Class Time: 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST/7pm Paris

This somatic dance class is informed anatomically to help calm the nervous system and enhance feelings of wellbeing.

At the beginning of class we foster community by checking in, and each person is invited to share what is happening for them physically or emotionally. Class progresses with a warm up that includes targeted work on the fascia, skill building phrases, movement combinations, and then improvisation with movement combinations that help us attune to inner sensations and develop creatively. The class includes themes that come from the group, while movement is built from what I prepared and choreographed with options to work for different levels of dancers.

I guide class with imagery and movement in a way that’s influenced by my background of meditation, yoga, and by time with nature. I teach dance technique from contemporary Western and African movement. We also play with movement phrases derived from BodyMind Dancing™ (Martha Eddy), experiential anatomy from BodyMind Centering™ (Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen), and Irmgard Bartenieff’s Fundamentals.