Instructor Karen Masaki will explore basic dance technique combined with the pure exhilaration of movement during a four-session movement workshop starting Sept. 13 at Volcano Art Center.
Instructor Karen Masaki will explore basic dance technique combined with the pure exhilaration of movement during a four-session movement workshop starting Sept. 13 at Volcano Art Center.
The 90-minute workshop begins at 10 a.m. with a general warm up, moving through all body parts to get the blood flowing and joints loosened. Attention will then shift to the basics of modern dance technique with emphasis on alignment, strengthening the legs and feet, working from the core, and increasing expressive potential through the torso and arms.
An improvisational dance segment follows, accompanied by music ranging from classical to rock to jazz to alternative. Classes will end with a movement and breathing exercise drawn from Juliu Horvath’s Gyrokinesis methodology.
Classes are slated 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 13, 20 and 27 and Oct. 4. Cost per session is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. The entire series costs $40 for both members and nonmembers.
No dance experience is necessary and the technique portion will be a basic introduction.
Masaki has spent a lifetime surrounded by and immersed in the arts. She has performed in dance companies in Philadelphia, New York and Honolulu and taught at private studios and community colleges in Honolulu. She holds a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is a certified Gyrokinesis trainer. In her spare time, she grows and processes tea and volunteers with community organizations, including the Volcano Coquistadores and Volcano Community Association.
Info: 967-8222 or www.volcanoartcenter.org.