tom tsai

Tom’s Modern/Contemporary technique class provides an informed approach to floor work, supported by concepts learned from Laban Space Harmony, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Lewitzky technique, and Breakin’ (breakdancing). Utilizing the joints of the body as successive intervals in and out of the floor, class material integrates the rotary factor with initiation and sequencing to move the body fluently across levels and space. Tom has been part-time faculty at Pomona College, California State University Long Beach, California State University Fullerton, and a guest artist at high schools across Southeast Asia.

Tom has taught courses, classes, and workshops in
Modern/Contemporary Technique
Improvisational & Choreographic Strategies
Introduction to Breakin’
Breakin’ Sweep Techniques

at:

AB Miller High School
California State University Fullerton
California State University Long Beach
International School Bangkok
Jakarta Intercultural School
Moorpark College
Pasadena City College
Pomona College
Scripps College
Taipei American School
臺北城市科技大學 (Taipei City University of Science & Technology)

ABUNDANCE International Dance Festival (Karlstad, Sweden)
American College Dance Association Baja Conference (LA)
ARC Pasadena (LA)
Breakin’ Convention @ Sadler’s Wells (London)
California Rehabilitation Center (Norco, CA)
Contemporary Modern Dance Collective (LA)
The Current Sessions (NY)
Dance & Movement Workshop for Educators
Floor Friends NYC
HipHopHuis (Rotterdam)
Layers Workshop (LA)
Los Angeles Dance Festival
M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival (Singapore)
Pieter Space (LA)
RU Breaks (Rutgers University, NJ)
Solid Ground Movement (Amsterdam)
Union PDX Festival of Contemporary Dance (Portland, OR)