Join us for weekly Sunday open rehearsal dance exploration in NYC as we workshop and practice our skills and artistry in preparation for our monthly event, the Pearl Dive, as well as Pearling in the community. Fusion dance encompasses the broad matrix between social and performative dance, fine art and folk art. Material may include multi-channel connection, artistry of movement, musicality, balance, weight-sharing, and more.
**LOCATION!**
Sundays 3-5pm at The Brooklyn Lair (except when noted, see FB invites.)
Sept 29 - NO Dive - teaching a special tango fusion lesson and social event at 4pm in Manhattan
Join our WhatsApp chat group or email collective@pearling.org for address & details.
(1st floor, up a few small steps from the street)
Comfortable indoor dance shoes or socks and stretchy clothing recommended (as well as extra shirts and deodorant!).
No street shoes on the beautiful sprung studio floor, please.
Past Topics include:
April: Artistry & Air Steps
Our bodies are our medium, our brushes, and our canvas. We will expand and refine our expressive palette of gesture and form by exploring movement quality, and building safe basing and flying techniques.
March into Musicality
We’ll be experimenting with various dance-music relationships including a very wide range of genres over the next four weeks, developing ways and means to channel and connect that inspiration between ourselves and our partner.
February: Footwork Fun
Each week we will explore different variations from foundation through expansion, building fluency in rhythmic complexity, stylistic phrasing, and lots of embellishments. Improving our facility in synchronizing and contrasting our partner’s footwork is a great way to increase functionality and artistry in both lead and follow roles!
PAST SEPCIAL EVENTS
Hot Night Fusion - Denver 9/13-15, 2024
Many thanks to the fabulous cohort who brought their skills and open minds to our multi-partnering exploration Beyond the Binary Workshop with our beloved Pearling Collective fellow Kelly Epstein! Thanks for taking it out on the dance floor all weekend!
Antumbra - Boston, 9/5-6-7-8/2024
What an incredible long weekender, where we were honored to teach the lesson and DJ for
Second Sun Rising, Boston's original fusion social!
Arielle & Brendan recently presented two workshops at
Motley Hue Fusion
Sunday, May 5, 2024
1:15-4:45pm
Ripley-Grier Studios 939 8th Ave @56th St
Workshop 1: Fusing with Finesse - expand your fusion dance with multi-channel connection, dynamic artistry, and scalable material from across a whole spectrum of dance genres.
Workshop 2: Beyond the Binary - developing extended techniques for connected and artistic trios/quartets/moretets/multi-partner dances using the lead/follow/switch language.
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Individual Study
Private solo and group lessons are also available upon request.
Questions?
Text 646.600.8614 or email info@pearling.org
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