TURN UP YOUR TECHNIQUE!
Time: 10 -4pm (inclusive of breaks)
Cost: ONLY £25pp
Spaces – ONLY 30 places available
9th August – All Ages / All Abilities SOLD OUT!!
10th August – All Ages / All Abilities SOLD OUT!!
11th August – 14+ ONLY SOLD OUT!!
EACH DAY WILL BE THE SAME. PLEASE ONLY CHOOSE ONE DAY TO ATTEND TO ALLOW OTHER ATHLETES THE OPPORTUNITY.
We are pleased to welcome Tyrell Witherspoon this summer, joining us to run a one-day intensive in dance technique.
Tyrell Witherspoon is an acclaimed triple threat performer, dance educator, and competition adjudicator hailing from Toronto, Canada. With 30+ years of experience in the entertainment industry, Tyrell boasts an incredible set of versatile skills. He has spent most of his career working in musical theatre having performed and choreographed with some of the most prestigious theatre companies across Canada including the Vancouver Opera, Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Rainbow Stage, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Drayton Entertainment, Theatre Aquarius, and the Charlottetown Festival. On screen, he has been seen in the films Date & Switch (Lionsgate), Never Been Chris’d (Hallmark), Bring It On Cheer or Die (Syfy), Girl vs Monster (Disney), and Rags (Nickelodeon) as well as the choreographer for Nobody (Universal). He has also appeared on multiple TV series including Hellcats (CW), Once Upon a Time (ABC/Disney) and was the choreographer and lead in Skip the Dishes’ Toronto Pride campaign. You can also catch Tyrell in multiple music videos for Canadian artists Elise Estrada, These Kids Wear Crowns, J-Day, and Mariana’s Trench. As a dance educator, Tyrell has taught at studios from coast-to-coast in Canada in a variety of genres to dancers of all ages and skill levels and as a highly sought after adjudcator, has judged over 15,000 routines. His passion for dance, education, and building up the next generation of performers holds no bounds.
The full day will touch on all of these elements below.
Warm-up, Stretch, Strength & Conditioning
- Full body warm up and stretch
- Cardio and conditioning
Progressions and Across the Floors Movement
- Spans a variety of jazz jumps and technical elements
- Focuses on elevation and suspension of jumps, leg turn out, use of arms, and eye lines
Turns & Turning Combinations
- Focus on spotting, supporting leg technique, turn out, rotations, arm placement, consistency of prep
- Leg grab turns, and jumps/pops out of turns
Putting it all Together
- Progressions / across the floors that put the jumps and turns together in combination
- Full spectrum of your hard work for the day
Come along and join us for this awesome day and learn from Tyrell. Minimum age for the full day is 7 years.
Bring plenty of refreshments and a packed lunch.
