We’ve been solo dancing for a while now, and I’ve discovered that I really enjoy adapting existing choreography for solo dancers. I love the way it emphasizes pattern and position, encouraging dancers to think positionally and holistically about how the dance works. I’ve also been challenged, as a solo dancer, to find the fun in contra dance choreography, which often makes intense use of the connection between dancers for its zest.

In this workshop series, we’ll walk through the process of adapting dances for solo dancers, choosing new dances each week. We’ll see the original choreography (as interpreted by a solo dancer with ghosts), and then I’ll propose and call a solo adaptation. After we dance, together we’ll talk about why the adaptation feels good (or suggest a different one that feels better!). Along the way, I might introduce a variety of dance genres and blur the lines between them — and encourage participants to do the same.

Dances will be approached from a positional framework (in other words, we’re going to be gender-free by default, as solo dancers), and participants are encouraged to think holistically about pattern, momentum, and space.

These workshops are free and open to anyone who is interested. Sign up here to receive weekly details: https://forms.gle/eR8dbyLz9NV3592h8