How to Dance at a Club or Party: an Analytical Approach

So you may have heard that I’m teaching a new class at the Google Dance Studio – How to Dance at a Club or Party: An Analytical Approach.  I think this is currently my favorite class, but it’s also my most challenging – there’s a lot of work involved in breaking down all those elements of movement that make someone look “natural”.

I’ve had so many friends ask me what the heck I’m teaching in that class, that I thought I’d put up a bit of my curriculum / a few of my review videos so you can share in the joy.

It’s a 7 week course, and here’s the overview of the curriculum:

1. Parsing music:  How to hear beat, rhythm, measures, upbeat vs. downbeat, melody and harmony
2. Translating sound into movement:  How to turn what you hear into dancing
3. Overall Picture:  Posture, Angles, Coordination, and Resistance
4. Body Isolations:  How to move individual parts of your body (ribs, hips, body rolls, etc)
5. Male vs Female Movement, and a Brief top 10 of “Don’t”s
6. How to Interact with Others
7. How to Teach Yourself

I’m particularly proud of some of the segments (like how to tell the difference between “good” posture, “bad” posture, “dance” posture, and “hip hop” posture).  I also get a total kick out of the powerpoint presentation and flow chart that go with the class series.  Most importantly, I have seen a lot of improvement already in the 60-70 folks who are showing up for class each week (good job guys!)

I’ve been told that I ought to package the whole curriculum and sell it (in my copious amounts of spare time).  I doubt I will have time, but I am considering it, and due to that I will not post all of my videos here (I am posting them internally at Google, check my internal account for all the videos and powerpoint notes).

None the less, here’s a few videos for fun:

Posture Basics:

Angles:

Coordination:

Resistance:

For the Googlers who are reading, there is only a few more weeks of class left, so come out on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm to the studio!  This is a one time only class, so don’t miss it!  Each class is it’s own unit, so feel free to come out even if you’ve missed prior classes.

See you soon,

Anna