In this Modern class, we will explore the technique of Merce Cunningham. The standing warm-up begins with multi-planal exercises for the spine, moving into fast footwork and longer sequences in the center. Mistakes are highly encouraged and the exercises can be adapted to accommodate remote learning in any space.
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Paige Cunningham-Caldarella is a dance educator, choreographer, performer, and was an Associate Professor of Dance at Columbia College Chicago where she taught modern and contemporary dance techniques, ballet, dance pedagogy, and performance based classes. Cunningham-Caldarella has been awarded a Chicago Dancemakers Forum grant, DCASE Individual Artist grants, and a Teaching Excellence Award from Columbia College. As a performer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, she toured both nationally and internationally, and has worked with The Seldoms, Colleen Halloran Performance Group, Darrell Jones, Timothy Buckley, and Onye Ozuzu among others. She holds a B.F.A. from the Juilliard School and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.