Morning Class: Togethering – Focused Practice in Warming, Improvising, and Phrasing
This class begins by awakening the body with a series of softening exercises, transforming our everyday physicality into the magical, animalistic energy of our dancing selves. From there, we dive into five unique exercises, each its own mini-dance: The Knee Softeners, The Foot Stretches, The Runaround, The Swing-Through-Space, and The Dives-Through-Space. These carefully designed sequences warm, prepare, strengthen, and challenge the body in equal measure. We’ll conclude with a long-form phrase that puts it all together, inviting us to explore memory, directional shifts, changes in quality, and the playful eruption of oscillating personalities. At the core of this class is the spine—how we engage it through homolateral, contralateral, and sequential pathways. Once the spine is activated and expressive from its proximal center, the distal edges—knees, elbows, hands, feet, and head—respond with artistry and intention. This class is a celebration of complex precision and wild release, offering space to explore and refine the body’s innate potential.
What to expect:
Class begins with a shared rigorous follow-along warm up, moves through guided improvisational scores to wake up our personal interests, and then culminates in choreographic containers that challenge our integrated movement skills. Having a consistent personal movement practice will be helpful for this class.
For class-related questions, please email programs@movementresearch.org.
Accessibility Notes
- This class includes auditive guidance.
To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, Paul Singh” at least three (3) weeks prior to the class date you plan to attend.
For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “Paul Singh.”
Register for this class
In-Person
- This class is card eligible
