and dance styles in their early stages; therefore, giving hip-hop mainstream exposure. The dance industry responded with a commercial, studio-based version of hip-hop—sometimes called "new style"—and a hip-hop influenced style of jazz dance called "jazz-funk". Classically trained dancers developed these studio styles in order to create choreography from the hip-hop dances that were performed on the street. Because of this development, hip-hop dance is practiced in both dance studios and outdoor spaces.
Caitlin, Joel, Liam and Ruperto will be teaching Hip Hop sessions this term and will be covering the following elements in their sessions:
Introduction to Hip Hop dance – what is Hip Hop dancing?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to tell a story.
Technique – learn basic Hip Hop dance techniques, locking, popping and breaking.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character development – how to create a character and style through Hip Hop dance.
Focus and concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Dance exercises – fun activities to sharpen your Hip Hop dance skills.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident dancer in front of an audience.
CAITLIN DRYSDALE
HIP HOP TEACHER
RUPERTO
HIP HOP TEACHER
JOEL FESALBON
HIP HOP TEACHER
BREAKDANCE
Breakdance is a dance form that originated on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City in the early 1970s. The distinctive style evolved from the hip hop movement popular among African American and Latin American youths. It is arguably the best known of all hip hop dance styles. A breakdancer is known as a breaker, b-boy or a b-girl. Breakdance is now popular all around the world and some of the best breakers leading this dance style/lifestyle are from Asia.
Paulo and Ruperto will be taking the sessions this term and will teach the following elements of this fun and exciting dance genre:
Introduction to Breakdance – what is breakdancing?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to dance battle.
Technique – learn basic Breakdance techniques the six-step, baby freeze and CC.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character development – how to create a character through dance.
Focus and concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Breaking exercises – fun activities to sharpen your breaking skills.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident breaker in front of an audience.
PAULO MESA
BREAKDANCE TEACHER
RUPERTO
BREAKDANCE TEACHER
ACROBATIC DANCE
Acrobatic Dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character and unique choreography which seamlessly blends dance and acrobatics. Acrobatic Dance is a wonderful combination of power and sensitivity.
Maksym will be teaching the following elements in his sessions this term:
Introduction to Acrobatic Dance – what is Acrobatic dancing?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to tell a story.
Technique – learn basic Acrobatic Dance technique, front and back rolls, flips, flexibility and balance.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character development – how to create a character through Acrobatic dance.
Focus and concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Acrobatic dance exercises – fun activities to sharpen your acrobatic dance skills.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident Acrobatic dancer in front of an audience.
MAKSYM KVASHYN
ACROBATIC DANCE TEACHER
HEELS DANCE
Heels dance is a dance form that emerged and evolved in the US and Europe in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It is named after the women's shoe style, since one of its distinguishing features is the wearing of High-Heeled Shoes during performance.
Heels dance is often featured in routines seen in pop and hip-hop music videos. Its techniques and dance vocabulary derive from a wide range of dance styles used in music video choreography as well as traditional dance genres. It is characterised by dynamic footwork & technique from jazz dance, showgirl dance, ballroom dance and Latin dance. Many other dance styles have influenced this modern day dance style: for example, torso isolations borrowed from belly dance and hip hop dance, floor work, fluid arm work and body language in some forms of heels dance coming from exotic dancing and contemporary dance. Heels dance is technically demanding, and dancers who perform it are typically professionally trained in jazz dance & other styles, including ballet. Caitlin is excited to be offering Heels Dance sessions for the first time at Macau Glee Club and will be covering the following areas in her sessions:
Introduction to Heels Dance – what is Heels Dance?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to tell a story in heels.
Technique – learn basic Heels Dance techniques.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character Development – how to create a character through Heels Dance.
Focus and Concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Dance Exercises – fun activities to sharpen your dance skills.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident dancer in front of an audience.
CAITLIN DRYSDALE
HIP HOP TEACHER
TAP DANCE
Tap dance is a type of dance characterised by using the sounds of metal taps affixed to the heel and toe of shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion, coupled with both characteristic and interpretative body movements. Its roots were in minstrel shows, it gained prominence in Vaudeville, then emerged into an art form and means of expression alongside the evolution of Jazz.
Melinda will be teaching the Tap Dance sessions for Macau Glee Club this term and will be teaching the following elements of this exciting dance form:
Introduction to Tap Dance – what is Tap dancing?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to tell a story.
Technique – learn basic Tap Dance techniques such as the shuffle, shuffle ball change and double shuffle.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character development – how to create a character through tap dance.
Focus and concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident dancer in front of an audience.
MELINDA DAVIS
TAP DANCE TEACHER
BALLET
Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. This class is for beginners who are looking to start their journey and develop skills in this beautiful and most refined of classical disciplines.
Introduction to Ballet – what is Ballet?
Physical awareness – how to use your body to tell a story.
Technique – learn basic Ballet techniques.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group.
Character development – how to create a character through Ballet.
Focus and concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident Ballet Dancer in front of an audience.
ANASTASSIA
BALLET TEACHER
ABIGAIL
BALLET TEACHER
DANCE FIT
Dance fitness is a fun filled group exercise class that incorporates many forms of dance. It's an aerobic workout set to a high energy DJ playlist that includes the hits from the 1950’s to the present day. The class includes peaks and troughs of high intensity training to give you a full body workout.
Dance fit incorporates core body work and some upper and lower body strengthening elements as well as basic dance techniques such as pirouettes, jump leaps and step ball changes. Emma will be teaching these fun and exciting sessions and it is suitable for teens and adults. See you there!
Introduction to Dance– what is Dance?
Physical awareness – how to use your body and feel comfortable when dancing
Technique – learn basic Dance techniques.
Ensemble – how to work together in a group and have fun.
Character development – how to create a character through Dance.
Focus and concentration – how to focus and concentrate onstage.
Confidence – learn how to be a confident Dancer in front of an audience.
EMMA SEWARD
JAZZ DANCE TEACHER