Friday, January 24th 2025
Monday, February 10th 2025
11 am – 12:30 pm
New York Center for Creativity & Dance
287 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009
Studio 4
FoCo Technique™ is an original contemporary dance technique developed by choreographer, founder and artistic director of YYDC, Yue Yin, fuses the movement elements and philosophy extracted from Chinese dance practice, folk ethnic forms, ballet and contemporary vocabulary.
Designed for pre-professional and professional dancers, the class requires a sophisticated understanding of dance technique as well as well developed physical and mental stamina. The session is 90 min in length and conducted in a follow along 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. Within the Three-Stage structure, the FoCo instructor leads students through three layers of practice: Exercise, Research and Performance with an eye towards achieving precision and control, identifying and embodying rhythm and dynamic change in movement, forming strong interactions and connection with the force of gravity. Phrase work research will follow the final stage – Mapping – in each FoCo Technique class.
Teacher Bio
Nat Wilson (they/he) is a Brooklyn-based freelance dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Their main work is with YYDC, performing with the company in New York and internationally, and assisting Yue Yin in staging repertory and creating new work. They are in the first generation of certified FoCo instructors, and have already led FoCo workshops in Peru in addition to ongoing classes in New York. Their other freelance work includes kNoname Artist/Roderick George, Boca Tuya, ate9 Dance Company, and More Fish Dance. Before moving to Brooklyn, Nat worked abroad dancing with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, where they had the opportunity to perform and teach masterclasses around the world, including China, Colombia, South Korea, and India. They are always happy to connect via Instagram through the handle @natattax
Cancellation Policy
Students that cancel their class reservation less than an hour before the class begins, or who do not attend, will forfeit the class. No refunds or credit will be offered.
Students who cancel their class more than an hour before the start time will be refunded.
For any questions regarding these classes, please email graziella@yydc.org
