Stage Combat 1

​Stage Combat class is back in full swing (pun intended)! Learn to punch, kick, fall and fight with partners. Learn basic skills with broadswords and quarterstaffs. Learn to trust your scene partner and yourself. Even if you have taken a stage combat class before, this course will brush up your skills, teach new weapons, and have you pratfalling like a pro. Learning these skills can add to your resume, make you more hirable, and keep you safe when acting in a variety of roles. This term you will be learning or reviewing some of the following: Punches, Kicks, Slaps, Knaps, Falls, Blocks, Chokes, Evasions, Hair Pulls, Elbow Strikes, Pushes, in addition to broadsword attacks/defense moves and quarterstaff attack/defense moves. Students will work on choreographed fights with partners and develop the skills needed to really sell a fight on stage.