Naname Form: Stance and Strike Fri (R07)

Fridays, 6:00-7:45pm

First Class: Fri, March 27, 2015
Teacher(s): Yuta Kato, Jen Baik
Room: Large Classroom

With efficiency and sustainability at its core, LATI fundamental courses explore the powerful relationship between body, bachi, and taiko.

Discover the dramatic potential of the naname (slant) drum position! Naname style is one of taiko's great forms, empowering full-body rhythm and movement Recommended for all levels, Naname Form: Stance and Strike is a prerequisite for many exciting LATI courses: Omiyage, The Hot 7, etc.

This class is recommended for those who have already taken a Naname Fundamentals class. We will work on furthering your studies within the style by getting into more detail of the basics, along with more play time using movemnt to get your body and mind to start connecting.

NOTE: LATI will be closed for the week of June 9~15 due to involvement in the North American Taiko Conference held in Las Vegas.

Outline of 12-Week Course

  1. Review - Drills, Renshu, 1 e a u Drill, M1-4
  2. Whole Body Usage - arms straight and connected to feet
  3. Movement outside of basics
  4. Ka Drill
  5. Omiyage Basics
  6. Creativity - Using Matsuri - Twirl fun?
  7. LATIdama Evaluation Prep
  8. Coaching Session 1
  9. Coaching Session 2
  10. Coaching Session 3
  11. Coaching Session 4
  12. PEAC Week

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Fri, March 27, 2015 01
Fri, April 03, 2015 02
Fri, April 10, 2015 03
Fri, April 17, 2015 04
Fri, April 24, 2015 05
Fri, May 01, 2015 06
Fri, May 08, 2015 07
Fri, May 15, 2015 08 Coach
Fri, May 22, 2015 09 Coach
Fri, May 29, 2015 10 Coach
Fri, June 05, 2015 11 Coach
Fri, June 12, 2015 NO CLASS - Taiko Conference
Fri, June 19, 2015 12 PEAC