Teachers include Hubbard Street II Artistic Director Taryn Kashock Russell and dancers Alicia Delgadillo and Andrew Wright (Scroll down for instructor bios).

 

Course descriptions:

 

Ballet: This class explores the unlimited potential of classical technique that is grounded in tradition while pushing towards the future.

 

Improvisation: This class will be utilized as movement research for the repertoire the students  will be learning. There will be a focus on the line between external and internal motivation, utilizing both task based and sensory based improvisation techniques.   

 

Repertoire: Focusing on the diversity in movement styles of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the instructors will be teaching sections of recent work from resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo as well as contrasting choreography from in house choreographers that was commissioned as part of our DancEvolve series this past winter.

 

Monday through Friday Daily Schedule: 

  

9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.   Ballet (Level A & B combined Mon/Weds/Fri, separate Tues/Thur)

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Repertory (Level A)

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Improvisation (Level B)

12:30 p.m. -   1:15 p.m.   LUNCH

1:30 p.m. -   3:30 p.m.   Improvisation (Level A)

1:30 p.m. -   3:30 p.m.     Repertory (Level B)

3:30 p.m. -   4:30 p.m.   Discussion & Lecture Demonstrations

 

 

Teachers include LINES faculty members Carmen Rozestraten and Lee-Wei Chao (Scroll down for instructor bios).

 

Course descriptions:

 

Ballet: This class explores the unlimited potential of classical technique that is grounded in tradition while pushing towards the future.

 

Modern: Contemporary choreographer LeeWei Chao creates a unique movement dialect by combining his training in Chinese and Balinese folk dance, Bharatanatyam, and elements of modern and ballet.

 

Repertory: Students will gain an intimate understanding of the evolving LINES Ballet vocabulary as former company dancer Carmen Roseztraten teaches selections from Alonzo King’s Ictus (1983) and In to Get Out (2000).

 

Improvisation: LeeWei Chao experiments with re-contextualizing movement sequences in various unique landscapes, helping students learn to trust the wisdom of the body without judgment or precondition.

 

Improvisation: Carmen Rozestraten discusses the choreographic tools used to manipulate and transform movement, encouraging students to embrace the limitless potential that can be excavated from a single phrase.  

 

Contemporary Partnering: LeeWei Chao helps students develop confidence in themselves and their partners as they practice shifting and sharing weight, seeking connection with each other that is not limited to the body’s periphery. 

 

  

9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Ballet (Level A)

9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Ballet (Level B)

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Modern (Level A)

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Repertory (Level B)

12:30 p.m. -   1:15 p.m.   LUNCH

1:30 p.m. -   3:00 p.m.     Repertory (Level A)

1:30 p.m. -   3:00 p.m.     Improvisation (Level B)

3:00 p.m. -   4:30 p.m.     Improvisation (Level A)

3:00 p.m. -   4:30 p.m.   Contemporary Partnering (Level B)

 

Supplemental activities include:  Attend open rehearsals of Hubbard Street/LINES choreographic projects with dancers and artistic directors Alonzo King and Glenn Edgerton. Attend performances and meet the company dancers.  Participate in discussions with directors and attend an informal showing of Alonzo King’s choreographic premiere on Sept. 14-15 at the conclusion of the choreographic residency.  Attend performances of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Alonzo King LINES Ballet at the Laguna Dance Festival on Sept. 8-9. 

 

 

LeeWei Chao A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Mr. Chao was a member of the Milwaukee Ballet Company from 1998 to 2005 after dancing with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, the Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, Singapore Dance Theater, Taipei City Ballet, and Henry Yu Dance Company. Since 2001, Mr. Chao has been guest choreographer and teacher for the Milwaukee Ballet Company, Ballet Nouveau Colorado, Okalahoma City Ballet, Smuin Ballet, School of The Arts San Francisco, Milwaukee Ballet School Summer program, Milwaukee Ballet II, Ballet Pensacola, Midland Festival Ballet, Long Beach Ballet, San Francisco State University, Stanford  University and Northern California Dance Conservatory. Currently based in San Francisco, Mr. Chao is a faculty member of Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program, Alonzo King Lines Ballet BFA program at Dominican University, the LINES Dance Center and Smuin Ballet Company. 

 

Carmen Rozestraten A founding member of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Carmen Rozestraten danced with the company for eight years.  A native of Amsterdam, she has toured the world as a performer and educator, dancing in London with Dance Advance, in France with Josette Baïz, in Germany with the Dresden Ballet, as well as in the United Sates with Peninsula Ballet, Golden Gate Ballet and Dance Spectrum.  She has taught in France at the Ecole de Danse, in Belgium at the Jan Faber Company, in Germany at the NY City Dance School, in Aruba at Sima Danza, in Curaçao at the School of Ballet, and in Venezuela at the International Dance Festival. She now works as a filmmaker and choreographer in addition to being a senior faculty member for the LINES educational programs and the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center.

 

Alicia Delgadillo Was born in San Francisco, CA. She received her training in the Royal Academy of Dance and Cechetti styles of ballet under the tutelage of Susan Hayward. After moving to Charlotte, North Carolina she continued her studies with Gay Porter and Bridget Porter Young at the Charlotte School of Ballet. In 2004, Delgadillo began studying full time with Daniel and Rebecca Wiley at Piedmont School of Music and Dance. She has attended summer programs with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, American Ballet Theatre, Juilliard, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Springboard Danse Montreal. Most recently, Delgadillo had the opportunity to perform with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria. Currently she is finishing her degree in dance with the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program where she has performed works by Sidra Bell, Jennifer Muller and Camille A. Brown. Delgadillo joined Hubbard Street 2 in August 2011.

 

Taryn Kaschock Russell (Director, HS2) Joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago after an extensive career with the Joffrey Ballet. Starting in 1995 she spent seven years performing and touring extensively with the company. During that time, she expanded her artistry by dancing the principal roles in classic works by Agnes DeMille, George Balanchine, Martha Graham and John Cranko. She was also the first woman outside of David Parsons company to dance his signature solo Caught. Kaschock Russell joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2002 and the following January was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” Her Hubbard Street repertoire included master works by Jirí Kylián, Nacho Duato, William Forsythe and Ohad Naharin. Kaschock Russell also participated in numerous original creations while a member of the company. In 2007, she became a member of Hubbard Street’s artistic staff and began teaching company class, conducting rehearsals and re-setting choreography. She was named Director of Hubbard Street 2 in 2008 and also coordinates Hubbard Street’s National Choreographic Competition. In 2010 Kaschock Russell conceived and directed the critically acclaimed Hubbard Street 2 family program Harold and the Purple Crayon: A Dance Adventure.

 

Andrew Wright Began his dance training at the age of eight. He has attended summer intensives with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and River North Chicago Dance Company. He also attended Springboard Danse Montréal where he worked with Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal and Batsheva Dance Company performing repertoire by Aszure Barton and Ohad Naharin. While completing his BFA in dance at Point Park University he received the “Rising Star in Dance” award and performed works by Gerald Arpino, Trey McIntyre, Toru Shimazaki and Kiesha Lalama. He joined Hubbard Street 2 as an apprentice in August 2011 while finishing his degree. Wright became a company member in January 2012.