Southern Groove w/ Italy

Class will be held via Zoom w/ a potential in-person dance studio option. Location TBD.

This J-Sette/Majorette-style dance began in the late 1960s at historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. It combines the energy of the high-step marching style of black college bands with West African, jazz, modern, and hip-hop choreography. This class is for you to imagine dancing with an invisible baton and leading your own band for a halftime show. Making an entrance with a strut to warm up as you showcase moves that are sharp and explosive with a southern twist. Class begins with a warm-up that is designed to improve musicality, flexibility, strengthen the core, improve stamina, and get acquainted with Marching Band music. The second part of the class starts with a brief history and context of the dances (that will inform your execution of the movements) and continues with an extensive breakdown of…