Today's Trick Tips are all about the 6-Step! For this class, let's practice our 6-Step and add in a turn that challenges. It's an old school turn, but an essential one for training technique. This trick tip dives in to the key word from our technique journals: "Traveling"
LEVEL: All Welcome
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It's Back to Technique School Part 2 with Krista and her Launch crew! We may be in the dance studio, but we're always in the classroom working towards our technique goals! It's all about raising our standards for ourselves and recognizing the corrections we can make to always be improving. Keep ...

We're getting back in the classroom and kicking off a new season of Technique with Krista Miller! Let's grab a journal and note today's date, then write down our technique goals! Let's hear from some of Krista's Launch students, as they discuss their experience with key elements of technique pla...

Krista and Alexis have a fun new Trick Tip to start off your week! Come stretched and ready to show off those legs... even if your legs aren't your thing! We're working on our full technique toolkit using transitions and resistance for this leg sequence. Try adding your own improv to the beginnin...

This class is going back to the Jazz Basics! Technique and Jazz go hand and hand when it comes to style, so let's focus on jazz walks and how they transition into other technical movements. We'll also focus on some basic jumps, turns and progressions across the floor, all with an emphasis on ever...

An all levels class that focuses on how to use technical elements, and incorporate them into floor work sequences. You'll find that lots of choreography on The Space TV has floor work elements, so this class is about smoothing out our transitions and lines; whether we're learning from scratch or ...

Join Krista and her crew to watch, discuss and practice some improv! Krista will challenge you to consider your 'secret weapon' ... that trick or skill set you have that will help you stand out from the crowd! With some prompts and different styles of music, let's watch and dance with improv acr...

Technique is the basis of all dance. With a strong foundation, you can strengthen your form and skills as you grow. And if you're more advanced, you can always work to perfect what you already know. This class has a private lesson style as we work on basic stretching, core work, placement for leg...

Let's work on our summer strength with a new conditioning class from Krista. We'll be working on our legs and arms while keeping that core tight. This workout is more catered to the advanced dancer, but Emma will demonstrate some modifications to the exercises for all levels. Have your water hand...

Let's celebrate the 4th of July with a Trick Tips class! Before you watch the fireworks, let's work on FIREBIRD jumps. We'll break down some back and leg exercises that will help improve our leaps, back arch, and extensions in the air. Go at your own pace and remember to always come warmed up...

It's time to work on our arabesque placements! This is a very difficult position to hold properly. So we'll demonstrate some proper arabesque positions, along with across the floor progressions, including arabesque turns and penchés. Take your time, go at your own pace, and have fun!
Level: Int...

POWER UP for some power jumps with Krista and Madeline! Let's work on some classic Krista jumps in new progressions for great cardio and strength training. We'll start with a quick warmup for our legs and core, so make sure you've got your water handy, go at your own pace, and get ready to work t...

Let's break down the timing and specific positions that make for a great A La Seconde turn! Proper placement, prep and timing are key elements in perfecting this turn. We'll start off with a breakdown, then demonstrate more advanced versions on how to practice the turn.
Level: All Welcome
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Let's get ready for summer! As dancers, we’re truly athletes and we need to be strong. This class helps us strengthen our over all muscles for better agility and longevity. We'll focus on core work, glutes, lunges, triceps, push ups, burpes, and more!
Level: All Levels
Assisted by: Brooke Coll...

Jumps for small spaces part two. Start off with exercises for legs, including lunges, hamstrings, glutes, and quads. This Class is focused on jumps that can happen in most real world small spaces. We'll work on Reverse Jumps into a small Coupe turn, then walk through a Saute de Basque Jump addin...

Work with Krista on on balance exercises that involve pirouette positions holding the passé . We'll incorporate stretching of the hamstrings and some flexibility exercises, while concentrating mostly on core work and balance. Then, let's try pirouettes into a pencil turn, alternate regular parall...

A fun, cool trick to add to your repertoire. We'll start with a warm up, working on arabesque placement into a penché. The trick itself will involve a chaine turn into a penché that turns! We’ll start off with a promenade heel and then try the turn with a high releve. Our focus will be to unders...

This class starts with a focus on hamstring flexibility and is followed by warming up the legs with inner thigh stretches, hamstring, and hip flexor stretches. The warm-up also includes core exercises to help us build strength. Keep in mind your core is an important part of being able to hold you...

We’ll start with a warm up, working through hamstring stretches, alignment, and penché stretches. Then we’ll work on our cores, with a focus on muscles for better balance, and finish the warm up with inner thigh work, splits, and lower abs.
After that, we'll move on to work through some progres...

Get ready to try a fun trick with Alexis and Krista! Let's warm up our legs and backs, and practice keeping control and strength while we execute a layout. Then let's work on progressions across the floor involving battements and layouts. And Krista recommends trying some strength and condition...

Warm up with hamstring stretches, half splits, and core work, then learn how to brush through first and the proper placement for battements. Leg progressions across the floor will include front and side battements, fan kicks, and hitch kicks!
Level: All Welcome
Assisted by: Jenna Sousa, Allie Ra...

Krista and Madeline break down beginning jumps; from basic jeté leaps to tilt jumps. Let's begin by stretching and a warm up with splits, isolations, and ab exercises, then we'll focus on ways to strengthen, and heighten our jumps!
Level: Beginner / All Levels Welcome
Assisted by: Madeline Under...

Let’s learn a firebird jump and take it one step further with a surprise firebird leap! We’ll get started by stretching and strengthening our backs while getting ready to hit proper positions. Then we'll walk through a “basic” firebird before adding the surprise firebird leap, which is actually ...

Begin with a warm up, preparing your hamstrings and strengthening your balance, then move into all things legs! We’ll work through extensions, kicks, illusions, and other elements involving legs, while practicing seamless transitions and choreography across the floor.
Level: Advanced
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