This master class, taught by Jake Vincent, aims to present the Paul Taylor style and a sample of Taylor repertoire in order for participants to encounter signature movements that have influenced modern dance as we know it.

We have found that members of the dance community throughout the world are anxious to explore the various techniques and styles of dance that have shaped the dance profession. Paul Taylor’s impact on the field is indisputable. An understanding of that impact through participation can prove to be an invaluable experience.

The dancers should be in comfortable clothes so they can move or tights and leotards and we are usually barefoot.

JAKE VINCENT was born in Atlantic City and grew up in Flemington, NJ. He attended the Taylor School Summer Intensive in 2012 and received a BFA in Dance and Dance Education in 2014 from Montclair State University. He performed with Rioult Dance NY, Von Howard Project, DiMauro Dance, Zullo/Raw Movement, 360Dance Company, Mazzini Dance Collective, 10 Hairy Legs, Douglas Dunn and Dancers, and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance. He joined Taylor 2 in summer 2017. He joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in winter 2020.