Floorworkshop
Saturday, November 8 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
ODD Box
Class will start by warming up our bodies to the room and to the people we're dancing with. Using improvisational tasks, set phrasework, and games, we'll move through swing, suspension and release, support from our surroundings, and inspiration from each other. We'll work individually and in groups to travel and dance expansively, pulling from Limon modern dance, European floorwork styles, and street dance. We'll do a lot of falling (that’s a promise), and we’ll embrace the bumps and clunks that occur along the way!
Artist
Calder White
Calder White (he/him) is a freelance dance artist based on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. He is an alumnus of Tkaronto’s Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre and holds a BFA in Dance from the Ohio State University. He has originated roles in work by Shay Kuebler, Joshua Beamish, Wen Wei Wang, Ziyian Kwan, and Rachel Meyer, amongst others. His own choreography has been presented by institutions across North America, including Ohio Dance Festival, Dancing on the Edge (Vancouver), Danceworks Toronto, and Odd Meridian Arts. Calder is also a floorwork teacher, regularly sharing his workshops in cities and towns across North America. He is the proud recipient of the 2022 Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Ukraine - Heritage, Spirit, and Future award for Exceptional Talent in Contemporary Dance.