BIOGRAPHY
Nat Wilson (they/he) is a Brooklyn-based dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Their formative training was in ballet and in 2016, they joined Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, where they had the opportunity to perform and teach around the world, including China, Peru, South Korea, and India. In January of 2020 they moved to New York City to pursue a freelance career. Since then, they've worked in both New York and Los Angeles, performing with YYDC, kNoname Artist/Roderick George, More Fish Dance, and ate9 Dance Company, as well as creating their own work. They are one of the first two dancers certified to teach Yue Yin's FoCo technique, and they are always happy to connect via Instagram through the handle @natattax
CLASS DESCRIPTION
FoCo Techniqueâ„¢ is an original contemporary dance technique developed by choreographer, founder and artistic director of YYDC, Yue Yin which fuses movement elements of Chinese dance practice, folk ethnic forms, ballet, and contemporary movement.
Class is conducted in a follow-long method following a three-stage structure: Activating - establishing the connections between mind and body; Rooting - finding footing and building grounded awareness; and Mapping - recognizing the transitions and pathways of movement.
The FoCo instructor leads students through three layers of practice: Exercise, Research, and Performance, with an eye towards achieving precision and control, identifying and embodying rhythm and dynamic change in movement, and forming strong interactions and connection with the force of gravity.
Learn more at yydc.org/foco-technique/