NIA LOVE Modern Roots

Nia Love earned her MFA in Dance w/ distinction from Florida State University and has performed and produced choreographies from New York to California and Accra to Paris. She trained in Cuba with Alicia Alonzo in ballet, in Japan with Min Tanaka later in Butoh, and with King Osei Tutu II and traditional Court dancing of Ghana in the process of developing her signature artistic style. Ms. Love serves as Associate Director and Artist consultant of seven award winning Documentary films. A Fulbright Fellow for research and teaching in Ghana, the BAXten New York award for most inspirational artist of the year -2002.

Class Description: Intermediate

This class starts with short continuous “yoga- modern” based warm up exercises engaging the mind and inner core. Initially these exercises focus on the range of skeletal-muscular motion through sequential conical rotations, isolation, weight shifts and a grounded approach to a translucent and crisp technique. Subsequently, Love’s incorporates a clean classical modern, Pan African, Butoh, funk, blues and lyrical styles. Phrases range from intense, sensitive and expressive to athletic rhythmic punctuated or fluid. The goal; to break down our preconceptions of physical limitations and encourages the discovery of our deep breadth and inner power!