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Ailey Extension

New York, NY

Broadway Jazz Class at the Whitney

Oct 17

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Date

Oct 17

Location

  • The Whitney Museum of American Art
  • 99 Gansevoort Street
  • New York, NY

Time

4PM
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Perfect for students who love Broadway dance and want to learn how to pick up combinations quickly and perform them with confidence, this class features Broadway show tunes and choreography from beginning to end.  

Broadway dance is synonymous with musical theater and has roots in African American social dance, classical ballet, jazz ballet, and vaudeville. Broadway dance combines body isolations, long extensions, and percussive movements, moving from slinky and sensual to fast and dynamic. 

In addition to technique and performance skills, participants will also learn the history of the songs, the composers, the artists, and their influence on musical theater history, from Golden Age musicals to today’s shows, while developing your personal style and character.  

Instructor

Matthew Johnson-Harris is a director, choreographer, writer, and developer.  He most recently choreographed Take Me to the World: A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at Carnegie Hall and served on the directing teams for the Tony-nominated Hangmen and Tony-winning revival of Parade. He is currently the Associate Director for Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. Up next, he will serve as choreographer on The Preacher’s Wife, premiering at the Alliance Theatre.  He aspires to tell stories that celebrate individual identity while simultaneously creating more intersectionality.