Discover more about how editing can shape your dance film or screendance, as we examine rhythm, storytelling, pacing and more in this 5 week online course.

We'll try different approaches & multiple variations on editing the same footage as we compare and contrast the results.

Weekly homework assignments will be given and detailed personal feedback from Audra will be provided.

Designed for those with basic editing skills. You should be able to add/edit video clips in a project, add transitions, add audio, export the finished product. If you’re new to editing, please take The Online Dancer: The Capture & The Edit.

Course outline
Week 1: Fashioning your World
Week 2: Blossoming
Week 3: Pacing & Rhythm
Week 4: Micro and Macro
Week 5: The Art of Time - Poetic versus Narrative

Please note: This course focuses on editing. You can use previously shot dance footage for your assignments.

When: Tuesdays 6-7:15 pm Eastern on Zoom
March 29 through April 26, 2022.

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Required materials: access to a computer with editing software that allows you to clip footage and add transitions.

Whether you’ve already Martin Scorsese’d, or you’re unsure where to start, these ideas will allow you to approach capturing & editing dance videos in a whole new light.

We’ll discuss content, design, & composition & options for beginners as well as those with experience will be provided.

We’ll end with a short Q&A session.

Participants will receive a downloadable PDF with notes, a list of equipment suggestions, & shooting & editing prompts after the lecture.

The Live class has already taken place - you’ll be receiving access to the class recording and the resource materials.

The original course returns! This 6 week course covers the essential tools in order to film and edit dance video or to create a dance film/screen dance.

From camera basics to composition, adding and ordering video clips, to working with effects and creating a dance film, this course is for anyone interested in boosting their skills.

Designed for absolute beginners to shooting dance, as well as those with experience in shooting and editing.

Course outline (subject to change)

The Capture:
Week 1: Focus, Angles & Shots
Week 2: Framing & Composition basics
The Edit:
Week 3: Clips & Transitions
Week 4: Effects & Overlays
Week 5: Applying Logic


When: Tuesdays 6-7:15 pm pm Eastern

*New dates: June 14 to July 12, with a wrap party showing our work on July 19

Class recordings will be available