Alignment/Contemporary Fusion class
for dancers

beginning - intermediate
22 septembre - 15 decembre, 2008 / Lundi 18h-19h30 - Studio 303
Studio 303: 372 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, QC H3B 1A2. 303 Website: www.studio303.ca.

intermediate - advanced
2 septembre - 30 octobre, 2008 / Mardi et Jeudi 10h15-12h - TBA
(no class 4 et 6 novembre, 2 et 4 decembre)
Mange Mes Pieds, 10 avenue Pins Ouest
This is an intermediate to advanced class designed specifically for the training of dancers.
14$ each or 12$ for purchase of a 6 class card
To register or for further information contact Rosy at: rosy@rosysimas.com

In these classes, alignment is approached from both anatomical and body-felt viewpoints. Working on the deep structural level, we move towards gaining support through muscular and skeletal connections, and utilizing connectedness for moving through space. Classes are designed to aid the individual in getting the most out of what they have, helping the student move with greater ease, efficiency and power. We align the bones by using the muscles most responsible for the transfer of forces through the body. This requires a “letting go” of the more superficial muscles that hold us back from moving and fix the body in set patterns. Through mindful working, not exercising, of the muscles we can use them for support and realignment of the bones.

In the second half of class we will transfer these principles into movement to warm the body, improvise and learn choreography.

These classes are based on the Re-Education of the Body teachings of Barbara Mahler and Klein Technique.

“When the bones are aligned we become connected, we become powerful and strong. The body becomes efficient and alive, and injuries often heal.” - Barbara Mahler/Susan Klein