November 11 to 15, 2024
9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Mon-Fri)
Full week: $95 (taxes included)
Drop-in: $28 (available one month prior)
Language of instruction: Frenglish (mix of English and French)
Questions can be asked in French and English
CATEGORY
OBJECTIVE
Floor.workshop is a class for dancers interested in deepening their vocabulary & expanding their approach when including floor work in their movement. Floorwork does not only signify dancing on the floor, but also how we include floor passages in our dance and how we build transitions between standing and floor.
This workshop includes general techniques and conceptual approaches which makes the class an open playground for dancers coming from diverse backgrounds. We give time to understand our personal entry points into material offered and for building signature movements inspired by concepts offered. Freestyle is an important part of the class that allows us to test how we integrate our generated material.
The class asks for a high level of courage as we are guided through exercises that require risk-taking and necessitate trial and error, often with crashing (falling). Analyzing movement sequences to clarify momentum-generation and power-building moments is a vital component as we work towards more dynamic actions. Participants will be guided through exercises that encourage them to look beyond the technical precision of more challenging moves while inviting room for self-expression and musicality.
CONTENT
Because of Vic’s background in breaking, the class places an emphasis on attack over surrender, rotational direction over linear direction, and developing signatures & personal twists over replication of offered material.
This workshop is a dance class focused on floor work, emphasizing:
– Upper body strength training;
– Techniques for facilitating efficient execution of movements;
– Level changes, transitioning between 3 levels: top, mid, low;
– Upside-down training;
– Creation & utilization of momentum to produce dynamic and powerful action;
– Integrating floor passages into personal movement vocabulary;
– Guided explorations to build unique movements;
– Exercises in freestyle and synchronicity with music.
| Workshop Pace | Workshop Features |
| Variable Fast Adaptable to the group’s needs | Exercises are adaptable Cardio exercises High music or sound level Floor work |
BIOGRAPHY
Victoria Mackenzie/VicVersa is a Montréal-based independent dance artist. Her main areas of focus are performance, pedagogy, facilitation, and event coordination. Vic has been dancing since early childhood and has since practiced and performed various styles in various arenas. She is an amalgam of classical training, b-girl-ism, and nightclub free form. She has performed, taught, and battled locally and internationally. Her frequent past and present collaborators include: Tentacle Tribe, Helen Simard, WAFD Creations, Ebnfloh, 100lux,Tangente, and FRGMNT. Her connections with the street dance and club scene are an essential part of her life. Her approach considers musical emphasis, expression of self and catharsis above all else.
Increased understanding of anchor points, how to strengthen the body in fluid manner, safe risk taking.
— Nico