DA 315

This course interrogates the field of somatic movement education as applied to dance. Students will explore a brief history of this field and the common principles shared by all forms of somatic movement education. These concepts include but are not limited to: sensation-driven learning; specificity of initiation, follow through, and resolution of movement; focus on qualitative differences and subtle refinements. Concepts will be applied through exploration and experience of at least one specific somatic technique, such as Alexander Technique, the Feldenkrais Method ®, Laban/Bartenieff Fundamentals, Body Mind Centering.