This vigorous class combines the elegant grace of ballet and the flexibility of modern. Students start with a warm-up that is set to prepare the muscles for exertion and to train the body to work in the proper alignment.

Students first explore dance at the barre concentrating on plies, tendus, stretching and balancing. Then transitioning to explore the physics of body weight through drops and catches. This technique encourages the body to find its equilibrium while executing a movement. Phrase work will include gesture, patterns of flight and fall, inversion and performance technique. Dancers are encouraged to dance according to the feeling and expressive movement that is called for in the choreography.