Mindful Modern with Dorothy Anderson
The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave, Studio 3, Cambridge, MA
The workshop begins with mind/body connection and moves into a modern technique warm up including traveling phrases across the floor. Being in the present moment is a quiet intention guiding the dance experience and encouraging participants to be connected to themselves , their own motivations and the energy of the group. At its core, the focus is about learning phrases that are pleasing to do and offering enough repetition to allow participants to fulfill the movement, dance with musicality and make it their own. Cost: $18 Single Class *NEW* The Dance Complex requires ALL visitors to have a Membership, Guest Pass, or $5 Day Pass to access the building. REGISTER HERE What is the legacy of the genre/form/style you are teaching? This class draws on the foundation of Graham technique and other traditional modern dance pioneers. Spirals, connection to the core, long leans, oppositional pull, playing with weight, swings, and movement dynamics are used to fulfill and develop movement vocabulary. What background, training, and or relationship do you have with this style/technique/class subject? I am a dance artist, teacher and performer as well as a clinical social worker. It has been…