Philadelphia Six Class Series with Kalila Kingsford Smith | Essential Level Spiral Body Techniques®
Six Class Series with Kalila Kingsford Smith
Wednesday March 19 - Friday March 21 & Wednesday March 26 - Friday March 28
All classes are from 2:15-3:45pm at Mascher Space Cooperative, 1170 S. Broad St. Philadelphia Pa
Sliding scale: $15-$20 / class; $40-$45 for 3 classes; $75-$80 for 6 classes
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.
Venmo @KalilaKingsfordSmith to register for class; or pay when you arrive.
Description:
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.
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 emphasizes the body’s intelligence more than “getting the steps right,” while simultaneously pursuing clarity, detail, and memory. We will practice the somatics of sensing and exploring these movements in order to “really dance” the more complex phrasework. The application of the somatics contributes to rigorous dancing.
For more information about Spiral Body Techniques® visit www.mollyshanahanspiralbody.com
For more information and to contact Kalila, visit www.kalilakingsfordsmith.com