daily schedule: monday through friday - Garth Fagan Dance

DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES:
Arrival Activities:
Technique class:
Participants will arrive beginning at 9:00 a.m. The program will begin promptly.
This will be a time for participants to sign in and attendance marked. Pre-class
warm-up.
Participants will practice basic Garth Fagan Dance floor and standing
technique that provide the building blocks for Fagan technique. This class
will prepare participants for their afternoon dance class in rep and
composition. Participants will learn awareness, control and musicality while
they practice basic Garth Fagan Dance technique and movements.
For the 18 and over class, 2-3 years of dance experience is recommended but not
required.
Music Appreciation/Interpretation: Study of the classics in various genres with emphasis on Jazz.
Dance Criticism with videos:
Students will watch Fagan pieces and critique them.
Composition:
Repertory:
Participants will learn basic tools used in creating choreography.
Participants will incorporate the skills learned and practiced in technique classes.
Students will also apply their notes from the morning dance class and viewings of GFD
videos. For the 18 and over class, 2-3 years of dance experience is recommended but
not required.
Participants will learn movement from dances in Garth Fagan Dance Repertoire.
For the 18 and over class, 2-3 years of dance experience is recommended
but not required.
Cultural Field Trips: Participants will experience firsthand the relationships amongst the arts to dance.
Proposed field trips include the following:
Friday July 8th
Nazareth College Dance Festival: Lecture and Performance by Garth Fagan Dance
Thursday July 14th Nazareth College Dance Festival: Panel discussion with Garth Fagan and Bill T Jones
Tuesday July 19th
Albert Paley Studios: Learning the technique and of creating a work of art
Classes traveling by chartered bus, lunch and discussion upon returning to GFD studios.
Anatomy For Dancers: Students will learn the unique strengths and weaknesses of the dancers body, the
causes of common dance injuries and basic therapy for injury prevention and
rehabilitation
Yoga for dancers
A class specifically designed for students studying Fagan Technique.
Nutrition For Dancers: A class for maintaining a healthy diet while keeping body fat percentage low.
Performance skills class and Alternative Careers in Dance: Learning to go beyond the steps to achieve
true artistry. Resume preparation, make-up, costuming, how to audition, Discussion of roles of Arts
Administrators, Technical Director, costumer, physical therapist and others
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