Modern - Beginning (Hawkins Based)

Erick Hawkins modern technique description

TheErickHawkinsModernDanceTechniqueisacomprehensiveanduniversalsystemofdancetrainingthatintegratesthebody,mind, and soul while following scientific principles. It emphasizes thebody/mind connection and is based on the belief that dance should be a holistic experience that reflects the dancer's inner and outer worlds. It includes principles such as bounces and loops, contraction and decontraction, rhythm and pulse, and more. The technique continues to influence dancers around the world and is a testament to Hawkins' profound thinking and teaching in the modern dance field.

 Class Description by Renata Celichowska @Internet Archive

Your Instructor Catherine Tharin was most recently, for 15 years, the Dance and Performance Curator at 92Y. Concurrently, she was senior adjunct professor of dance at Iona College for 20 years. Pre-pandemic, 2019-20, her dances were performed in Korea and Mexico and at WET, among other NYC venues. She danced with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company and continues to teach the Hawkins technique, repertory and philosophy nationally and internationally. She contributes dance articles to the online newsletter, Side of Culture and The Dance Enthusiast.