![]() ![]() ![]() TSS brought together puppeteers, filmmakers, musicians, and original choreography. Over the past several months, TSS participated in a collaborative international project called the “iCharleston” where groups from around the world made videos of themselves dancing the Charleston around major landmarks. Ultimately, we see TSS as a bridgeīetween several art communities including dance, live music, filmmakers and We host live bands or performers as often as possible to facilitate thisĬonnection between the music and the dance. Jazz musicians and the broader jazz community,” says Ms. Of TSS is to connect dance students of all ages and experience levels with Atlanta-based Thus, when teaching at all levels there is a strong emphasis on connecting the movements to the music.” The movements can be simple, if it fits it works. According to Kati, “When the dancer’s movements are tied to the music is when dance is at its best. After classes, the real fun begins with Triple Step’s famously fun Pay-What-You-Can social dances filling the hall until 9 pm, to classic swing jazz by djs or live bands. Following these workshops, there is time to practice one-on-one with instructors and receive personalized feedback. These are intensive-style courses that range on the beginner-intermediate levels. In addition to the regular weekly events, TSS hosts monthly jazz dance workshops on Sunday’s. From 6:30 to 7 pm on Sundays, beginners with little or no experience can learn the most basic steps at no charge. Triple Step’s progressive classes, offered from 6 to 7 pm every Sunday evening at the Garden Hills Community Center in Buckhead, focus on a different swing dance style each month. “To accomplish that goal, we’ve offered classes in studios, schools, and venues all over the city, as well as in Decatur, Marietta, OTP, and south of the city up to an hour away.” Triple Step even has a YouTube channel featuring dance performances and choreography breakdowns. “We want students to feel free to explore all of the styles that swing has to offer,“ says Arikoski-Johnson, one of the co-founders. Well as Hank Adkinson, Kishore Devisetti, Leisa Hart, Grant Nunn and Andrew Includes co-founders Kati and Jessica, who both moved to Atlanta in 2017, as Trains Atlanta area teens to compete in the International Lindy HopĬhampionships and is collaborating with other nonprofits to make danceĮducation more accessible to students of all ages. Triple Step’s now has a youth education program that One of our goals is to produce more well-rounded dancers who have a set of skills in each of these distinctive dance styles.”Ī year ago, the team at TSS has offered weekly classes in every form of swingĭance, including Lindy Hop, Balboa, vernacular Jazz, the Charleston, St. Kati is proud to say that “At Triple Step, it’s our hope that by celebrating the cultural origins of Swing that we can bring back some of the classic improvisation and fun spirit that filled the original dancers in the 1920’s and 30’s.” She explains that “Many people equate swing dancing with only Lindy Hop, but the swing genre includes an assortment of dance styles. So much so that she and her friend Jess Kim founded Triple Step Studios (TSS), their own swing dance company. Kati Arikoski-Johnson, a native of Finland, is a passionate advocate for the community-building power of swing dance. – songwriter/composer Irving Berlin, 1936 In the background, one can see the Atlanta Eye, the Olympic Rings and the skyscrapers of downtown.īut while there’s music and moonlight and love and romance, Behind her men and women hold hands and dance together. In the foreground, a woman has her left arm raised high and is doing a high-kick with her right leg. A group of people are celebrating in Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. ![]()
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