Saturday April 8, 2017

1:00 – 5:00pm at Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th, Studio 601

Spring is on the horizon — and some great swing dance events are just around the corner. It’s the best time to get back in the swing of solo jazz and choreography! Join veteran swing choreographer and solo jazz artist, Gaby Cook for a day of vocabulary, improvisation, performance and play.

PRICES

ONLINE: Classes: $20 each
ONLINE: Full Day: $60 (4 classes)

DAY OF PRICES: 60-min Class: $25
DAY OF PRICES: Full Day: $70 (4 classes)

Photo by Steve L Wong

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

1pm: Drilling the Basics (Beginner / Intermediate)
Feeling a little out of practice with solo jazz? Or perhaps you’ve never tried it? Drilling the basics is the right place to start. This class will be a vernacular jazz Vocabulary Refresher. Get to know the jazz steps that are the foundation of swing dance

2pm: Solo Jazz Choreography (Beginner / Intermediate)
Now that we know a thing or two, let’s play. In this class we’ll put thread together jazz steps in an engaging and artful way. This routine will help reiterate jazz steps, while also using new tools like rhythm, phrasing and sequencing. Great for students who are new to jazz dance choreography.

3pm: Creative Rhythm (Intermediate / Advanced)
In this class, students will focus their creative powers on creating interesting rhythms, and building dance phrases that accompany those ideas. Working in both individually and in duets, students will create rhythmic ideas (with scat or singing) and then generate a phrase that works with their new rhythm.

4pm: “Revolution in Rhythm” (Intermediate / Advanced)
Learn Gaby’s original choreography performed at the famous Jazz at Lincoln Center. Students will learn choreography prepared for the show “Swing Time: A Revolution in Rhythm” by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring Wynton Marsalis.