ATX Fusion: Newbie Night! Fusion Foundations w/ Colby + DJs Sterling & Katie
Schedule
Sun Nov 03 2024 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Balance Dance Studios | Austin, TX
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Join ATX Fusion at Balance Dance Studios (Studio 8 in the Bravo building) on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month!+ Want to get in to ATX Fusion events for free? Volunteer for a 30 minute shift checking folks in at the door! Sign up for a shift here: https://calendly.com/austintxfusion/30-minute-door-shift
**November 3rd: Newbie Night! Fusion Foundations w/ Colby + DJs Sterling & Katie**
We're doing something special this week 🎉 If it's your first time attending an ATX Fusion event, we're offering free entry! So if there's a dance friend you've been trying to convince to check out Fusion, this is a great night to bring them along. We'd love to show dancers from other styles what Fusion has to offer!
At 8pm, ATX Fusion's own J. Colby Adams will teach a class on Fusion foundations, then Sterling Taylor and Katie Rose will step into the DJ booth from 9-11 with newbie friendly tunes!
SCHEDULE:
8pm: Fusion Foundations class w/ J. Colby Adams
9-10pm: DJ Sterling Taylor
10-11pm: DJ Katie Rose
PRICING: $10 before 8:30pm, $15 from 8:30pm onward. Both card and cash are accepted at the door.
CLASS TOPIC: Fusion Foundations
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
While each Fusion dancer draws from their own individual dance background, there are structural basics that facilitate better non-verbal dance communication, and there are ways of building deeper dance floor connections. In Fusion, we often don’t share the same dance ‘vocabulary’ as dancers with other backgrounds. Without this vocabulary, we rely on our dance connections and non-verbal communication almost entirely to co-create our experiences together.
We’ll talk about core aspects of how to find our way to surprising dance floor creations and shared musical flow states--dance frames, personal comfort, tone matching our partners, active listening in both roles, and how to step into the first dance with someone new.
Let’s get our chops up and be ready to make the most out of the Austin Fusion Festival coming up in November 🙂
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
J. Colby’s first partner dance love was Argentine Tango, where he learned his appreciation for dance principles. Eventually, he dabbled in teaching beginner lessons in tango. He has taught in various dance styles over the years, but since 2018, he’s been focused on Fusion. In his experience, having both an intellectual and visceral understanding of dance principles makes all sorts of moves available to us and increases our capacity to improvise, which in turn produces delightful surprises on the dance floor. He leans on his strong background of teaching martial arts when teaching any physical art, and while the skills in our dance classes are more about harmony than conflict, the classes still benefit from the methods.
LOCATION:
We are now hosting our events at Balance Dance Studios! We are in Studio 8, which is located in Balance Dance Studios' Bravo building, just across the parking lot from their main building. The building we'll be in says "Bravo" on it. If the building says "Balance" on it and has a front desk, you're in the wrong place. If you're driving and using Google Maps, you can put in "Bravo Dance Theater, 4000 West Gate Blvd," but this won't work if you're taking a rideshare.
PLEASE NOTE:
Venue does not permit alcohol. Please feel free to BYO other beverages, especially water, dancing is a physical activity after all!
Only soft-soled dance shoes, socks, or bare feet are allowed on the studio floor. Please do not wear street shoes, heels, or hard-heeled shoes on the studio floor, as they will damage it. Help us keep this beautiful venue in great shape!
If you're feeling under the weather or ill, please don't attend! Take care of yourself, and avoid bringing a contagion to a crowded space and dance partners you care about.
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SAFETY AND FEEDBACK:
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WHAT IS FUSION DANCING?
Fusion is an improvisational partner dance where there's a lead and a follow that isn't confined to or defined by one style. Fusion dancers tend to be familiar with the basics of more than one partner dance (Blues, Tango, West Coast Swing, Brazilian Zouk, Lindy Hop, etc.)
Some examples of Fusion Dancing:
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Where is it happening?
Balance Dance Studios, 4400 West Gate Blvd, Austin, TX 78745, United States,Austin, TexasEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
