What it does
RESPONDS TO THE INCREASING DEMANDS ON PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCERS TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF REPERTOIRE TO THE EXTENT THAT, IN SOME CASES, WARMING UP WITH A STRAIGHTFORWARD CLASSICAL BALLET CLASS ISN'T ADEQUATE.
BRIDGES A GAP BETWEEN RIGOROUS BALLET TECHNIQUE AND ORGANIC MOVEMENT FOR DANCERS WHO ARE MORE COMFORTABLE IN A CONTEMPORARY OR MODERN GENRE OR THOSE WHO ARE DISILLUSIONED BY BALLET.
PREVENTS INJURY THROUGH PRACTICING UNCONVENTIONAL PATHWAYS TOWARD EXECUTING CLASSICAL SHAPES AND INCREASES FAMILIARITY WITH ALTERNATIVE CENTERS OF GRAVITY TO CULTIVATE PREPAREDNESS WHEN QUICKLY TRANSITIONING THROUGH MYRIAD STEPS IN A DIVERSE DANCE VOCABULARY.
FOSTERS A TANGIBLE, APPROACHABLE, AND EXPERIENTIAL PATH TO BALLET TECHNIQUE THAT EMPHASIZES TECHNICAL CONCEPTS/WHAT MUSCLE GROUPS TO EMPLOY DURING A TASK BY USING EXAGGERATED MEANS OF ARRIVAL TO A SHAPE.
INFUSES JOY INTO MOVEMENT, CONNECTS RIGOR TO SATISFACTION, USES PLAYFULNESS AS A PATH TO EXPERTISE, AND REDEFINES "IDEALS" AS TOTAL FREEDOM AND COMMAND OVER ONE'S UNIQUE BODY.
TRAINS THE MIND AS MUCH AS PHYSICALITY WITH COMPLEX PATTERNS, INNOVATIVE MODALITIES, CHANGES IN DYNAMICS, AND CONTINUAL CHALLENGES THAT CALL UPON THE DANCERS' CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL/QUICK THINKING SKILLS WITH ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHOICE-MAKING AND INDIVIDUALIZATION.
USES AN ECLECTIC PLAYLIST THAT MIRRORS THE PHYSICAL INTENTIONS AND EMBODIES THE ESSENCE OF THE TASKS, DEEPENING MOVERS' CONNECTION TO MUSICALITY AND TEXTURE.
Who it's for
DANCERS AGED TWELVE THROUGH ADULT OF ALL LEVELS WITH SOME BALLET EXPERIENCE CAN BENEFIT FROM THE KEYS THAT MODUS UNLOCKS.
THE CLASS IS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED, NOT EXECUTED- MEASURING GOALS BY DANCERS' ENERGETICALLY FULFILLING THE ESSENCE OF BALLET, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACHIEVE PICTURES OR LINES TRADITIONALLY KNOWN AS IDEAL.
DANCERS WHO AUTHENTICALLY EMBODY THE DIRECTIVES LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE INCREASED FREEDOM AND STRENGTH, ULTIMATELY USING TECHNIQUE RATHER THAN SHOWING IT. MODUS OPENS THE DOOR TO JOY AND SHIFTS MOTIVATION AWAY FROM ANXIETY AND TOWARD FULFILLMENT AND INTERNAL DRIVE.
YOU MAY WANT YOUR DANCERS TO EXPERIENCE MODUS FOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS, INCLUDING:
You want your dancers exposed to the cutting-edge of what's happening in dance today.
Your group has plateaued, and you want to push them to the next level.
Interest and morale in the studio are wavering, and you want to shake things up and reignite passion.
You've got an extraordinary group of talented dancers who want to push their skillset's boundaries.
Your dancers have solid training but need to move with more freedom, fluidity, and expression.
Your dancers move hesitantly and need to play with risk-taking to find a sense of ownership and command over their dancing.
Your dancers think ballet is boring, painful, or irrelevant.
Your students love classical and are interested in contemporary ballet, but you want the source to have serious expertise.
The technical ideas you're presenting to dancers either aren't sinking in, or they aren't fully physicalizing them.
You're curious how contemporary movement can make dancers better at classical ballet.
