SIDEWAYS Contemporary Dance Company
Educational Workshops for Schools
Everyone is An Artist
- Teaching dance as a form of expression, shows the SIDEWAYS creation process, and gives students new tools to create art
- Focuses on different techniques of composition, including Laban notation and abstraction of movement from photographs and text,
- 1.5 Hour Minimum – Uses SIDEWAYS Repertory as example for creation
- For Ages 8 – High School
- No Prior Dance Training Required
- Rate – $300 to $500 – Depending on the number of students
Once Upon A Holiday Mini Performance
- A narrated, condensed version of SIDEWAYS Once Upon A Holiday. – The story of Alice in Wonderland with a Festive Twist
- At the end of the presentation, students participate in the finale with SIDEWAYS dancers, creating their own moves with assistance.
- 1 Hour Minimum
- For All Ages – Preschool through High School
- No Prior Dance Training Required
- Rate – $300 to $500 – Depending on the number of students
Workshops and Master Classes
Composition Lab
- Choreography lab, focusing on different techniques of composition, including Laban notation and abstraction of movement from photographs and text
- 1.5 Hour Minimum – Uses SIDEWAYS Repertory as example for creation
- For Ages 8 – Adult
- Rate – $300 to $500 – Depending on the number of students
Technique Class
- Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballroom, or Ballet Class
- 1 Hour Minimum per style
- For All Ages/Levels – Best to be separated by beginner, intermediate, advanced
- Rate – $100 per hour
SIDEWAYS Repertory Class
- Usually best when paired with Contemporary or Modern Technique Class
- 1 Hour Minimum
- For Intermediate to Advanced Dancers
- Rate – $100 per hour
Half Day Intensive
- Technique & Composition
- 1.5 Hours – Technique intensive w/ SIDEWAYS repertory
- 1.5 Hours – Composition lab, focusing on different techniques of choreography, including Laban notation and abstraction of movement from photographs
- Rate – $400 (dependent on number of students)
Whole Day Intensive
- 1.5 Hour – Technique Class
- 1.5 Hour – SIDEWAYS repertory
- Lunch Break
- 2 Hour Composition lab, focusing on different techniques of composition, including Laban notation and abstraction of movement from photographs
- Rate – $700
5 Day Summer Intensive
- 5 Days of:
- 1.5 Hour – Technique Class
- 1.5 Hour SIDEWAYS repertory
- Lunch Break
- 2 Hour Composition lab, focusing on different techniques of composition, including Laban notation and abstraction of movement from photographs
- Rate – $3200
Custom Choreography
- Have SIDEWAYS create a new piece for your studio
- Rate – $150 per minute of choreography (Includes 6 hours of rehearsal time)