I first met Maurya during my training days at LINES Ballet summer intensives back in 2001. She then became one of the main teachers at the LINES BFA program for Ballet and the GYROTONIC® Method, where I was also a student. During the pandemic,…
Check out these relaxing and moving tunes for some vibrational ambiance for your studio. As trainers, we spend most of our time in the studio, so why not let the atmosphere have feel-good vibes? I’ll keep adding on to this playlist, so be sure…
Dance Health Interviews the Gyrokinesis Method Wellbeing
Kayla Harley: On Health, Identity, & Making Things Work
I met Kayla way back in the day during our time at the LINES Ballet BFA program in San Francisco. I had also picked her to perform in my Senior choreography piece, so from working with her in this way, I always knew she…
Dance Guest Posts the Gyrotonic Method
Dialogues Between the GYROTONIC® Method & Contemporary Dance by Tatiana Pará (GUEST POST)
I met Tatiana Pará virtually after she responded to a post of mine asking if any other GYROTONIC® trainers have anything interesting to share – and she sure did! Tatiana is a dancer, teacher, researcher, therapist and somatic educator specialized in the GYROTONIC® and…
Listening is a virtue, especially for the body. There’s no need to force the body into shape; let’s nurture the body instead. In a time where we’ve been physically confined (and mentally for some of us), we now need to start wiggling our nervous…
Reminiscing to the time I made a juicy, flow-y playlist for a dance class I that taught at an event for Ohne at GRL GYM. It was so fun to move and meet with other inspirational women. I was actually looking forward to teaching…
Dance Interviews Performance
Colleen Snell: On Artistic Collaboration & the Importance of Embodiment
“I believe in humans… their behaviour and their stories.” Colleen is a performer, choreographer, educator and the Founder/Co-Artistic Director of Frog in Hand – a dynamic, site-specific driven performance group that she began with her sister, Noelle Hamlyn. I first met Colleen in 2010…
Hi Movers, I will be introducing ‘The Movement Space‘ – a space where I will share a series of classes, everyday information on posture, movement, and stretching, as well as an open forum for any questions or requests. Please note: GYROKINESIS® classes will only…
Dance Interviews Travel Wellbeing
From the Archives: Dancer & PhD Graduate, Teresa Fabião on Research, Movement & Travel
During my time in Portugal, I taught GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® in Lisbon at Equilibrium and Little Yoga Space, while also covering classes in Porto at Instituto do Lago (where I would later visit with Teresa). I met Teresa after of my classes at Little…
First of all, Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s been 6 months since I’ve arrived back in London already. Settling in has been different than expected, but happy to report the following event happening in New York next week. Tune in, East Coasters.…