Classes

Minimum age: 16

Saturday: Horton Technique Level 1

• Level: Beginner
• Time: 14:30 – 16:00
• Fee: £14

The class will be live-streamed from the studio if you wish to join online

Fee: £7

Classes bookable HERE from one week ahead.

Biography

Noa Genazzano is a London-based dancer and choreographer. Previously residing in New York for 12 years, she graduated as a Level I Scholarship Recipient from The Ailey School where she also participated in the White House Tribute to Judith Jamison in Washington D.C. In the following years, she performed in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations for the Ailey Spirit Gala at the David H. Koch Theater and in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in their City Center Season.

Since relocating to Europe, she has worked with a variety of esteemed choreographers, performing in “Bric a Brac Baby” a new creation by Maxine Doyle (Punchdrunk) at DOCK 11 in Berlin as well as working for Vinicius Salles (Punchdrunk, Jasmin Vardimon), performing his work GLITCh at the Devonshire Digital Weekender in Eastbourne and at the Croydonites Festival in London. In addition, she performed in Humanhood’s Universe, at the Lilian Baylis Theatre in London as a part of Sadler’s Wells Wild Card Series. Most recently she premiered her original creation, U Are The Universe, at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, New York.

Noa has been studying the Horton technique intensively for over 10 years with world-renowned teachers such as Milton Myers, Adrienne Hurd, Elizabeth Roxas, and Ana Marie Forsythe, who co-authored the official book of Horton Technique. She has also taught Horton at The Ailey School for the Junior Division Program.

https://www.noagenazzano.com/

Class Description 

Horton Technique

Horton Technique was developed by the American modern dancer and choreographer, Lester Horton. It was one of the primary modern dance techniques used in Alvin Ailey’s choreography on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.

This class is an introduction to Lester Horton’s technique focused on building strength, dynamic movement quality, and full-body awareness. We work with high energy touching on studies called Fortifications, which lengthen and strengthen different areas of the body as well as exercises that include flatbacks, lateral stretches, leg swings, deep lunges, and T positions. These are structured into longer combinations, that can incorporate turns and jumps, to challenge the dancer’s technique while highlighting musicality and dynamics. This class is for 16-year-olds and upwards.

This class is not suitable for complete beginners without any kind of prior dance experience.

Noa is also available for private lessons.

Email [email protected] for enquiries.