Creative Modern (Tuesday)
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.
This class will take place in the Lower Studio.
- 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.
Maia Nowack
Maia Nowack (they/them) grew up in Seattle. They graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Theatre and minor in dance, where they discovered their love for teaching. Maia has an MA in Dance Pedagogy from the University of the Arts in Helsinki, Finland, where they were also fortunate enough to create and participate in collaborative performance projects with local artists and students. They have experience teaching dance, movement, and drama to students of all ages, including teaching in diverse settings for Seattle Children's Theatre. Maia is passionate about creating welcoming, inclusive spaces where students can expand their creativity!