Partner Dance and Solo Movement

Gain a basic understanding of solo and partnered movement as we explore the body mechanics of dance. This course will offer foundational training in solo movement originating from Blues dance, Charleston, and the partnered dance East Coast Swing. Through these dance styles we will learn to engage with music, embody movement which enhances connectedness within ourselves, and communicate clearly with a partner in dance.

Autumn Star has been dancing since she was three years old. She currently trains with dance instructor Barry Douglas who is a renowned Rhythm Dynamics coach of various dancedisciplines. Autumn teaches solo movement, partner dance, and creative dance locally in Naples and Canandaigua NY, as well as at camps and wherever her travels take her. She currently focuses her work on body mechanics and partner connection. She loves to geek out on dissecting the minutia of every move a body makes. Autumn’s background in BluesDance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Salsa, and West Coast Swing infuses her instruction technique with a complex dance flavor.