Getting use to your own body after time off might take some patience. Thankfully we have the visual memory and muscle memory systems to help us return, but how else can we continue to improve technique in the present body? “Technique” is thus understood…
The Movement Blog’s excited to introduce its own Podcast: The Movers & the Makers, coming March 2018 with Kindall Payne Aim of the Podcast To have real conversations with artists, trainers, fitness and dance enthusiasts about situations dealing with health, fitness, wellbeing, travel, working,…
Some tunes to keep you warm, from the inside-out, during these cold winter months. Keep dancing, moving, grooving and that blood circulating.…
Calling All Dancers! We have an ambitious goal to conduct the first global survey of dancers to provide the community with insights on performance & injury prevention. As we kick off a new year we’re excited at The Movement Blog for what 2018 can…
WE SPEAK DANCE is a 5-part Netflix series that follows Alvin Ailey trained dancer and former UN advisor, Vandana Hart, throughout Indonesia, Vietnam, France, Nigeria, and is globally accessible. Hart comes from a very interesting and impressive background. Being able to merge dance, arts, culture, as well…
Sometimes you just need to wind down and find stillness after a long week, or simply enjoy time to yourself. This playlist is your restful weekend soundtrack for naps, tidying, laundry, whatever is you enjoy doing in your spare time. So take a bow,…
Movement Playlist #8–Contact Improvisation We’re Jammin’; 84 mins This past Sunday, I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Pramod Miguel Bento and Rita Vilhena, two beautiful dancers and Contact Improvisation facilitators in Lisbon, Portugal. Every Sunday, Pramod and Rita facilitate open Contact Improvisation classes…
Lucia Vergnano is a Dancer with Aterballetto Dance Company, a Mother, and a GYROTONIC® Trainer based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Vergnano now contributes to an blog called Mamma, Mi Racconti (Italian for Mom, Tell Me). In this post, Vergnano shares her thoughts on breathing, the importance of oxygen, and how the GYROTONIC® Method helped her…
I’ve only been teaching the GYROKINESIS® Method for the past year, however I’ve been using this method in conjunction with my dance training for nearly 10 years now. Here are my top 5 reasons why you should take the Gyrokinesis Method too. The Gyrokinesis Method has been one of the only methods (along…
Hi movers! My name is Rob; I’m Kindall’s partner and I’ve recently joined The Movement Blog team to help with the blog. I’m a bit of a geek who likes dance (watching and partaking) and I enjoy taking GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® classes in London as…