About the Class
14 September–13 December (on sale midday, 24 June, or 23 June for Friends)
Age: 60+
£130 (Conc. £115) - 13 Week Course
Teacher: Bridie Gane
At Dance Base our classes feature Cunningham, Release, Flying-Low, improvisation and more.
This Vintage Contemporary course is designed to give experienced older movers more rigorous contemporary based dance training. Classes will focus on developing technique, stamina, facility, improvisation and performance while learning safe dance practices and body maintenance.
We will work on artistic and performance skills, including learning repertory material, composing your own material and improvisations. Class will begin with a short warm up and end with a warm down to end the session.
Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in and bare feet. Don’t forget to bring your bottle of water!
Meet the Teachers
Bridie Gane
Her work utilises strong musicality, physicality and humour, spanning live performance for the stage and outdoor locations, dance film and dance works with and for young people.
A graduate from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (2012), Bridie spent three years in Berlin, Germany where her solo work ‘BIM BAM BUM’ won the title of ‘The Best German Dance Solo’ at Euro Scene, Leipzig (2013). She is currently an Associate Artist with Catherine Wheels, was previously an Associate Artist with Dance Base and has worked with:
Lyra, The Work Room, Imaginate, Merchant City Festival, Catherine Wheels, Dance Base, Buzzcut, Lothian Youth Dance company, Heart of Hawick, City Moves (Aberdeen), The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Dance, Cinedans (Amsterdam), Gary Clarke, Martin Green, Creative Youth Network (Bristol), Tanzburo Munich, Sophiensaele (Berlin), Lucky Trimmer (Berlin)
How to prepare
Wear comfortable clothing. Participants usually dance in their bare feet, but soft dance shoes, such as a soft ballet or jazz shoe may be acceptable.
Don’t forget to bring a bottle of water!
As we move into the colder months of our changeable Scottish weather, please wear layers to the class to keep sufficiently warm during, as we are still continuing to ensure ventilation in our studios.