Creative Modern (Wednesday)
Children & Teens | Available
A creative introduction to modern dance! Students explore dance concepts such as Energy, Rhythm, and Pathways and learn and practice movement skills. Rolling, swinging, leaping, jumping, turning - this class builds a foundation for body awareness, coordination, and motor development! Social-emotional skills are strengthened as dancers begin to collaborate and develop self-expression as they create dances using the building blocks of choreographic forms.
- Clothing: Dress for comfort and ease of movement. Dance clothes such as leotards, footless tights, sweatpants/shorts, leggings, t-shirts, dance skirts, etc. Students dance in bare feet.
Katie Daugherty
Katie Daugherty (she/her) is a Seattle-based artist and is thrilled to be teaching at the Creative Dance Center. An active educator, performer, choreographer, and miniature maker, you can find her throughout Seattle sharing her passion for the arts. Katie holds a BA from the University of Washington (UW) with a major in dance. Katie began teaching at a preschool in 2020 which supplied her with a valuable foundation for teaching toddlers. In addition to teaching at the Creative Dance Center, Katie has also taught at the University of Washington and University Child Development School. In each class Katie teaches she aims to build a communal space that values exploration, fun, and supporting one another. Katie has performed works by Brian Brooks, AVID - A Vehicle for Improvised Dance, Alexandra Bradshaw-Yerby, Rachael Lincoln, Alethea Alexander, and Jennifer Salk, among others.