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Exploring Fusion Partner Dance – Free Mini-Workshop
Asheville, NC 28805 United States
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Exploring Fusion Partner Dance – Free Mini-Workshop
Sunday, April 12th, 2026 – 10:30am to 11:00am – before 2nd wave during the warmup
Facilitator: Eleanor Chen
This mini-workshop is a preview of the special extended workshop being hosted on May 1 at Warren Wilson College. Find more details and registration here for the full workshop.
Full Workshop Description: An all-levels exploration of technique for leading, following, and switching roles in fusion partner dance. Together we’ll go over foundational mechanics for comfortable movement, common partner dance embraces and how they work, and nonverbal tips and tricks for how fusion dancers negotiate collaboration on the social floor. These skills will help us practice the shared presence, musical co-creativity, and confident movement necessary for more connected partner dances.
Facilitator Notes
As the daughter of a ballet teacher and a contradancer, Eleanor grew up in the ballet studio and first learned to social dance outdoors in the Appalachian mountains. She fell in love with blues and fusion in 2016 and became a DJ and teacher in the West coast fusion scene after years of dedication, playing at national and international events in her first year as a DJ. In true fusion form Eleanor has since studied elements of tango, WCS, urban kiz, zouk, and any other partner dance she can visit, plus solo movement styles. Most known for leading community workshops on social change, Eleanor brings presence and depth to her dance teaching; she works to put students at ease, to make learning approachable and natural, and to incite enthusiasm for doing hard things.
AMC Notes
This workshop is a free mini-workshop that occurs during the warmup for 2nd wave. Please aim to arrive on time.
It’s a focused workshop, all ages who are able to engage with the material in a focused way are welcome to join.
During the workshop we ask that people not participating avoid conversation in the space.
