26th - 30th August 2026

The Earth is our first partner. It is always there to support us & catch us. By giving time to sink into stillness, while using the breath as a tool to drop tension from the body & release into the floor, we cultivate internal space & discover new movement possibilities from a place of tuned attention & open curiosity. Through letting go & yielding to gravity, the body can find easy strength & soft structure. This approach - emerging from somatics & the study of developmental movement patterns - requires patience & deep listening. Sometimes it may feel like we are ‘doing nothing’ & this can be challenging at first. But going slowly opens a greater capacity for the body to absorb new information: a practice of un-doing; releasing to re-learn. Slowing down, we begin to sense the sliding of fascia, the rolling of the organs, the flowing of liquids through the body. Then, when we enter physical connection with another person, we have a softer body tone, allowing greater sensitivity & awareness.

16th - 20th December 2026

We will begin by playing with gravity & momentum, focusing on the ideas of falling & flying- both in solo movement, & in contact with others. We develop confidence in our abilities by starting close to the ground & building up through different levels, developing embodied trust. From researching the subtle mechanics of the ‘small dance’ in solo movement, as well as suspension & reaching, we progress into using spirals & momentum, discovering fluid ways of lifting each other by ‘catching a ride’. Working with the frame of the arms, we explore ways to connect to space & find counterbalance, providing frames to both lift & be lifted, & offering physical structures to be explored. We will focus in on the details & technique of body tone, alignment, & small points of contact, which all help with finding lightness in being lifted & efficiency in lifting. As well as these specific points of focus, there will be time given for free exploration, to integrate the material into the dance naturally & organically.

7th - 11th April 2027

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With softness & spaciousness already present - developed & understood in the body from the previous modules & training in-between - we will take time within this module to cultivate slowing down even more. From this spaciousness, we will discover the subtle nuances that allow for clearer & deeper communication within the dance. We will explore ideas & principles such as: sensing the gentle sliding of fascia that indicates direction of movement; tuning to a partners’ breath to hear their intention; & waiting in stillness together to allow the dance to arise from your shared connection. This deep softness allows us to open more easily for physical intensity & dynamics in the dance. By first tuning to softness & expanding our capacity for embodied listening, we train our reflexes to react in situations of higher speed & increased potential risk. We will co-create a space  of allowing & giving trust to oneself & our dancing partners, in order to feel more deeply the true nature of improvisation.

14th - 18th October 2026

The spine is an endless source of research, fascination, & discovery. We will study how it functions - playing with its ranges of motion & many different movement qualities. We will offer specific movement patterns for optimal spine efficiency. This material facilitates you to open up new possibilities in your own movement, as well as integrating pathways in the body that are useful for entering into contact - principles which help to give ‘offerings’ & ‘invitations’ to others. Spirals are everywhere. The whole universe moves in infinite spirals, & the body loves to move this way too. We work with the idea of the Double Helix (DNA strand) - a brilliant image for two spines joining in motion. Spirals are efficient & effective. They can generate power or dissipate energy, build momentum in any plane of motion, & assist with easy transitions between levels. Playing with spirals opens up the many possibilities of multi-directional movement, as well as entering into backspace. The more we research spirals in our dance, the more we find.

24th - 28th February 2027

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Contact is a group practice: a continually changing & evolving space, held by the attention of the movers present. It allows us to gather together to discover, enjoy, & witness ways of moving, interacting, & being. In this module, we will focus attention more towards how we sculpt space as a group, opening our collective perception & examining how we move as an interconnected whole - how we frame dances by watching, giving space, feeling when to move, & when to be still. We will work with structures & scores to frame improvisation, & specific techniques for  working in trios & larger groups. A dance score can be understood as being similar to a score for music, giving specific points of focus & guidelines which offer structure & direction to an improvisation. We will focus on cultivating a deeper awareness of listening, breathing, giving, receiving, & timing; balancing technique & poetry, structure & freedom, as playful beings in motion.

24th - 30th May 2027

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The final 7-day module will be an integrative experience, allowing us to re-cap, revisit, & remember all of the work that will be sitting in the body by this point in the training - a time to feel the accumulated embodied knowledge that has been discovered over the course of the year together. We will also take time during this module to explore how to go forward with your personal practice, asking how you can continue to grow your individual learning & build on the foundation that this training has given you.