“Dying Swan” Workshop With The Trocks

Join Raffaele Morra, ballet master of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (aka The Trocks), for a community dance class presented in partnership between Northrop and Ballet Co.Laboratory. Participants will enjoy a short warmup, learn the famous “Dying Swan” with a comedic touch, and then create their own interpretation of the terminal fowl.

Dancers and non-dancers of all ages are encouraged to attend!

This class is free. Registration is required, and capacity is limited to 35 students. Participants will receive a 50% off discount code to attend the Thu, Jan 29, 7:30 pm Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performance at Northrop.

About the Teacher

Raffaele Morra is a teacher, former dancer, and ballet master of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. He began studying classical ballet in his hometown of Fossano, Italy in 1986 and became a member of the Compagnia di Danza del Teatro Nuovo in Torino in 1994. Morra joined The Trocks in 2001. With the company, he has danced a variety of leading male and female roles and has choreographed works including Majisimas, a parody of the ballet Majisimo by Cuban choreographer Jorge Garcia. As The Trocks’s ballet master since 2015, Morra has led numerous master classes and workshops.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.