Tag: somatic practice

Register now for our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Incorporating Somatic Practices in Dance Classes,” on Tuesday, November 26 at 1pm ET. In this live hour-long Zoom discussion, Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, joins experienced somatic dance practitioners Adele Nickel and Ami Shulman to discuss how somatic practices can bolster students’ mind–body connection, deepen their self-awareness, […]

Save your spot now for our next DT+ Teacher Talk on “Incorporating Somatic Practices in Dance Classes,” on Tuesday, November 26 at 1pm ET. In this live hour-long Zoom discussion, Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, joins experienced somatic dance practitioners Adele Nickel and Ami Shulman to discuss how somatic practices can bolster students’ mind–body […]

The Feldenkrais Method is a somatic technique created by Moshe Feldenkrais in the 1950s. The method has two parts: hands-on sessions with a Feldenkrais teacher (Functional Integration) or group classes comprised of verbal cues (Awareness Through Movement). Mary Armentrout, a dance teacher, choreographer and Feldenkrais practitioner, shares three ways that this somatic practice can bolster […]

When it comes to your students’ training, a somatic practice can be the key to injury prevention, better dancing and a healthier student overall. Alexander Technique, which is designed to retrain established movement patterns through nonjudgmental verbal and physical cues, is one such practice. Here, Alonzo King LINES Ballet faculty member Anne-René Petrarca, an expert […]