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Modern
​with
Jiemin Yang
Friday April 7, 12-2pm
SUGGESTED DONATION $8 OR PAY WHAT YOU CAN
SpaceWorks Long Island City

Class description 
The class will start with a warm up that involves yoga, chi gong, and improvisations to help the dancers ready themselves physically and mentally in the space. It will then follow by short combinations that allow the exploration of gravity, weight/center shifting, spiral movements, and contact with the floor and other people. The class will end with a longer phrase that combine the ideas/phrases explored earlier in the class. We will have a lot of fun with the floor, and long sleeves and pants are highly recommended. 

Experience required for the participants 
Intermediate

Goal for the teacher 
Engage the student and keep the momentum in the class flow
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About Jiemin
Jiemin is a dancer, choreographer, and visual designer based in Queens. He graduated summa cum laude from Macaulay Honors College at Queens College with a double major in dance and graphic design. He received Farah Marcelus Choreography Award upon graduation. He had the pleasure performing works by Yin Mei Critchell, Nia Love, Joseph Mills, and Edisa Weeks. He has participated in Hearts of Men (EMIA) and had the honor to study with scholarships at The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Bates Dance Festival, and American Dance Festival. He has presented his dance works at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center supported by Mare Nostrum Elements, Bates Dance Festival 2016, American College Dance Association Conference 2016, and Queens College. He is currently dancing with choreographer/filmmaker/writer Lucy Kerr. As a visual designer, he has collaborated with LaneCoArts during the company’s residency at Boston Center for the Arts. He also creates design such as logo, poster, postcard, and illustration.

about this series
Dance To The People is proud to launch a new collaboration with  Mare Nostrum Elements’ Emerging Choreographers Series and Spaceworks NYC. Our three organizations share a desire to build a strong and nurturing environment where artists can feel safe and inspired to share work, ideals and feedback at very affordable rates.

Starting this year ECS participants will be assisted by DTTP to share their choreographic style and vision with the dance community. A pilot program of donation-based classes will be offered on Fridays 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14. Thanks to the generous space donation by Spaceworks all classes will be held at the Long Island City location.​