Contemporary dance

I don’t teach any particular technique, but my classes consist of things that I have found important in my own work as a dancer and performer. I emphasize the wholeness of movement, which to me means taking advantage of the movement of the whole body, all of its different joints and vertebrae. This also involves recognizing where the movement starts from – where its impulse is.

In frames of Time to dance 2011

Open for professional and intermediate level.

One subject that I am exploring is how to bind movement into fluent phrases and the benefits of using breath in doing so, especially when the sequence requires speed and strength. I want to teach movement that is ergonomic and pleasant to the body, although this does not mean it is easy!

I start my class with a warm up that takes into account all the joints of the body and e.g. wakes up the coordination of the arms and legs. Centre floor sequences focus on loosening up the tightness of the body and mind. Dance sequences across the floor and the ones at the end of the class explore different ways of combining one movement with another as well as changes in dynamics i.e. force and breath. So I can promise a lot of articulation of arms and legs, fluid movement of joints, bodies off balance, taking advantage of the floor