Monday, February 10th, 10 am to 11:30 am
Class Instructor: Annalee Traylor
Class Description: Drawing on physicality that explores quick-twitch and intricate rhythms, isolations, extremes among tension and release, asymmetry, and idiosyncratic nuance, this contemporary forms class seeks to cultivate an embodied attunement to a range of movement qualities, dynamics, and musicality. We invest in potential, surprise, and interpretation via improvisational prompts and phrase work as we practice adaptability in the kinesthetic synthesis of space, time, and energy.
Instructor Bio: Annalee Traylor is a creator, choreographer, director, and educator originally from Huntsville, AL. Traylor is a high school graduate of UNCSA. She received her BFA cum laude from Point Park University and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts with the S. Disney Lund Scholarship in Dance. She recently completed a year fellowship as the inaugural Emory Arts Fellow in Dance. In the fall, Traylor will direct Theater Emory’s production of The Other Shore.
A founding member of the critically acclaimed August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble (Top 25 to Watch, Dance Magazine), Traylor has had the honor of working with some of the most illustrious choreographers of our time, including Kyle Abraham, Robert Battle, Sidra Bell, Camille A. Brown, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. As a freelance performer, she danced with various projects and companies in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and NYC.
Traylor's choreographic work has been presented nationally and abroad in LA, NYC, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Houston, Durham, Temecula, Seattle, the Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal and at venues including Battery Park, Green Space, New Hazlett Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Diavolo, Ferst Center for the Arts, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, and Highways Performance Space, among others. Her commissions include Emory University, Kennesaw State University, Periapsis Music and Dance, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Point Park University's International Summer Dance, REED Dance, The Dance Gallery Festival, Houston Contemporary II, Dance Canvas, and Voices Carry Inc. Traylor participated in Dance Lab NY, working with artists of Korzo Theater in The Hague, Netherlands and UNCSA’s Choreographic Institute under the direction of Juel D. Lane.
In 2020, she was awarded Outstanding Choreographer at the Youth American Grand Prix Regionals.
Traylor’s guest teaching credits include Emory University, Carnegie Mellon University, Sam Houston State University, Point Park University, CalArts, Dekalb School of the Arts, DanceWave, The Creative and Performing Arts High School in Pittsburgh, the virtual international dance school, Ballet Together, among many other pre-professional programs, schools, and studios throughout the US. She is also on faculty for the guiDANCE experience, is an adjunct faculty at Reinhardt University, and is a certified Romana’s Pilates instructor.
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Core Dance opens its doors to the public every weekday. Spanning multiple disciplines, morning class is led by a variety of teachers and provides a space for growth, conditioning, and exploration. Take a class with Core Dance and learn from Atlanta's best.
Directions: Our back entrance is accessible from North McDonough Street, at the intersection of Trinity Avenue and the Decatur Square. Look for the entrance between Waffle House and DeWoskin Law Firm.
Parking: The Core Dance parking lot is a paid lot. Proceeds benefit Core Dance and help to keep class fees low. If the lot is full, please find on-street parking or take MARTA when attending class. (Free on-street parking is available on Electric Ave.) MARTA’s Decatur Station will plop you down right next to us in the Decatur Square. Visit itsmarta.com for details on Decatur Station and for train and bus schedules.
NOTICE: Advance registration is required. All attendees must follow the instructions of the class leader with regards to masking. Hand sanitizer is available in the studio and each studio is equipped with a high-powered air cleaner. wear a mask in the building at all times, check temperature upon arrival, and utilize hand sanitizer. The HVAC system has also been upgraded to clean and sanitize the air.
