Dancify That: The Workshop
Discover and sharpen your level of fearless physical play in a workshop inspired by dance game show Dancify That. With playful exercises and improv games, this workshop will get you out of your head and into your impulsive dancing body. We’ll play group movement games, develop over-the-top dance personas, and use bizarre internet videos to inspire short dance pieces. Great for dancers looking to develop comedy chops, actors/improvisers looking to turn up their level of fearless physical play or anyone interested in finding fun, comedy, and joy through movement and sharing it with others.
Workshop Instructors
Sarah Petersiel is Dancify That’s Official Timekeeper/Grim Reaper. She’s also Co-Artistic Director of the physical comedy ensemble Under the Table, a Teaching Artist with the New Victory Theater, and a Hospital Clown with Healthy Humor. She’s taught physical comedy masterclasses to performers of all stripes.
Ben Weber is one half of the Dancify duo Chöd and 50% of the Dancify duo XIPIXIZ (zee PEEK sees). He’s also a Teaching Artist with the New Victory Theater, Brooklyn Arts Exchange and Brooklyn Arts Council, as well as the host of the podcast Cozy Zone with Ben Weber.
Billy Schultz (Creator and Director of Dancify That) has performed original comedy and physical theater all over the USA and Western Europe. Venues include the Guggenheim Museum, Signature Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music and Dixon Place. He works in public engagement, curriculum development, and as a teaching artist for the New Victory Theater, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Brooklyn Academy of Music.