Contemporary with Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson ©Stephen Texeira

The class begins with guided improvisation focused on waking up sensation in the entire body. We concentrate inside ourselves first, and then expand the awareness to the whole room and the people in it. Afterward we follow structured pathways into, through, across, and out of the floor, and enjoy athletic and efficient ways of traveling through space. We explore communication, relating to a partner or a group. Tasks and games are used as tools for building spatial awareness, ownership of presence, and decision-making. In the last part of class we apply all of our tools to a structured improvisation or to a choreographic phrase, with the aim of using movement to increase our sense of freedom.

Andrea is from the United States. Her professional ballet training began at the JKO School of American Ballet Theater. She then explored modern and contemporary dance at the Alvin Ailey school, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance (SFCD), Springboard Danse Montreal, gaga intensives, and other workshops.
Andrea began teaching ballet, repertoire, and improvisation classes in 2014 during her career at Hubbard Street 2 in Chicago, and continued as a part of the SFCD faculty every subsequent summer. After moving to New York she continued to teach while dancing with Shen Wei Dance Arts, Nicole Von Arx and Guests, and Loni Landon Dance Projects.
From 2017 to 2021 Andrea danced with Tanz Luzerner Theater (TLT) under the direction of Kathleen McNurney. She left the company to focus on teaching and completing the MAS in Dance Science at the University of Bern. In Switzerland, Andrea has had the pleasure of guest teaching for TLT and now Tanz Luzern, as well as profitraining classes in Winterthur and Luzern. She teaches regularly at various dance schools in Luzern.

Please note that the schedule is subject to changes.

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Non-profis can only participate after a positive evaluation of their level by the IGTZ. This decision is binding.
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