Somatic Ballet & Dance Classes
For Living Body and Living Mind
Strength, Flexibility and Balance
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Open Adult Ballet with Somatic Movement approach Saturdays 10am-11am April 22nd to May 20th |
Class description: Class starts with a body-mind warm up incorporating Bartenieff Fundamentals and Pilates exercises and movement principles to connect our body awareness, inner strength and support. A traditional Ballet barre and center work will follow afterward. This class is open to all levels.
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Somatic Dance Movement Open Adult Class including Moving for Life and BodyMind Dancing Saturdays 11:15am-12:15pm May 6th to May 20th |
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Class description: Tune into your anatomy & physiology by moving through the body systems in these fun, easygoing dance classes that strengthen bodily connections and support creativity. Open to all.
Week one: Experiencing Bones and Muscles
Week two: Exploring Organs and Fluids
Week three: Examining Glands and Nerves
Week one: Experiencing Bones and Muscles
Week two: Exploring Organs and Fluids
Week three: Examining Glands and Nerves
Class Location: Score Dance Studio - 59 O'Neil St., Kingston, NY
Payment: $15/Class - Cash, PayPal, Venmo
Email to register: Kingstonsomatics@gmail.com
Meet The Instructors:
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Mandy Sau Yi Chan, RSMT, is a Dynamic Embodiment Practitioner, Pilates/Yoga teacher. She served on the board of ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Educators & Therapists Association). Mandy is a certified American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum teacher. She was a ballet instructor and the company's principal dancer at Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn 2003-2022. Mandy has presented at BMCA and ISMETA/NDEO conferences in the United States. Mandy is a founder of Breathing Heart – Integrative Wellness and Fitness and has her private practice at Union Square, NYC and Kingston, NY. www.breathingheart.com
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Dana Davison, RSME/T, is a Dynamic Embodiment Practitioner, Moving for Life Certified Instructor, and Certified Teacher of BodyMind Dancing. She served on the board of ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Educators & Therapists Association) and worked as an adjunct professor teaching Somatic Ballet and Dynamic Movement for actors and athletes. She is a founding member of the Somatic Writing Collective. Dana has presented at BMCA, LIMS and ISMETA/NDEO conferences in the United States, Canada and Europe on breathing, immunity-fluidity, the stress response and the body in translation. She currently is on faculty for DE and teaches workshops for MFL, while taking her somatic work to horses. www.thesomafox.com
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