Deep learning Steve Paxton`s helix roll`s & other Material for the spine treasures.
Material for the Spine takes as given, that the palette of the mover exists as sensations in the body.
Helix and other spinal rolls are forms that you learn from within.
As Steve Paxton says : “ I belive after 50 years of work, that it is healthy for the consciousness to spend time with the body.
„The key to the information is, experiencing shapes. The design of the body has to be shaped from within.
In this 1 & a half year long program, the overall goal is to begin with & stay with a sensorial focus.
And with that, to learn and to improve the shape of our helix , crescent & other spinal rolls over time.
The aim is to bring inner sensations to conciousness as we practice. Yet each time there will be within the learning time, space for open play/dance improvisation. So as to digest the tasted / learned material .
MFS is a meditative, technical study of spinal and pelvic movement potentials.
In earlier years at studio Movity, 2023 & 2022, we had the great fortune to have Steve Paxton visiting in, on line, and teaching us, as part of our 4 day course. We will occasionally watch & hear his teachings collected on the Material for the spine DVD.
We will focus in each segment on a specific topic of Material for the spine.
As well as, revisit, practice and deepen in the sensations of the leg led and arm led helix rolls.
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GROUNDWORK 7 DAYS INTENSIVE
17. JAN- 23. JAN 2025
Work we will study in this 7 day Intensive
- Introduction to the material.
- Walk as foundation.
- Spine and arms. Bending bone.
- And the practice of helix rolls begins.
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- Weight of sensation .
- Why standing ? The small dance.
- The sensation of Ki.
The sensation of Ki can be felt and applied to the design within the exercises.
Deepening our experience of the helix rolls with other exercises supporting Ki energy sensation.
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- The focus on undulations of the spine.
- It is sensorial information of the nature and the size of the spine.
- Undulations of the spine brings focus on the extremities of the spine, because they initiate the movement.
- For example, when the top of the head is leading, the wave of undulation moves downward in training the vertebrae in sequence.
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- Moving from the center of mass.
- Head up crescent rolls & Head & Feet up crescent rolls.
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- Tension masks sensation and sensation is the goal.
- We will observe during our rolls where we might hold tension and finding ways to release it while rolling.
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NORA HAJOS
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- Bio: Nóra Hajós started her dance studies at age 4 in her native Hungary. For the past 35 years, she has been teaching the art of dance and movement improvisation, as well as creating performances in Europe, USA, Canada and South America.
- Nóra studied in-depth with the following teachers, with whom she also collaborated and performed on many occasions: Steve Paxton (the originator of CI), Lisa Nelson (Tuning Scores) and Simone Forti (Logomotion).
She investigated Steve Paxton`s Material for the spine studies from 1988 onward and continued to study with him for 36 years. Nóra assisted Steve’s seminars over several summers, at Touchdown dance, Dartington College, England. - 2023 & 2024 Steve visited in on line, to add his teachings at Nora`s Material for the spine workshops in Hungary, Switzerland, France, and Canada .
- Nóra has taught this material over the decades ,in many countries around the world.
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Groundwork 7 days Intensive
- 17. Jan – 23. Jan 2025 (CHF690.00, early bird until 30st Nov.2024, regular CHF720.00) a non refundable deposit of CHF300.00 we need to save your spot
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