Future Tuesdays hosted Claire McMahon Mooney of MMD Dance Studios and some of her feature dancers providing first-hand stories of developing an online and in-person, pandemic appropriate studio practice. The talk featured several recorded interviews with Claire and her students as well as a premiere of select students’ response to the Covid-19 experience.
Young people have faced challenging times during the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. Claire McMahon Mooney of MMD Dance Studios in partnership with world-renowned choreographer Ryan Jenkins and Future Screens NI has kept young people connected throughout the on-going crisis by offering graded dance lessons in zoom. Claire has pioneered a new form of dance education and creativity in zoom with everything from 4 year olds choreographing their own dance routines through to award winning contemporary performance. The video presents Claire and her MMD dancers’ experience during Covid-19. They discussed the value that dance and connectivity has brought to them. See first hand their interpretation of Covid-19 through dance.