Classes for dance and movement?

[lilone2]

I'm an actor who has a hard time really physically relaxing in dance (and in posing for photos, oddly). I'm fine onstage, but I'm such a bad dancer despite years of classes because I look uncomfortable (even when I'm not). I love dance and I do have rhythm, but it's bad enough that I'm a bit slow to pick up routines (but get them well with practice), much less looking incredibly awkward in my body.

Suggestions? I've taken Alexander (and other movement technique) classes which helped my acting body but not my dancing...any suggestions? I did best in sharp jazz styles/tap, but hiphop and other fluid dancing sucks for me.

[KatieRed]

This might be the perfect program for you wwww.goodspeed.org/pages/dance-intensive

You get a week of focused, individualized attention and get to work with professional dancers, choreographers, and casting directors.

[WOSQ]

I tell this to everyone who uses their bodies to express themselves, and I am a part-time adult swimming coach:

Ballet, ballet, ballet, and oh yes, ballet.

Ballet teaches physical discipline and body awareness like nothing else. Also if you choose to take classes in other types of dance, they ALL derive ballet.

Even if you are this sole big guy in the back row of a room filled with 8 year old girls, if you explain to the teacher you want to learn what your body is doing down to your fingertips and toes, they will help you with this. A good teacher will anyway.

Ballet also gives you great posture.

Ballet.