Philadelphia Friday Class Series with Kalila Kingsford Smith | Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques®
Friday Class Series with Kalila Kingsford Smith
When:
Fridays, May 16, 23, and 30 3:15-4:45 pm (space is open for this class from 3-5, feel free to come early and stay late)
Where:
Mascher Space @mascher.space
1170 S Broad St.
Rear studio
Registration encouraged; drop-ins welcome; $15-20 single class, multiple-class packages available.
While classes may build on concepts from previous days, each class is distinct and will emerge in response to people in the room that day. Drop-ins are welcome! No one turned away for lack of funds.
Spiral Body Techniques® engages the body’s intrinsic system of fluidity, spirals, undulation and curve that allow dancers to navigate complex movement patterns with ease, safety, and joy. In this class we will emphasize the rotation of the ball-and-socket joints, flexion and extension, and the release and reeducation of habitually constricted abdominals in order to more easefully access the body’s spirals. All movements will emerge from the next in fluid spiralic pattern.
All phrasework in SBT is spontaneously composed, so both the teacher and the student are practicing learning the phrase at the same time, generating repeatable phrases of increasing complexity that emphasize the body’s intelligence more than simply “getting the steps right,” while simultaneously pursuing clarity, detail, and honing one’s memory. We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. The application of somatics principles of awareness, fluctuations in size and speed, and integration with whole self contributes to rigorous dancing.
Spiral Body Techniques® is the dance and movement framework developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan. The March SBT class series at Mascher will be taught by Kalila Kingsford Smith, who is among the second cohort of certified Essential Level SBT teachers.
Spiral Body Techniques engages the body's intrinsic system of fluidity, spirals, undulation and curve that allow dancers to navigate complex movement patterns with ease, safety, and joy. In this class we will emphasize the rotation of the ball-and-socket joints, flexion and extension, and the release and reeducation of habitually constricted abdominals in order to more easefully access the body’s spirals. All movements will emerge from the next in fluid spiralic pattern.
For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com
For more information and to contact Kalila, visit www.kalilakingsfordsmith.com