PARTNERING FOR DANCE MASTERCLASS

MASTERCLASS DETAILS

DATE: Saturday 22nd March

Masterclass with choreographer and dance artist Harriet Waghorn. This class will focus on flow, technique and connection between bodies in partnering dance; using tools and techniques from Ballroom, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary Dance and authentic connecting. The class will then feed into jam opening up space to improvise and play with your own artistry.

London based artist Harriet Waghorn is an international Director, Choreographer and Dance Artist. Harriet’s choreographic credits include Netflix, BFI, Sky Arts, Vice, Nowness and internationally exposed viral dance films ‘Abaddon’ and ‘Edifice’ which collectively have views of over 12 million. As a pioneer in her hybrid movement language combining ballroom and contemporary dance her work exudes passion, sensuality and connectivity in movement, in 2022 she was nominated for the “Women in Dance Leadership Award” and in 2021 Harriet was awarded one of 3 prestigious places with Akram Khan Company for Artistic Development in choreography with her company EDIFICE (co-directed by Carmine De Amicis). Harriet works in theatre, TV, film and commercials, and has worked as a choreographer, mentor to artists such as Michaela Cole, Raff Law and Sadie Frost and with brands including Adidas and The Savoy, London. Harriet has trained in Motion Capture and studied Film Direction at NFTS.