Skinner Releasing Technique ™ (SRT) is a dance technique in which we tune into the detailed and infinite layers of ourselves through the dancing body. It is developed by Joan Skinner. It is a technique which enhances any movement style and any activity. Alignment is approached in multi-dimensional and dynamic ways.
 
The classes are designed to support each individual’s process in moving effortlessly and efficiently. Specificity and articulation of movement are enhanced. There is an ongoing fine tuning in allowing ourselves to consciously fall into unknown creative territories, through guided imagery and hands-on partner studies. As the imagination is in direct touch with the physical body, it affects the dance in its immediacy of making.
 
It is a self-propelling process, in which 'simply' noticing and allowing, support action into newness. Awareness is developed through practicing principles of Releasing individually, with a partner and as part of the group.

These workshops include classes of the Introductory course, which has 15 classes. Preferably they are offered in series of 5, 10 or 15. Besides these basics, through experience and thorough practise, the work is continuously evolving to other levels. Currently I refer to this as Evolving Releasing. 

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(Instant) Composition brings awareness to composition, to the making of dances. We work with instant composition (evolving and pracitising tools to create instantly), using principles in a way that can be applied to making pieces in any way you prefer to make. If there is a technique class in the morning, we make connections to these, using principles of a.o. Skinner Releasing, to then move our imagination, intuition, intelligence, into direct action and in composition, dealing with time, space and ‘story’.  We tune into different layers and investigate how fine tuning into these different layers affects how we are relating; to ourselves, to others, to space, to time, to the piece. The ongoing interest is to dance with an aliveness, efficiency and intimacy in the body and an inherently perceptive, available and responsive self while composing instantly.