The workshop begins with mind/body connection and moves into a modern technique warm up including traveling phrases across the floor. Being in the present moment is a quiet intention guiding the dance experience and encouraging participants to be connected to themselves , their own motivations and the energy of the group. At its core, the focus is about learning phrases that are pleasing to do and offering enough repetition to allow participants to fulfill the movement, dance with musicality and make it their own.

Cost: $18 Single Class

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What is the legacy of the genre/form/style you are teaching?

This class draws on the foundation of Graham technique and other traditional modern dance pioneers. Spirals, connection to the core, long leans, oppositional pull, playing with weight, swings, and movement dynamics are used to fulfill and develop movement vocabulary.

What background, training, and or relationship do you have with this style/technique/class subject?

I am a dance artist, teacher and performer as well as a clinical social worker. It has been pleasing to find overlap in these parts of my life. In therapy work, I offer clients many of the benefits of dance; body connection, breathing and simple movement phrases. In my choreography I am impacted by my clients’ narratives and find the resiliency of the human spirit makes its way into my creative process. I studied Graham technique at The School of The Toronto Dance Theater which gave me a strong core to be able to layer on other styles, movement dynamics, improv and musicality.

Finish this statement: I am passionate about teaching this style because…

I know the emotional and physical satisfaction that can be experienced though fulfilling movement phrases and I want to share this joy.

How can students learn more about this offering?
Instagram: @andersondanceprojects

Contact Information
Contact Dorothy Anderson:
dorothyandersonperales@gmail.com