March Comes In Like A Lion! And so does Stretching With Daniel. Regardless of experience and ability, this class is designed for you.

Daniel teaches two weekly classes on Zoom during the month of March at a celebratory rate. Each class is its own complete lesson. You are welcome to join at any point during the month. Visit this page to learn about the Contemporary Modern Class Friday morning class.

STRETCH, STRENGTHEN, AND DE-STRESS

Operating with a perspective that each day is a gift, Daniel infuses his class with his infectious energy and critically-recognized trademark optimism. The hour-long class will welcome all levels to explore the full range of what our body can do. Exercises are introduced to increase endurance, coordination, strength, flexibility, and good habits. Daniel is a fun and motivating coach, tailoring each movement for the students in the Zoom room. We will alternate between rigor and relaxation, conditioning and stretching, lengthening, breathing, discussing strategies to promote healthy physical practices that can impact one's daily life. The class seeks to inject some pep in your everyday step.

Not sure if this class is right for you? Come and find out. All levels welcome to particpate per comfort. Daniel individualizes movement and exercises to match the skills and interests of those in the Zoom room with him. He requests your video will be on during the class.

In honor of Spring's arrival, the class savings are roaring! Starting at $4/class.

ABOUT DANIEL

Daniel Gwirtzman celebrates twenty-six years as a New York choreographer and company director. His repertory has earned praise for its humor, stylistic diversity, musicality, charisma and accessibility. “Mr. Gwirtzman does know that in dance less can be more. And that’s a good thing for any choreographer to know” writes The New York Times. The New Yorker describes him as a choreographer of “high spirits and skill.”

The acclaimed New York-based nonprofit Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company is currently celebrating its 22nd Anniversary season. “A troupe I’d follow anywhere” (The Village Voice), a “troupe of fabulous dancers,” (Backstage) “the dancers can’t help but smile” (The New Yorker). Performance highlights include Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, Fire Island Dance Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Bryant Park, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Company’s dance films have screened in national and international festivals including the American Dance Festival. DGDC has been awarded residencies by New York’s Joyce Theater, Raumars (Finland), Sacatar (Brazil), Djerassi (California), Skafiotes (Greece), Maison Dora Maar, (France), Centro Negra (Spain), Gdański Festiwal Tanca (Poland), and The Studios of Key West.

Since its inception the nonprofit has demonstrated a commitment to education through multigenerational interactive programming. Reviewing the 20th Anniversary Season in February, 2019 at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y OnStageBlog’s critic writes: “Provocative, whimsical, and ethereal, the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company defies expectations of postmodern dance and soars, unafraid to take risks and dazzle with unflinching honesty.”

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Daniel danced with the acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance and Mark Morris Dance Group, and has been on the faculty at SUNY Buffalo State, Kennesaw State University, and The University of the Arts as well as a guest artist at numerous schools, colleges, and universities. He is currently a professor of dance at Ithaca College's renown Department of Theatre Arts.