This is the first in a coming series on dancing, Alexander Technique, Freedom and Flow. How do you meld constant work on technique with actually dancing the dance? Are you practicing so hard you can’t let go and flow? Join me on my journey…we are all dancing on the same floor.
Continue reading →I was trying to mentally go through my routines the other day. I’ve been dancing them on occasion in my “dirt studio,” but I can’t move freely or fully other than super slow motion, and dancing in sneakers … Continue reading →
Hello my friends, Continuing from my previous post, here are further thoughts about teaching Alexander Technique online: I have given this very careful and considered thought. I was trained in a very traditional way of teaching the Alexander Technique, … Continue reading →
Hello my friends, Thank you so much for visiting! Pull up a chair and have a cup of tea and I’ll tell you a story. It started with a can of tomato soup. Two days ago I opened a … Continue reading →
It’s going to rain tonight It was cloudy today and the wind blew in more moisture Showers tonight and in the morning Clearing the air of dust and all the pollen of a dry February, a completely dry month with … Continue reading →
We start by stopping. That is what I’ve said to my students for years, now. Just pause; literally stop whatever you’re doing and pause. Find yourself on your feet. Where is your weight? Is it … Continue reading →
Today’s lesson was about creating my poise before moving And then leaving it be – not interfering with it. Not adding Not taking away from it Not to do. As an Alexander Technique specialist, that translates to having one’s posture … Continue reading →
Hello my friends, In the early part of this year my focus shifted to developing Shape in dance. I wrote a number of bits and pieces that I’ll chronicle here. Finding treasures as I look through my notes and discover … Continue reading →
Today’s idea came from a lesson that I taught to a Latin dancer. I’m going to drop in the same thought I gave to her: to let my neck be soft and long. l want to drop it in as … Continue reading →
A wise coach said, “If you want to improve your dancing, change your movement.” Those words went straight in and resonated with me. I decided to make that attempt and have been spending endless hours trying to do exactly that. … Continue reading →
