The dancer and choreographer Angela Trimbur may qualify as New York’s most whimsical dance teacher, with more than 100,000 followers on Instagram alone watching her get silly and spin. Her classes and recitals draw dancers with little experience — and those burned out on the rigors of formal (read: judgmental) training. The ethos is that movement should be accessible and fun for everyone, no matter whether you can tell a box step from a pas de bourrée.
“People hold themselves back because they think that dance has to look a certain way,” Trimbur said. But no one palms a basketball presuming they’re going to make a LeBron James dunk. “Why do we care about so much about what we look like against Beyoncé’s backup dancers?”
Her advice? “Get past the idea of perfection, to do something that brings you joy.”
With the festive season upon us, we asked Trimbur to teach us some simple moves — especially for the awkward moments: how to fill a wide-open party floor; let loose when your boss is watching at the office soiree; and meet the midnight countdown.
question 1
The dance floor is a ghost town. How can I start the party?
question 2
I’m at the office bash. How do I dance while the boss is watching?
question 3
10, 9, 8 … How do I welcome the New Year?
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