Edmond Kilpatrick Bio

Edmond completed his ballet training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and immediately joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. As an independent dance artist in Vancouver he has spent six years performing for a number of choreographers both locally and nationally. Edmond has choreographed and produced several dance works since his arrival on the west coast. He is currently in his sixth season with Ballet BC.

Class Description

Edmond’s class is influenced by his extensive work with David Earle’s Graham / Limon based technique, along with the foundations of ballet. The class begins at the barre, working through a succession of exercises that encourage the upper body to develop an active and coordinated centre. Adagio in centre consists of extensions on and off the dancer’s centre while beginning to carve through space. A fan combo is designed to move through space more vigorously adding elements of turn, battement and spiral. These elements are further developed in traveling exercises across the floor and jump combinations that emphasize flight, coordination and flow.

The class is intended to build the foundations of technique in combinations that provide an exploration of movement and a sense of dance.