Lester Horton Technique Workshop with Melvin Sutton

Developed by pioneering American dancer and choreographer Lester Horton, Horton technique is a codified modern dance practice designed to strengthen, stretch, and awaken the entire body. Its vocabulary emphasizes anatomical alignment, flexibility, balance, coordination, lateral movement, spatial clarity, and full-bodied physical expression.

During this 90-minute workshop, Sutton will guide participants through a structured Horton-based practice that connects technical discipline with musicality, groundedness, physicality, and authentic artistic expression. Dancers will explore how the technique builds the strength and versatility required across modern, contemporary, and concert dance practices.