“A trio by Lydia Johnson was the most soundly crafted dance. Johnson structured her ‘Daughters of Akhenaten’ like a well-oiled machine of hypnotically interweaving canons and unison lines.” —Sally R. Sommer, The Village Voice (on a shared performance)
Lydia Johnson Dance (LJD) teaches a unique blend of Dance Technique and Choreography. No prior dance training is necessary. Unlike most other dance programs LJD believes that technique is best learned as children use their creative energy to compose their own dance works. In discovering the power of different movements and vocabularies, students become motivated to increase their technical range. The works presented at the end of each class series are totally choreographed by students using the compositional techniques that have been worked on throughout the semester.
Lydia Johnson Dance will continue to offer classes at SOPAC and the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood Village again this winter 2008!
Summer Dance Camp
Explore Dance in depth this summer with professional dancers from New York! Under the direction of Choreographer Lydia Johnson, LJ Dance company members will lead small groups through a varied day of creative dance! Read more...
Class Fees:
$350 per class for the semester. $600 for two classes. 10% sibling discount. Some sliding scale and full scholarships available please inquire. Summer Camp is $500 for a two-week session. Register online or print the registration form and mail to Lydia Johnson Dance at 266 Audley Street, South Orange, NJ 07079. For questions, please email us at: info@lydiajohnsondance.org.
Special Events:During the semester dancers from the company will perform as Guest Artists, demonstrating partnering, phrasing and performing excerpts from LJDs repertory. Our dancers all have extensive teaching experience and love to work with kids!
