Sharing Balance in Contact Improvisation by Ken Manheimer
Dancer and dance teacher Ken Manheimer shares his thoughts and understanding about the dance technique Contact Improvisation
Category: Technique
Dance, Awareness, and The Feldenkrais Method® by Daniel Burkholder
The Feldenkrais Method offers dancers the opportunity to fine-tune their bodies, heighten consciousness and awareness by eliminating unnecessary habitual patterns before they become major problems.
The Horton Technique by Diana Dinerman
Diana Dinerman describes the modern dance Horton Technique.
Dear Ludwig, by Diana Dinerman
Arts writer and arts administrator Diana Dinerman replies to Loren Ludwig’s Open Letter regarding ballet technique being “oppressive.”
Open Reply to Loren Ludwig by Rob Bettmann
Rob Bettmann responsed to Loren Ludwig: “A poet could say that the English language is the language of oppression, the language of Columbus, Nixon, Bush, Rumsfeld and whatever that guys name is on Fox News. But you could equally say that English is the language of Audre Lorde, Nina Simone, and Bell Hooks.”
An Open Letter to Rob Bettmann by Loren Ludwig
An open letter from musician, composer and music historian Loren Ludwig to Bourgeon editor Robert Bettmann asserting that “technique is ideology.”