DANCE | Tuesday 6:30 - 7:45p | Choreography with TJ

Choreography class will be an extension of our studies from Contemporary Dance Practices - our movement will be music-driven, detailed and rigorous in nature. This class will begin with a brief series of progressions as a warm-up, and then we’ll dive straight away into the development and execution of choreography as a way to inhabit and express different parts of the self, to co-create new ways of relating to one another, and to come more alive. This class is not recommended for newbies - join us for Contemporary Dance Practices a few times first!

TJ (she / her & they / them) has spent their life studying, creating, and teaching dance. They have had the privilege of being trained and mentored by some of the nations top artists and choreographers, as well as touring nationally as an adjudicator and master teacher for multiple dance conventions. TJ has studied with Jennine Willet of Third Rail Productions, Leah Wilks of Vector, Gene Medler of North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, Kira Blazek Ziaii by way of Countertechnique, Peter Chu of chuthis, Martha Nichols & Matthew Powell. TJ’s exploration of movement has included such modalities as contemporary composition, modern release technique, jazz fundamentals, functional anatomy, yoga, and improvisation. Her studies, performances, creations and professional offerings have taken place in diverse settings, including conservatories, competitive dance studios, public schools, universities, arts organizations and touring conventions nationwide. TJ loves to be amongst other movement geeks and somatic cartographers, exploring the body’s relationship with motion through meditations and stories, and the embodied illustration of music. As a guide, TJ delights in facilitating an integris and rich container for movers to expand their boundaries in regards to how they emote, collaborate, fail, offer love and insight, and relate to space, self and other. TJ has passed on their enrichment in positions at Broadway Dance Center, American Dance Festival, Raleigh School of Ballet, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, Millennium Dance Complex, Arts Together, North Carolina State University, Colorado Ballet and Denver School of the Arts to support students to excel in careers in commercial dance, theatrical productions & concert performance. Additionally, TJ is the founder of coCreate, a not for profit dance series based in Denver and the co-director of Courageous Yoga. Whimsical collaboration, thoughtful perspective and vibrant connections are the heartbeat of their workplay and class spaces. TJ also works with as a healer for abused and neglected farm animals, wildlife, and geriatric canines. To learn more about TJ, visit their website at www.TheaJaworski.com.