In this intermediate-level class, we assemble four 16-count combinations into a long flow with a nice mix of crisp and elastic elements. Once we have the sequence of steps down, we’ll map the combos onto several different pieces of music, working on transforming technique into expressive dance mo...

Dancers, has this ever happened to you? You have picked out the perfect costume, you have the perfect music, your makeup is perfectly done, you even have perfect technique to pull off any kind of dancing. Then the music gets started, you hear that heavy rhythm kick in, you know it’s time for a hi...

“The River” is a four part series for intermediate and advanced dancers, and we're working with movements inside a theatrical fantasy choreography. The second half of the dance, covered in lessons 3 and 4, uses a veil. Each lesson is about an hour long.

The music is almost all instrumental, but...

In our first lesson, we look at about the first minute of choreography, which we will break out into 3 combos. (No veil this time! Veilwork begins in Lesson 3.)

Bookmarks
0:08 Arm Technique Flow
7:53 Technique Flow
27:07 Demo Combos 1, 2, 3
28:43 Combo 2: Demo
29:03 Combo 2: Step-by-Step
33:00 C...

Moving forward, we learn two new combinations and complete the first half of the choreography.
Bookmarks

0:08 Arm Technique Flow
8:03 Technique Flow
36:18 Demo Combos 4 and 5
37:55 Combo 4: Demo
38:21 Combo 4: Step-by-Step
42:32 Combo 4: Slow Practice
44:10 Combo 4: Practice
45:56 Combo 5: Demo
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This lesson covers the first half of our veil choreography.
Bookmarks for Lesson 3

0:11 Arm Technique Flow
8:15 Technique Flow
22:08 Veil Notes Learn more about Sleestak paws here.
22:50 Veil Technique Flow
27:43 Demo
28:27 Veil Tuck Step-by-Step
30:25 Choreography Step-by-Step
35:03 Veil Tuck R...

Lesson 4 of 4. In this segment, we finish off both the veilwork section and the complete dance.
Dancers: You are free to perform this work, as choreographed, or with whatever modifications you desire. When practical, please credit as “choreography by Autumn Ward” or “modified from an original ch...

A walk-through of the choreography taught in the course. No music. Mark the movements with voice instruction.

Use this nonstop flow format program:

to practice veilwork vocabulary and transitions;
to learn four veil combinations;
to build fluency with pivots and turns;
for meditative follow-along dance fitness;
to increase the range of motion in your shoulders;
to build upper bod...

In “Packed with Details,” we learn a 64-count combo designed for music excerpted from the Egyptian Classic “Lessa Faker,” but which can also be repurposed for improvisation or other choreography. The program begins with technique breakdowns of key moves for those who want this material, then move...

Working at a “slow intermediate” level, learn and practice a detailed 32-count combo, then put those steps in context with a passage of music excerpted from the Egyptian classic “Lessa Faker.” With “seam-free construction,” each movement leads into the next, facilitating your mastery of clean lin...

Learn and practice vocabulary and transitions in a detailed sequence set to music excerpted from the Egyptian classic “Lessa Faker.” Classwork in this program emphasizes fluid vocabulary in the torso, and contrasts with the more punctuated vocabulary styling in Lessa Faker 1 and 2.

Liquid Center...

In this quickie 35-minute class for intermediates, we dance through a 32-count combo with pivots, full-body undulations, and fast double drops, Our music is “To Morocco With the Stars” from the album My House is the Sky by Mundi, starting at about the 1:13 mark. Textured Flow is part of a series ...

In this quickie 35-minute class for intermediates, we dance through a 32-count combo with pivots, full-body undulations, and fast double drops, Our music is “To Morocco With the Stars” from the album My House is the Sky by Mundi, starting at about the 1:13 mark. Textured Flow is part of a series ...