Intermediate/Avdanced Contemporary Technique

Danielle Russo at 100 Grand

Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm

located at: 100 Grand Street NYC (second floor)

Class: $12

ritual flow is a professional intermediate/advanced technique class derivative of Bartenieff and release - inspired training. Class begins with floor exercises aimed to engage and strengthen core muscles, as well as lubricate supporting joints and awaken the senses. We progress to explore levels, gradations and textual dynamics (flow, torque, suspend, collapse, counterbalance, momentous efficiency) to enliven spatial orientation and intuition. Class culminates in meaty phrase work toying with a delicate balance and lacing of calculation and nuance. Our movements are equally soft, strong and electric. The calibration and reconsideration of focus and expanse feeds our ambitions. We sharpen our moxie with proprioceptive intelligence and economical ease -- a thoughtful athleticism. Moreover, technique class is the ritual of the present body.

Kneepads are recommended.

Danielle Russo has been presented nationally at the American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, The Yard; internationally in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, Panama, South Korea, Spain and Sweden. In 2012, she was selected to represent the United States alongside John Jasperse at Panama Citya??s inaugural PRISMA Festival de Danza ContemporA?nea and chosen as one of five international emerging choreographers for the Springboard Danse MontrA?al Professional Project. In 2013, Russo toured her public installation work to Scandinavia and presented her multimedia solo work with Jin-Wen Yu at the World Dance Alliance assembly hosted by the city of Vancouver. Russo has worked in residence at Nadine Laboratory for the Contemporary Arts (Brussels, Belgium), PA-F Performing Arts Forum (St. Erme, France), Independent Artistsa?? Initiative WUK (Vienna, Austria) and SILO Dancenow NYC at Kirkland Farm. She is an upcoming artist in residence at Brooklyn's Chez Bushwick for 2014. Russo is a recipient of a BFA in Dance and a BA in Anthropology from New York University (Tisch School of the Arts) and a MFA in Dance from Hollins University | American Dance Festival where she attended on fellowship. Acclaimed dance critic Deborah Jowitt has recognized Russo for her "dramatically eloquent athleticism". (The Village Voice) She directs New York-based Danielle Russo Dance Company. For more information, please visit www.daniellerussodancecompany.com.