Klein/Mahler Stretch and Placement a class which employs long, slow stretches in order to generate and increase kinesthetic awareness and anatomical connection
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Rebecca Alson-Milkman holds a B.A. in Dance and Sociology from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from UCLA. Her work is grounded both in the symbiotic relationship between process and product and in her collaborations with other artists. She has had her work produced in a variety of festivals and venues in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco including Deli Dances at Times Square, the New Dance Groupe Arts Center, the Evolving Arts Theater, estrogenius at Manhattan Theatre Source, University Settlement, Access Theater, Anatomy Riot , Under the Radar at High Energy Constructs, STREAM/fest at CounterPULSE and Studio at REDCAT. She is a recent recipient of a Silo Residency from DanceNOW/NYC. Rebecca has a small massage therapy practice in LA. Her bodywork, dancing and choreography are deeply influenced by her continuing studies with Barbara Mahler, with whom she is under a multi-yeared apprenticeship to teach Klein/Mahler technique. Klein/Mahler Stretch and Placement employs long, deep stretches to raise awareness of the body's intrinsic systems of support: the skeleton and deep postural muscles. We work to improve alignment, reduce injuries and increase options for the dancer. "We align the bones by using the muscles most responsible for the transfer of forces through the body - the psoas, the hamstrings, the external rotators, and the pelvic floor. We do not work to "exercise" these muscle but rather to "wake them up"; to use them for support for and realignment of the bones. We work, and teach, for the body to be elastic, responsive, open to choices, and expressive. Movement, and the treatment of each individual student's body, mind and spirit with kindness, respect and generosity is our ultimate goal. And finally and most importantly, the body does not exist alone but in connection to the ground, the space, and to others." |
