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Month For Dancer’s Health – Body Mind Method with Dr. Yana Nakhimova
ODC Theater
This introductory session offers a glimpse into the Body Mind Method, a unique, science-based approach that integrates movement and neuroplasticity to foster overall well-being. Participants will explore how movement can improve focus, memory, creativity, leadership, communication skills, and emotional balance. The class will include a combination of playful and mindful physical exercises, brain-body coordination activities, […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Core Canister: Unlocking Spinal Decompression and Stability through Dynamic Neuromuscular Principles with Dr. Karah Charette, DPT
ODC Theater
In this workshop, we will dive into the revolutionary concepts of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stability (DNS), exploring the core not just as a set of muscles, but as a sophisticated, pressure-regulated canister that plays a critical role in spinal health and overall functional stability. This workshop is ideal for any dancer or mover experiencing chronic pain, […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Embodying Organic Support to Balance the Spine through Movement: A Body-Mind Centering® Approach with Sonja Riket
ODC Theater
Sonja Riket, Body-Mind Centering® Teacher, will facilitate this workshop focusing on the process of perception and kinesthetic awareness and how this can be a gateway into the relationship between the body, movement, and consciousness. Explorations will take us from perception of Self and Other to awakening the felt consciousness of our tissues. When awareness of […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Pilates and the Dancer with Miquel Banket
ODC Theater
Pilates is a helpful manual for the body to understand our imbalances & limitations. In this workshop, we'll go through some practices for injury prevention, how to use Pilates as a quick warm-up or cool down, alignment and understanding of the Powerhouse (our core center), and work on some of the lesser-known apparatuses created by […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Low Impact Movement for Improved Balance, Coordination and Strength with Cathleen McCarthy
ODC Theater
This class is designed for new exercisers, those returning to exercise, and those who want to ease into movement thoughtfully to re-educate the body. Exercises will include joint mobilization, off balance exercises and fall recovery to improve balance, strengthening exercises for improved posture and respiration. Vision, vestibular, and proprioception exercises will also be included.
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Dancing Upside Down: Considerations for warm-up and progressions with ground-based inversions with Dr. Stephanie Greenspan, DPT and Dr. Alyssa Herrera-Set, DPT
ODC Theater
This workshop provides dancers, dance educators, and healthcare professionals with strategies to enhance safety while teaching and practicing ground-based inversions and acrobatics in dance. We’ll begin with a brief discussion of injuries related to inversions and ground acrobatics and important safety considerations for teaching them. This will be followed by a movement session to prepare […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Unlocking the Myofacial System for Dancers with Dr. Lea Torelli, DC
ODC Theater
Learn how to unlock the secrets of your myofascial system to improve flexibility, strength, and overall performance on stage. This in-person workshop will be led by Lea Torelli, a former professional dancer turned clinician who focuses on the connection between tension, compression, Chiropractic and dance. You will be guided through techniques and exercises to enhance […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]