FOCO TECHNIQUE™ is an original and evolving dance vocabulary created by choreographer and artistic director of YYDC, Yue Yin. Echoing her choreographic voice, FOCO TECHNIQUE™ is a unique contemporary form of dance movement rooted in Chinese classical and folk dance melded with the complex and diverse influences of the immigrant experience. The form grows from Yin’s own blended international background and a deep appreciation for precision, contrast, fluidity and musicality.

Yin developed FOCO TECHNIQUE™ in order to communicate and share the complex, grounded, folk, humanistic connections Yin saw between the technical background and current contemporary forms.

FOCO TECHNIQUE™ teaching is conducted in a follow-along method and the movement is closely aligned with the music. The instructor demonstrates sequences of movement based on the principles of FOCO while following a Three Stage structure:

Activating - establishing the connections between mind and body

Rooting - finding footing and building stability

Mapping - understanding the transitions and pathways of movement phrases.

This streamlined method provides a scaffolding for developing precision, strength, stamina, and ability that promotes controlled, textured and nuanced movement qualities.