Connect & Dance Block 7

Class description

We’re excited to welcome guest artist Sam Grief to Connect & Dance as part of her ongoing creative development with New Adventures’s Overture cohort — a national programme supporting emerging dance artists to deepen and expand their practice. Sam’s session will invite you into a contemporary movement space rooted in curiosity, expression, and personal interpretation. Blending guided improvisation with choreographic tasks, you’ll be encouraged to explore how your body moves, responds, and communicates — without pressure to “get it right. Sam’s approach is focused on dancing for the sheer joy of it and helping you find movement that works for you. Expect a class that feels open, thoughtful, and creatively energising. Sam creates space for dancers to connect with themselves, the music, and each other, while gently developing confidence, fluidity, and presence. Come as you are, move in your own way, and discover something new. There is the option to take part in a short (around 4 minutes long) group public performance using the movements you will create over the 4 weeks. This will be showcased as a “curtain raiser” just before a Door Steps Duet performance by New Adventures Dance Company on the afternoon of Thursday, 23 July. We will also be running a short rehearsal on the morning of 23 July for anyone who would like to participate. You don’t need to commit to this in advance. You are welcome to decide as you go along if you’d like to take part, right up until the day itself.