Events Calendar
Barefoot Boogie
Sat March 20 at 8:00pm
Hello fellow dancers!
Come One Come All to Play & Celebrate in Community at the beautiful historic Elkins Estate.
Meet new friends and move your body to great music at your Community Barefoot Boogie. Live drumming courtesy of Barry Bell, Ron Kravitz & friends
Please come, relax & enjoy!
2 Hours
Contact Improv
Sun March 21 at 2:00pm
Contact Improvisation is essentially a duet movement form which emerged at Bennington College and Oberlin College about 36 years ago and is now being practiced worldwide. Contact Improv is primarily attributed to the work of Steve Paxton and now can be found in almost every major American city and many countries worldwide.
The appeal of Contact Improv comes from the deep satisfaction of kinesthetically and intuitively listening and moving with another person – discovering how to give and take weight, how to follow the continuity of “energy pathways,” how to fall, how to easily lift someone and how to flow. Over time, the practice of Contact Improv leads to the emergence of an intrinsic movement logic which is organic and a lof of fun.
Instructor: Barry Bell was a Dance Major at Bennington College, Barry studied with Steve Paxton (1972-1974) and has been studying, teaching and performing contact since that time. In addition to his whimsical style, Barry integrates aspects of the Yang form of Tai Chi he has been practicing for more than 30 years.
No prior dance experience is required.
2 hours
$15
Authentic Movement
Mon March 22 at 3:00pm
Authentic Movement is a movement practice which offers delicious freedom to move or be still, following one’s inner impulse. Participants move and also witness others, trusting the inner wisdom of the body and psyche to lead them to their own experience in the moment. There will be time for writing, drawing, and for sharing, as desired. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your journal.
Annabel Grote, MA Annabel Grote experienced the joy of movement and improvisational dance while studying with local modern dance teacher Hedy Tower. She deeply values the body, mind, spirit integration and expressiveness which comes from unstructured movement. She is certified in Motional Processing©, a process of holistic integration through creative expression. She holds an MA degree in Counseling Psychology, is a Reiki Master and maintains a private counseling and Reiki practice.
2 Hours
Group Motion Workshop
Sat April 10 at 7:00pm
The Group Motion Workshop is a two hour guided dance/movement practice with live music. Improvisational structures inspired by universal patterns found in nature and the human psyche, such as giving and receiving, leading and following, active and passive are introduced for a rich an playful experience of self expression and communication.
The workshop was originated in the early seventies by Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck, in the context of the Group Motion Dance Company. The Group Motion experience offers ways to discover and experience the language of dance, its physical, spiritual, transformative and energizing space.
Facilitors:
Manfred Fischbeck, co-director, facilitator of the GM workshop, co-founder & artistic director of Group Motion Dance Company. He is adjunct associate professor at the University of the Arts and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania.
Brigitta Herrmann, MA in Somatic Psychology/Dance/Movement Therapy, former student of Mary Wigman. She is the co-director and facilitator of Group Motion workshop, co-founder of Group Motion Dance Company and Ausdruckstanz: Imprints in Motion.
Pricing:
$20 for general admission $15 Students/Seniors $15 Introductory rate for 1st time participants.