Artistic Director of YYDC and creator of FoCo Technique will share her teaching this summer in the advanced training program at Dance Italia.
From July 2 – 8, 3 hours a day the participants will experience FoCo Technique and choreography development.
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.
