ARA Invites:
Jasperdances
Hi my Ravers, It's happening! Amsterdam is on my ShuffleBreak tour. I can't wait to fly over from Bay Area to meet all of you this August.
1. Freestyle Muscality Class
Have you ever felt plain with your freestyle? Maybe you've done the Runningman so many times that it's like breathing but lacks texture? Maybe you know how to hit the beat but have yet to comprehend how to add in layers behind your movement in order to tell a story?
Well I'm excited to share some exceedingly valuable knowledge & experience in this topic with you. We'll be experimenting together with some freestyle concepts revolving around the idea of "pausing" & "changing tempo" with your movements. Applying that concept with different parts of our body simultaneously, consecutively, isolated utilization of limbs, & more!
If you're a great freestyle Shuffler but want to level up, this is your chance! If you're stuck in choreography & have yet to hear a way of explanation that clicks for you with freestyling, I guarantee you will walk away from this class feeling like you've overcome that mountain.
Class Curriculum:
- Brief discussion on the concept of musicality & the different layers/textures you can create through your movement paired with the music
- Immediate application of what we learned with our freestyling
- Get you past that mental freestyle block
2. ShuffleBreak Class
For those who are unfamiliar with the term ShuffleBreak, it's the term I coined in 2021. After years of fusing the two incredible dance styles Breaking & Shuffling, this year I felt a calling to bring my vision of traveling with this new concept to life. I am currently traveling both domestically & internationally to spread the passion & appreciation for mixing styles (specifically Breaking & Shuffling in this case).
In this class, we'll be training this fusion concept through an extremely fun 64-count choreography where we seamlessly transition between styles. This experience will not only help put this specific fusion into your repertoire, but it will also help you enhance your overall understanding & execution of the concept of mixing styles. I always loved encouraging others to mix as many styles of movement as they felt like because in my humble opinion, it only always creates a more entertaining dance set for both those performing & those watching.
Class Curriculum:
- Brief Breaking History
- Fundamental Toprock
- Fundamental Floorwork
- How to transition between Toprock & Floorwork
- Shuffle Movements (Some new, some you may already be familiar with)
- How to seamlessly tie together different dance style
🗓️ August 2nd
🕑 13:00 - 15:00 Meetup
🕞 15:30 - 17:00 Freestyle Musicality Class
🕠 17:30 - 19:00 ShuffleBreak Class
📍Baarsjesweg 202, 1057 HS Amsterdam
