D-Anne Kuby Trepanier BIO

D-Anne Kuby Trépanier D-Anne began teaching in 1976 and has trained both pre-professional and professional dancers in such institutes as Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, Main Dance, Arts Umbrella and Simon Fraser University. During her 18 year performing career, D-Anne worked with many renowned choreographers and teachers. Major influences in her work have included Tedd Robinson, Daniel Léveillé, Margie Gillis, Fred Mathews, Peggy Baker, and Peter Boneham. D-Anne continues to take class on a regular basis to feed her teaching and her soul. She currently divides her time between teaching, rehearsal directing, shooting and editing videos for the dance milieu, and her administrative work with the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists.

Class Description

D-Anne's classes focus on the use of weight, breath, and the flow of energy. Class is structured to include floor, barre, and centre exercises in which dancers are encouraged to find the internal physical impulse for every movement, and are given the opportunity to explore delicate articulation, the ability to fill and manipulate space, as well as the power of stillness. Careful attention is paid to proper placement while working on the use of the Graham spiral through the back, Cunningham torso articulation, and the Limon suspend and release.