Foco Technique™

FOCO TECHNIQUE™ is an original and evolving dance vocabulary created by choreographer and artistic director of YYDC, Yue Yin. Echoing her choreographic voice, FOCO TECHNIQUE™ is a unique contemporary form of dance movement rooted in Chinese classical and folk dance melded with the complex and diverse influences of the immigrant experience. The form grows from Yin’s own blended international background and a deep appreciation for precision, contrast, fluidity and musicality.

Yin developed FOCO TECHNIQUE™ in order to communicate and share the complex, grounded, folk, humanistic connections Yin saw between the technical background and current contemporary forms.

FOCO TECHNIQUE™ teaching is conducted in a follow-along method and the movement is closely aligned with the music. The instructor demonstrates sequences of movement based on the principles of FOCO while following a Three Stage structure:

Activating - establishing the connections between mind and body
Rooting - finding footing and building stability
Mapping - understanding the transitions and pathways of movement phrases.

This streamlined method provides a scaffolding for developing precision, strength, stamina, and ability that promotes controlled, textured and nuanced movement qualities.

FOCO TECHNIQUE™ classes are offered in- person to professional and advanced movement practitioners, and dance students. For the general public, Yin created FOCO X COMMUNITY class to include everyone from various backgrounds with previous dance training required. These classes are currently offered weekly at Peridance Center, 92NY and weekend workshops across New York City.

Adapted for a community of movement practitioners, this movement fitness class is one hour in length and does not require a dance background.The FoCo X ONE class is conducted in a follow-long method following Three-Stage structure: Activating — establishing the connections between mind and body, Rooting — finding footing and building grounded sensation and Mapping — recognizing the transitions and pathways of movement sequence. FoCo X ONE class is a unique approach to movement practice and fitness by exploring essential principles of FoCo Technique™ such as resistance, flow, grounded-ness, dynamic and musicality. The class encourages participants to experience the joy of expression through accessible movement forms. A cumulative movement sequence will follow the final stage — Mapping — in each FoCo X ONE class.