This video takes a very clear look at how habits, developed over a lifetime of training can interfere with mastery. Alexander Technique is perfectly positioned to help individuals identify their habits and learn to move without them. The discussion in this video is about applying Alexander to dance training specifically but is universally relevant for anyone learning a new form or training in a technique, be it performing arts, sports, martial arts, strength training and so on.
The authors featured in the video, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol and Luc Vanier, are discussing concepts central to their book, Dance and The Alexander Technique, Exploring the Missing Link. Both are professors of dance, Alexander Teachers and dance artists.
This Summer I’ve been enthusiastically revisiting this text as I’ve been teaching a group class geared specifically for dancers at Movement Research, a dance organization in New York City. I’ve taught the class multiple times over the last 5-years as part of a rotating faculty and have more students this summer than in any previous year! It’s exciting to expose so many dance artists to this work. I get to watch their faces light up upon having a new experience in their bodies. They are learning important tools to give attention to how they move and to accurately evaluate what they are doing!
If you are a dancer/mover living in New York City and are interested in attending class, I’m teaching through the end of July. The class is on-going starting again in Fall with a rotating faculty of certified AT Teachers. It meets every Wednesday 2-4pm at Gibney Dance Center, 280 Broadway, entrance on Chambers. Visit movementresearch.org for more info. No previous experience required.
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