performance

MASTER CLASS with HOLLY JOHNSTON

A B O U T_T H E _C L A S S

Emphasizes kinesthetic awareness, neuromuscular coordination, musicality and spatial acuity. Discovering primal instincts, dancers are encouraged into high speed, off-centered movement so they do not have time to reason but rather instinctively respond to momentum and gravity. The athletic movement language develops upper body strength, body connectivity, core stabilization, articulate joint action and muscular power. Improvisation is incorporated into class as a means to experience spontaneous physical phenomenon and unleash artistry.


A B O U T_H O L L Y_ J O H N S T O N

HOLLY JOHNSTON, artistic director of ledges and bones dance project was selected by Dance Magazine as one of their top “25 to Watch” in 2007 for her “fearless and fluid,” (Dance Magazine) approach to choreography. She is a dancer, choreographer and movement educator holding a BA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University. As a performer she has toured nationally and internationally. From 1997-2005 she was a principle dancer and rehearsal director for Tongue Contemporary Dance. She was the 2007 Lester Horton Award winner for Outstanding Performance and has received several nominations for Choreography, Performance, Costume Design and Festival Production. Johnston’s choreography has been presented in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Her choreography has been commissioned by universities throughout the United States. She is honored to be a part of the artist-in-residence program at ODC Theater in San Francisco (2009- 2011). Johnston teaches extensively and is currently part-time faculty for Loyola Marymount University & Cal State University Long Beach where she is dedicated to the rigor that transforms passion into art.

Open to Int/Adv dancers.
$15 - cash or check
For directions, please visit www.deforedance.com

Dates:
Mar 29 - 1:30 pm

Pricing Info:
$15

Location:
DeFore Dance Center
151 Kalmus Dr. Suite G3
Costa Mesa, CA 92626