Swinging into Choreography
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TMA 31 Workshops
Participation Fee
25€ Members
30€ Non-members
Come join the delightful Peter Hammer in this enjoyable dance workshop. Learn a choreographed dance incorporating body percussion, solo swing, and Lindy-Hop and discover the natural way you are designed to move, dance, and in doing so tap into your instinctual superpower to transform yourself off and on stage!
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When
3 hour Workshop
Sunday 14:30 - 17:30
26th November 2023
Where
1 Imp. de la Gare, 31820 Pibrac, France
Course Description
This workshop is designed for anyone 12 years + who wants to learn a short choreographed dance. We will explore how the body is designed to move, and through this exploration discover how to apply it to our choreography Throughout the workshop participants will learn how to harness the body’s design to bounce, swing, and dance!
By delving into the body’s natural and inexhaustible resources we will discover how to swing, snap, and spin together. As a culmination participants will learn a short routine incorporating body percussion, solo swing, and Lindy-Hop.
Goals of the workshop:
Increase body awareness of participants through the use of their hands, head, and voice. Both as individuals and as couples
Improve confidence on stage through understanding how the body wants to move, and exploring how that feels.
Learn a routine incorporating the basics of body percussion, swing, and partner dance.
Peter Hammer is a professional performer, choreographer, and teacher based in Toulouse, France. For over 10 years, he has devoted his professional dance career to learning, dancing, and teaching the Jump Rhythm® Technique an unique American art form that combines jazz and tap dance with “scat” singing and body percussion to create an energetic expression of whole-body emotion and rhythm. He began dancing when he was 14 and went on to receive a degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from Hope College, in Holland, Michigan. In 2007, Peter began working with Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, an Emmy award-winning Chicago dance company. As a company member, he performed, choreographed, and taught workshops and masterclasses in Finland, Spain, France, and throughout the US. At the end of 2017, Peter received a “Passeport Talent” visa to teach dance and perform in France. Now, his focus is directed to introducing the Jump Rhythm Technique in France, with classes, workshops, and performances in Toulouse and other cities through his association, Association Rythme Américain, and dance company, Sounds of the SOL..
Who's Involved?
Peter Hammer
Workshop Presenter
