Dance Class: Contemporary

Join us for the final Monday night dance class of October! Kristi Schaffner will be leading a great contemporary dance class this October 24th!

About the Class

This class will pull from classical modern dance techniques, while exploring a variety of movement qualities and dynamics designed to challenge the individual performer. Dancers will be encouraged to thoughtfully consider the material and how it relates to their own bodies, abilities and performance styles. This is a good opportunity for dancers who want to stay sharp and quick when picking up and performing choreography, and who enjoy the juxtaposition of mixing traditional movement vocabulary with contemporary exploration.

About the Teacher

Kristi Schaffner is a Baltimore based performer and educator who splits her time between dancing, choreographing, acting and teaching. Currently, she is an adjunct professor with the Community College of Baltimore County and serves as the Associate Director of the CCBC Dance Company. She creates work biannually for the CCBC Dance Company and her work has been selected twice by adjudicators for the American College Dance Association’s Gala Performance. 

Recent projects include; Unplugged: Dance Baltimore, Hackstone (commercial/ film), Monster World: Baltimore Rock Opera Society, Puffs, Spotlighters Theatre, and she is finishing her seventh season as a performing artist with Urban Pirates. Kristi has a passion for teaching and has been a dance and theater educator for 18 years. She holds a BFA in Dance Education from Kent State and an MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Oklahoma.