Classical Ballet
a clear language

Elizabeth Corbett offers a rigorous Classical Ballet class with emphasis on alignment, musicality and discovering freedom to move well in this genre. She forms the class drawing from dance experiences traditional to unconventional. You will explore organisation of directions in the body and in space to clarify and simplify body placement issues and mechanics, differentiation in movement qualities, weight, speed and focus as major issues. Elizabeth draws from her professional dance experience (William Forsythe, AT De Keersmaeker, The Joffrey Ballet), background in classical dance education (The School of American Ballet, The Joffrey School/Meridith Baylis, Marjorie Mussman, The National Academy of Dance), and current influences from classical to contemporary as she continues teaching, studying and creating work.




Elizabeth Corbett
After scholarship studies at the School of American Ballet and training with Marjorie Mussman Elizabeth danced first with the Joffrey Ballet in New York and then with the Frankfurt Ballett for many years. She was a charter member of Forsythe's Frankfurt company. Since dancing with the Frankfurt Ballett she has been teaching ballet, Forsythe repertory and improvisation technologies for The Forsythe Foundation and independently internationally. Most recently she has been affiliated with The American Dance Festival, teaching her full range of course studies to young dancers, professionals and Masters of Fine Arts students. She has taught for ten years at Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's school P.A.R.T.S. and has been Dance Development Coordinator for six years there. 2008 marks her 13th year of engagement at ImpulsTanz. Other recent guest teaching affiliations include: Tanz im August Berlin, Circuit-est in Montréal, Kuopio Dance Festival, Panetta Movement Center, and Dance Ireland.

Elizabeth Corbett about her work