L.A. Dance Project Master Class

Date: Saturday, April 7th, 2018

 

Time: 2:00p-3:30pm

 

Class Fee: $40

 

Age Limit: High School +

 

The Wallis invites intermediate to advanced dancers to a special master class with L.A. Dance Project during their upcoming engagement.  This $40 class will take place on Saturday, April 7th on stage in the Bram Goldsmith Theater from 2:00-3:30pm. L.A. Dance Project Company Member Rachelle Rafailedes will lead a class that reflects the company’s varied repertory. The movement will be rooted in ballet technique and utilize vocabulary from both classic modern dance and the contemporary styles of today’s choreographers. The class will begin with a warm up at the barre, progress to center phrase work, and finish with participants learning repertory by LADP’s Artistic Director, Benjamin Millepied. The class is designed to challenge the dancers’ versatility and encourage their individual artistic expression.

 

The $40 fee includes admission to the Master Class and one complimentary ticket to see L.A. Dance Project on Friday, April 6th at 7:30p.  Scholarships are available based on financial need.

 

If you are interested in this opportunity please email hcooney@thewallis.org

 

Rachelle Rafailedes is a native Ohioan that began her formal dance training at an early age. She has since received her BFA from The Juilliard School in 2009, under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes, where she was awarded the Martha Hill Prize for excellence in leadership and dance. In her career thus far, Rachelle has been fortunate to perform work by renowned choreographers including: Ohad Naharin, Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, Merce Cunningham and William Forsythe, as well as guest perform with Keigwin + Company and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. She was a member of Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion from 2009-2012 and is a Bessie Award-winning collaborator for Mr. Abraham’s The Radio Show. Rachelle joined L.A. Dance Project in 2013.