This class is informed anatomically to help calm the nervous system and enhance feelings of wellbeing. We play with anatomical movement phrases that are derived from BodyMind Dancing™ (Martha Eddy), experiential anatomy from BodyMind Centering™ (Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen), and I guide class with imagery in a way that’s influenced by my background of many years of meditation, yoga practice, and I offer dance technique and imagery from contemporary Western and African movement languages.

The class nurtures an open environment with good music where I hope you feel free to express yourself physically while taking care of your body’s needs. At the beginning of class we foster community by doing a check-in. Each person is invited to share what is happening physically or emotionally, and the class is guided by themes that come from the group.

The movement builds from what I have prepared and is choreographed to work for different levels of dancers, beginning with a warm-up, skill-building phrases, movement practice, and improvisation with imagery and music. We improvise with short movement phrases that both help us attune to inner sensations and develop creatively. Each session of this class is different, so feel free to sign up for more than one!