Pointe Class

About this event

This pointe class is an additional half hour of work that must be taken with the technique class before it at 1:30 . It is geared toward leg strengthening and placement exercises followed by center Pointe work.

Cost: $7 for single class | $30 for 5 classes

*NEW* The Dance Complex requires ALL visitors to have a Membership, Guest Pass, or $5 Day Pass to access the building.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Accepted Payments: Cash, Check

What is the legacy of the genre/form/style you are teaching?

Classical Ballet is a powerful and graceful art form. The training is key to visual expression of the classical vocabulary. It is important training for all dancers to work on centering and isolation skills. It is also a means of improving stamina, power and expressive skills in all styles of dance.

What background, training, and or relationship do you have with this style/technique/class subject?

Liz Lapuh has a BA in Dance and an MFA in choreography from the Boston Conservatory. She has danced with multiple ballet companies including Boston Repertory Ballet, North Atlantic Ballet and the Virginia State Ballet as well as her own company the Cambridge Chamber Ballet. She has been the head of the Dance Program in the Performing Arts Department at UMass, Boston. She has taught Ballet classes at the Boston Conservatory, Harvard University, MIT, UMass and here at the Dance Complex for over two decades.

Finish this statement: I am passionate about teaching this style because…

…Pointe work is a great way to strengthen feet and legs and an important element in classical training

Contact Information

Contact Liz: elizabeth.lapuh@umb.edu

From Liz Lapuh