This slot includes three alternating classes: Intuitive Movement with Einat Gantz, Conscious Movement with Daphna Hemmendinger, and Acroyoga and Partnering with Michal Arazi.
In Intuitive Movement we ask – What is going on in me right now? What is my part in all that exists? We will draw attention to the ever-changing dynamics of all that arises within us and around us. We will move from the shell of the body to the inside and vice versa, and we will explore the degree of interaction in the spaces created between the inside and the outside, through somatic work concerning anatomy and body systems, technical tools from the worlds of contemporary dance, games and possibilities of communication through touch.
In Conscious Movement we will strengthen, enhance, and increase our range of motion through dance, improvisation, and contact improvisation. We will meet with our own edges and sharpen our movement instincts. All of these will allow for the enhancement of our senses – the development of the ability to sense ourselves and our environment, what is alive within me in this moment, the dynamics of the space we are in, and the ability to feel the partnership inside the dance.
In Acroyoga and Partnering we will combine movement skills from martial arts, acroyoga and dance. Through physical games and technical exercises, we will increase our ranges of motion, learn to give and receive weight, listen to each other, lead and be led. We will combine exercises in dynamic movement with massage and relaxation. We will refine the poses and transitions both in pairs and in small groups.
Einat Gantz is a dancer, performer and independent creator, as well as dance teacher. She graduated with a major in dance from Herzog High School in Kfar Saba, has a certificate in dance instruction from the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, and a bachelor’s degree in dance from the Academy of Theatre and Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. She spent three months in The Gambia in West Africa to study dance with the local dance company 'Fatala'. These days, Einat is a student in the SomaticBODY Training program led by Christine Cole and Nitzan Lederman.
Daphna Hemmendinger danced and trained in competitive sports as a teenager. She went on to complete a yoga teacher's course. She currently teaches contact improvisation, release, improvisation for the stage and somatic studies through BMC and biodynamic craniosacral therapy.
Michal Arazi is a teacher of yoga, dance and aerial acrobatics. She danced for about ten years in the dance company of Liat Dror and Nir Ben Gal. She also performed for about five years with Roni Calev in aerial circus duos that won awards for original production and performance. She studied architecture at the Technion, movement therapy in Rotterdam, expression in art at the Expression College, dance with Frey Faust, and yoga at Wingate with Orit San Gupta.
Michal teaches dance, yoga and Healing Through Movement at Adama Sderot, where we have created collaborations with the Hosan Center. She also teaches aerial acrobatics at Backyard Circus, at the Playfit Studio in Jaffa, at Matnas Merhavim, and at the Orly Tessa Dance Studio.