Isadora Duncan Technique - Masterclass
with Meg Brooker
Isadora Duncan Technique - Masterclass
with Meg Brooker
with Meg Brooker
Isadora Duncan created a dance technique featuring dynamic, whole-body movement through space, powered by rhythmic footwork and breath-supported gesture. Inspired by nature, myth, and music, Duncan was both an improviser and a choreographer, leaving a legacy of free expression in dance movement, as well as a repertory of nearly one hundred dances. This class features a contemporary approach to Duncan's early modern dance practice. Participants will experience a full technique class that includes floorwork, standing barre, locomotive exercises, phrasework and improvisation.
About Meg Brooker:
Meg Brooker, Professor of Dance and Director of the School of Performing and Visual Arts at The University of Southern Mississippi, is a founder of the Isadora Duncan International Symposium and a former member of Lori Belilove & Company, Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation (NYC). She specializes in the early modern dance techniques developed by Isadora Duncan and Florence Fleming Noyes and presents this work as Artistic Director of Duncan Dance South. Her creative research includes embodied, kinesthetic, and traditional archival methodologies and results in new choreography and performance, often in collaboration with visual artists and musicians. For fifteen years (2005-2019), she traveled and performed extensively in Russia as a legacy Isadora Duncan dancer. Recent credits include featured interviews and dance performance for Season 2: Episode 5 of Io e Lei: Isadora Duncan for SkyArte (Italy). In the Southeast, Meg’s work has been produced by the Hunter Museum of American Art and the Nashville Parthenon. Awards and grants include USM’s Creative Activity Innovation Award, MTSU’s Creative Activity Award, Career Service Award from Women’s and Gender Studies (MTSU), Outstanding Teaching Award from Women and Gender Studies (MTSU), Mississippi Presenters Network, Mississippi Artists Roster, Dancer Laureate (Murfreesboro, TN), Dance Chair for the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, National Endowment for the Humanities grant for the Noyes School of Rhythm Archives, among others. Meg has presented scholarship for Society of Dance History Scholars, Congress on Research in Dance, Dance Studies Association, National Dance Educators Organization, and Women in Dance Leadership. www.duncandancesouth.org .
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Class Cancellations
If no one is registered for class 2 hours before the start time of class, the class will be canceled. In the event of last minute emergencies, we will notify all registered students via email and on our social media (@studio34chatt).
What are the details of the passes?
Our dance passes are good for any adult class on our schedule and do not expire.
What if I don't like the class, and I have more passes?
We do not offer refunds on passes, but they can be used for ANY of our classes. We regularly rotate the style and teacher of most of our classes, so we are confident there's a class suitable for you!
We do not offer refunds on passes, but they can be used for ANY of our classes. We regularly rotate the style and teacher of most of our classes, so we are confident there's a class suitable for you!
How can I find out about class cancellations?
In the rare event that we we need to cancel a class we will post on our social media (@studio34chatt) and email anyone who has pre-registered.
In the rare event that we we need to cancel a class we will post on our social media (@studio34chatt) and email anyone who has pre-registered.
What should I wear?
Anything that is comfortable for you to move in and makes you feel like your best self! Some classes will use athletic shoes and some will not.
Where do I park and enter?
We have parking available at the back of the building with direct access to the back entrance. You are more than welcome to enter through the back entrance or the front entrance.
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