Biography & Class Description
Matt Clemons is a former member of the jazz dance company, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago with which he toured nationally and internationally. He is currently an Assistant Choreographer for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York starring the world famous Rockettes. Matt has served as assistant choreographer for productions of the Spectacular both in New York and the touring shows for the past 7 years. Other credits include: WICKED (1st National tour and Chicago company), AIDA (1st National Tour), various regional theater, cruise ship and theme parks. Matt has taught master classes and workshops across the country as well as judged for dance competitions. His choreography has been performed at showcases in Chicago and New York and has won many awards from competitions on the regional and national level. Matt is a summa cum laude graduate of Oklahoma City University with a degree in Dance Performance.
Jazz
| This class will focus on combing dance technique with style and musicality. The dancer can expect a variety of styles from week to week such as classic jazz, contemporary jazz, lyrical, theater, etc. Whether you are an intermediate dancer continuing to build your technique or the advanced dancer who is looking to maintain, this class will meet the wants and needs of many dancers. Also a focus of the class will be audition techniques such as learning choreography quickly and how to pay attention to detail and apply it to your dancing. Each class will begin with a concise, easy-to-follow warm-up followed by either across-the-floor or center exercises to develop strong technique and to become a “two-sided” dancer. The last half of the class will consist of a center dance combination. |
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