Stacy Spence is a black man alone in dance gesturing to the side as his gaze looks down to the side toward camera while in motion. He is wearing an ochre knit short sleeved shirt that buttons up the front, with ochre loose pants. Photo by Elyssa Goodman
ID: Stacy Spence is a black man alone in dance gesturing to the side as his gaze looks down to the side toward camera while in motion. He is wearing an ochre knit short sleeved shirt that buttons up the front, with ochre loose pants. Photo by Elyssa Goodman

Experiencing Movement

In our time together, we will give attention to discovering movement in our bodies, expanding into complex states of movement, allowing for the joy of movement in ourselves and the sharing with others. We will prepare ourselves for full physicality through guided explorations focusing on the range of releasing and using tension, use of weight and momentum, and directing energy. Improvisation will be integrated into class to explore our internal impulses and our responses to the external environment as part of our movement adventure. We will notice our own inclinations, exchanges with others and responses to the space and place around us. I will also share phrase material to emphasize elements found earlier in the class and continue a journey to fuller physicality encompassing the large to the subtle and the personal to the communal.

What to expect:
An intermediate to advanced level of dance experience.
You can expect a class that builds upon itself.
A warm up period to help open ourselves for a variety of moving possibilities.
Some improvisation to explore ideas of self, others and the space.
Learning phrase material, integrating our experiences into the material, and including each other in the experience.

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, Stacy Spence” 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 “Stacy Spence.”

Register for this class

In-Person

Location

Danspace Project (at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery)
St, Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
131 E 10th St
New York, NY 10003

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Faculty

Stacy Matthew Spence

Stacy Matthew Spence

Stacy Matthew Spence is a New York City based choreographer, teacher, and dancer.

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