Open Class for professional dancers
Maiden Voyage are currently in rehearsals for a new work by London based choreographer Sarah Golding. We will be opening up company class led by Sarah and rehearsal director Sandy Cuthbert. Classes are for professional dancers or dance students and will take place in the Helen Lewis studio, Crescent Arts Centre.
Book Contemporary class with Sarah Golding
Thursday 1st June, Tuesday 6th June, Tuesday 13th June
9.30 – 10.45am
Sarah’s class is high energy and focuses on applying technique to dynamic exercises. There will be high importance given to musicality and fluidity throughout the session.
The class will start with a short improv and series of exercises and phrases that are based on finding mobility in the whole body with a constant focus on rhythm throughout. You will explore how to find dynamism whilst travelling and moving through the floor. The session will end with a punchy yet fluid phrase based on using different levels of tension to move fully and swiftly.
About Sarah
Sarah Golding trained at Trinity Laban and received a BA and MA in dance performance (Transitions Dance Company). Once graduated she became a dancer with Lîla Dance in 2014 where she toured nationally and rurally.
She has performed for theatre companies and choreographers including the Royal Court (The Internet Is Serious Business), Bang Bang Bang group, Darcy Wallace, Quang Kien Van, Cathy Waller, Adam Russell. Sarah has most recently performed in the West End and with the world touring cast of STOMP.
Sarah is co-creator of SAY alongside Yukiko Masui. They have recently completed their second tour of the album and their work Say Something is currently touring nationally and internationally with NDCWales. The duo will be movement directing at The National Theatre this summer for The Effect directed by Jamie Lloyd.
Book Contemporary class with Sandy Cuthbert
Friday 2nd June, Friday 9th June, Friday 16th June
9.30 – 10.45am
Sandy will teach a release-based class with a somatic sensibility. The class will focus on breath, the use of the weight of bones and muscles and connection to skin offering an opportunity to re-engage with our body and spatial awareness, ourselves and other. Imagery and finding a sense of flow and connection within the space will be a feature of the movement and choreography.
About Sandy
Sandy is freelance professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. She worked with “Diversions” the National Dance Company of Wales for five years performing extensively throughout Britain, Europe and the Far East. Sandy taught at BIFHE/Belfast Metropolitan College as a Lecturer and a Senior Lecturer for twenty years and formed and directed her own dance company “In Transit” during the late 1990’s. Following the closure of the performing arts programmes at BelfastMet in 2016, Sandy worked with Maiden Voyage as Company Manager from 2016-2021. Sandy has an MA in Dance and Somatics and is registered with ISMETA. Sandy facilitates somatic movement workshops across the UK and is the lead artist for both the Belfast Movement Choir and Sesonal Somatics programmes established by Maiden Voyage Dance.