GLASGOW Whacking Classes

Hello Autumn
Earlier timings for the Autumn! 6-730pm. One longer class! Open levels (beginners welcome)

23rd September 6-730pm: Class with Chris Kane

30th September 6-730pm: Class with Dorine Mugisha

7th October 6-730pm: Open Training Space (hosted by Alice, San, Jay)

14th October 6-730pm: Open Training Space (hosted by Alice, San, Jay)

21st October 6-730pm: Class with Dorine Mugisha

28th October 6-730pm: Class with Sara

Additional sessions:

10th October, 1-3pm: Sharing by Jay from his time at Summer Dance Forever and Greece

31st October 11 - 1pm: Whacking and Heels with Chris. Booking Here.

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Punking, later commonly adapted and referred to as Whacking, is a style that emerged in the 1970s underground gay clubs in LA by people of colour. It is distinctive through the attitude/behaviour - punking, posing and striking with force (whacking).

Classes will be focusing on various elements of this, looking at history, into contextualising in different ways - this can be from freestyle exercises to choreography to drills and technique to concepts and structured parameters to allow you to play, deep dive, exchange and develop your own movement.
Sessions are open to all, with variations offered - Come with an open mind, each week will be different.

Throughout the year there will also be opportunities including: performance, assisting, creating, collaborating so stay tuned!

Access: There are stairs to get to the venue then a lift

Limited free tickets available for anyone facing financial barriers - QTBIPOC folk. Just drop me a message or email [email protected] - no questions asked. If more enquiries than capacity then it will roll over to next session.

Photos by Danielle Bower