ABOUT CLASS:

I am obsessed with movement and the possibilities it can ignite: catharsis, levity, anxiety, relief, a bath to soak in and a wall to come up against. I draw from a dancestral lineage of experimental, release-based, and improvisational techniques, attracting me to movement practices that exhaust, challenge, and disrupt form. We will find these evidenced in this class series via ‘set’ material and skill building, improvisational investigation, and visceral image offerings. In class, repetitive loops of movement and durational exercises will function as a sieve to locate efficient use of weight and momentum in the body. The movement prioritizes sensation over shape while looking to access a specific use of energy that draws from the earth, thru our bodies as conduit, and out into the space around us. We will access this sensitivity to gravity from the start of class in durational choreographed pathways before researching the sensation further in improvisational scores, ‘across the floor’ exercises, and communal dance practices. Class will often conclude in a larger choreographed phrase that collages together the skills, sensations, and ideas that we have accumulated that day. We will accentuate weightedness, harness resilient strength, and aim to conjure the emotional frequencies we need for that day– communally working to feel really good.