Balanchine Comes Alive in the Classroom

This past January at DEL, students had the extraordinary experience of learning about Balanchine and dance education from experts Tina Curran and Heather Watts with Damian Woetzel and Deborah Wingert.  The workshop brought Balanchine himself back to life – you …
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Fun is crucial to my humanity

On a Monday night last month in DEL Foundations class, we explored Laban’s EFFORT/DYNAMICS though two distinct exercises: “Slowland and Fastland,” and “Dynamic Volcano Dance.” In a quick summary: In “Slowland and Fastland,” Jody divided the room (with masking tape) into two …
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