Ruth Page Center for the Arts presents
Friday ,June05,2026-9:30 am
Partnering Skills with Olivia Gonzalez
Ruth Page Center for the Arts presents
Friday ,June05,2026-9:30 am
Modern / Contemporary
Class
90Running Time
Partnering Skills with Olivia Gonzalez
June 5, 2026 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
June 12, 2026 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Location: Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60610
This dynamic partnering class explores the essential principles of connection, trust, and shared movement in a collaborative dance environment. Dancers will develop foundational and progressive partnering techniques, including weight-sharing, counterbalance, lifts, and fluid transitions, with an emphasis on clear communication and physical awareness.
Through guided exercises and phrase work, participants will refine timing, spatial sensitivity, and responsiveness to a partner, while building strength, coordination, and confidence. The class encourages an open, supportive atmosphere where dancers can take risks, deepen their artistry, and expand their movement vocabulary.
Through guided exercises and phrase work, participants will refine timing, spatial sensitivity, and responsiveness to a partner, while building strength, coordination, and confidence. The class encourages an open, supportive atmosphere where dancers can take risks, deepen their artistry, and expand their movement vocabulary.
Open to intermediate and advanced dancers seeking to enhance their partnering skills in both contemporary and cross-disciplinary contexts.
Olivia Gonzalez graduated from Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana, Cuba. Following graduation, she danced for four years with Retazos Dance Theater with whom she participated in many international festivals in Canada, Uruguay and the United States, and performed in ‘Transits – Havana’, an international dance collaboration between Sweden and Cuba. Since moving to Chicago, Olivia has danced with Concert Dance, Inc. and Hedwig Dances and is a regular guest artist for the Ruth Page School of Dance and the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program, teaching modern, contemporary, composition of movement, and Afro-Cuban technique.
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Join us at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts for Open Technique Classes with the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program*, on Fridays at 9:30 am. The class will feature rotating guest artists and Ruth Page School of Dance faculty. Method and technique will vary by teacher.
*Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program (PDTP) serves as a bridge between studio training and a professional dance career. Dancers train and rehearse daily, 9 am – 4 pm, from August – June at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, focusing on refining ballet and contemporary technique in an international environment of performers, educators, and mentors. PDTP is designed for dancers between the ages of 17-25 who have completed high school and are preparing for a professional career. Trainees receive individualized coaching from accomplished faculty and curated international guest choreographers. The Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program also offers international travel* (when available), limited need-based scholarships, and affordable housing. For further information, reach out to the Artistic Associate, Maray Gutierrez at pdtp@ruthpage.org
