FOCUS ON FLOOR (Free Workshop)

QL2 Dance Studio (D Block, Gorman Arts Centre -Enter via Batman Street).

Recommended for dancers aged 10-14 years.

Workshop Leader – Stephen Gow

This exciting and fun workshop covers contemporary floor work fundamentals such as monkey slides, donkey kicks, combat rolls and more, followed by floor sequences and guided improvisation.

Stephen Gow is a teacher and dancer trained in hip hop, contemporary and acrobatics. After multiple seasons dancing with the Quantum Leap Youth Ensemble, he went on to work with international and Australian artists including, Taylor Swift, Psy, Jason Derulo, Timomatic, Ricki Lee and more. He has collaborated with Nick Power to create Compartmentalised & Cypher which toured nationally and internationally, including the Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne, Tanz Im August (Berlin) & URB Festival (Helsinki). He has competed in, placed and won a range of Hip Hop & Breaking battles throughout Australia & overseas most notably, World of Dance New York, R16 Bboy championships & Destructive Steps World Finals. Stephen now lives in Canberra and works as a teacher, choreographer and Assistant to the Artistic Director at QL2 Dance, Co-Director of Synergy Styles and teaches at Project Beats.

He has since created works for QL2’s Quantum Leap and Chaos seasons and has also collaborated with QL2's company in residence Australian Dance Party with them to create work for Hyper Real (NGA), Water Tight, Powering the Dance, Moving To Zero, ENERGEIA and From the Vault. He is a board member of the Australian Breaking Association, supporting the development on Breaking in Australia and it’s inclusion in the 2024 Olympics.