Learn Classical Modern Dance

30-Day Online Course and Introduction to the Limón Technique

What you'll learn
Understand the foundational elements of the Limón dance technique.
Learn to move organically and understand Limón’s unique use of space, weight, and music.
Improve your coordination significantly by; working off-balance, with multiple layers of gestures.
Enhance your body's flexibility and strength.
Requirements
There is no experience necessary. This is an excellent course for non-dancers interested in learning Modern Dance, beginner dancers wanting to improve their abilities, or seasoned dancers who’ve never studied this particular style but wish to understand the different use or bodyweight, fall, suspension, and coordination that the Limón Technique offers.
Description
About the CourseJose Limón & the Limón TechniqueJosé Limón can be added to the list of choreographers who developed their own signature training styles. In the dance world today, it is typical within professional training programs for students to be trained in both the Graham Technique and Limón Technique styles of Modern Dance.​Modern Dance has evolved with each subsequent generation of participating artists. Artistic content has morphed and shifted from one choreographer to another, as have styles and techniques. Even elements of urban dance have become well represented in this genre.​In this course, we will focus on the basics of the Limón style whose technique was informed by Humphrey's ideas about the dynamics of body weight as the body rose, fell, and remained in suspension during a dance. This technique improves a dancer's quality of movement and adds strength while developing dynamic and exciting movement qualities.​Because of Limón’s unique use of space, weight, and music, it’s an excellent introduction to dance in general. It can be broken down into simple exercises that can be later enhanced to challenge more seasoned dancers. Limón Technique improves one’s coordination significantly. The style differs from other techniques often by; working off-balance, with multiple layers of movements, and with the body in an inverted position. Thus, making; turns, jumps, and extensions more difficult.After this course you will be able to:​● use dance vocabulary to describe movement;● understand the foundational steps within the Limón Technique;● be able to join a recreational modern dance class;● apply this movement vocabulary to other dance forms.In addition, you will have improved your:​● body’s strength and flexibility;● coordination● musical understanding;● movement vocabularyThis is an excellent course for non-dancers interested in learning Modern Dance, beginner dancers wanting to improve their abilities, or seasoned dancers who’ve never studied this particular style but wish to understand the different use of body weight, fall, suspension, and coordination that the Limón Technique offers.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Introduction

Lecture 3 Arm Articulation

Lecture 4 Bounces With Release

Lecture 5 Fours on the Floor

Lecture 6 Circular Stretches in Second

Lecture 7 Swings in Second

Lecture 8 Swings Lying Side & Rise Variation

Lecture 9 Standing Bounces with High Release

Lecture 10 Tendus to the Side

Lecture 11 Degagé Side and Pasé series

Lecture 12 Tendu & Degagé Combination with Lunge

Lecture 13 Plié Series

Lecture 14 Body Swings in Second

Lecture 15 Rebounds in Three Parts

Lecture 16 Slow Twos

Lecture 17 Fast Threes

Lecture 18 Parallel Swing Combination

Lecture 19 Swings in Attitude With Gallop Variation

Lecture 20 Developé Series

Lecture 21 Body is Orchestra

Lecture 22 Piqué Series

Lecture 23 Triplets

Lecture 24 Triplet Combination

Lecture 25 Grand Battement Across the Floor

Lecture 26 Preparations for Jumps

Lecture 27 Jumps Across the Floor

Lecture 28 Jump Combinations

Lecture 29 Cool Down, Forward Bends & Improvisation

Lecture 30 Body Conditioning

Lecture 31 Full Limón Class

This course is suitable for first-time dancers as well as seasoned dancers who’ve never studied the Limón technique and wish to experience a full Limón class and implement the organic movement into their dance vocabulary. In this course, we will focus on the basics of the Limón style whose technique was informed by Humphrey's ideas about the dynamics of body weight as the body rose, fell, and remained in suspension during a dance. This technique improves a dancer's quality of movement and adds strength while developing dynamic and exciting movement qualities. Because of Limón’s unique use of space, weight, and music, it’s an excellent introduction to dance in general. It can be broken down into simple exercises that can be later enhanced to challenge more seasoned dancers. Limón Technique improves one’s coordination significantly. The style differs from other techniques often by; working off-balance, with multiple layers of movements, and with the body in an inverted position. Thus, making; turns, jumps, and extensions more difficult.