LABAN FOR EVERYONE
Human Movement 101, Learn how to be in your body. Increase awareness & understanding to help you prevent injury and move easefully & joyfully in daily living. Learn the foundations of breathing, sitting, reaching, standing, bending, walking, & climbing, which are the foundations for safe movement, exercise, injury prevention, and a joyful embodied experience. Great for everyone from athletes to pro desk sitters, young & older, beginners & advanced. This class is intended for post-rehabilitation and the “everyday” person.
Thousand Oaks Coming Soon 8 wks
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THE RESOURCE company class
OPEN CLASS, Company Class is centered around repertoire, movement exploration, improvisation, choreographic prompts & rehearsal. There is no warm-up during this class time; Please attend the Floor Barre and Laban for Dancers classes immediately before to warm-up. The company’s style is post-modern with a ballet influence; all movement styles are welcome. Performance opportunities will be extended by audition & invitation. (Note: this is an ongoing class; Drop-in pricing and class cards are available)
Thousand Oaks Coming 2025
MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS, Study all aspects of human movement. Become embodied, gain a detailed vocabulary for movement, & tools for clear choice-making for your character & performance. Clear & concise feedback and on-the-spot coaching from the instructor, who is a Certified Movement Analyst and passionate about creating space for actors to progress through the creative process. This course empowers actors to experience the joy of exploration and the reward of pinning down their choices. PREREQUISITE: LBMS FOUNDATIONS.
Thousand Oaks Coming 2025 3hrs 8 wks
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LABAN FOR ACTORS
Ballet, A Tool for Health
Floor Barre, from Tricia Kaye and Alexandra Baldina. A ballet warm-up done lying down so that you don’t have to fight against gravity. The Floor exercises create space in the hips and length in the spine, elongating your body and movement, which greatly enhances daily living as well as movement performance. The Floor Barre is centered around listening to one’s body and is intended to gently teach you the secrets of your body rather than force you into harsh experiences. Your life, health, and body are respected. I teach all ages and levels simultaneously as we can all learn together and from one another.
Thousand Oaks Coming Fall 2024
Laban Foundations
LBMS FOUNDATIONS, This class is a prerequisite to “Laban for Dancers,” and “Laban for Actors,” and is open to all bodies, ages, and movement specialties. This is intended for more advanced movers, however, you will not be turned away if you are interested in attending. (Please contact Nathalie with any questions). Here you will learn the basics before you apply it to your craft in the specialized classes. I created this format so that you will learn the foundations next to other movers that you might not usually interact with. This is an in-depth course where you will learn Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (LBMA). You will dive deep into understanding your Body, Effort, Shape, Space, and some basics of symbols and notation. Learn more about LBMS HERE.