Physical Inquiries & Somatic Practices

A series of ongoing, weekly drop-in classes based on a variety of body practices, designed to expand one’s understanding and use of the body. Classes are suitable for professional dancers and non-dancers alike.

Taught by rotating faculty, classes include

  • Klein Technique™ / Stretch & Placement
  • Releasing (virtual)
  • Starship Somatics (virtual)
  • Pilates
  • Ineffable but we Practice
  • Feldenkrais®
  • Alexander Technique
  • Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy
  • Klein Technique™ Dance/Movement

Check the calendar for a full listing of Physical Inquiries & Somatic Practices

Teaching photo of Barbara Mahler from the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. Barbara helping a student during class; she gently places her hand on the small of the student's back and lower spine, the student brings their chin to chest.
ID: Teaching photo of Barbara Mahler from the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. Barbara helping a student during class; she gently places her hand on the small of the student's back and lower spine, the student brings their chin to chest.

Past classes

Physical Inquiries & Somatic Practices

A series of ongoing, weekly drop-in classes based on a variety of body practices, designed to expand one’s understanding and use of the body. Classes are suitable for professional dancers and non-dancers alike.

Taught by rotating faculty, classes include

  • Klein Technique™ / Stretch & Placement
  • Releasing (virtual)
  • Starship Somatics (virtual)
  • Pilates
  • Ineffable but we Practice
  • Feldenkrais®
  • Alexander Technique
  • Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy
  • Klein Technique™ Dance/Movement
Teaching photo of Barbara Mahler from the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. Barbara helping a student during class; she gently places her hand on the small of the student's back and lower spine, the student brings their chin to chest.
ID: Teaching photo of Barbara Mahler from the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. Barbara helping a student during class; she gently places her hand on the small of the student's back and lower spine, the student brings their chin to chest.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Jul 7 - Aug 25, 2023

Students with torsos bent at the waist during class. Heads are hanging. Photo by Harry Shunyao Zhang.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais®

Antonio Ramos

Wed, Aug 2 - Aug 30, 2023

Antonio Ramos offering tactile support to a student during class. The student is on yoga mat on the floor, hands behind their head, feet on the ground, knees bent and the head slightly off the ground. Antonio is holding the student's head with one hand and the other is rested just above the left knee. Antonios curly hair falls on his face. Photo by Harry Shunyao Zhang.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Alice MacDonald, Allie Kronick

Wed, Sep 6 - Sep 27, 2023

Photo shows Alice teaching in a room with plants, white walls, windows, and a hard wood floor. Students lie in two rows on the floor on their backs. Alice is walking among the students speaking as she teaches.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais®

Tasha Taylor

Wed, Sep 6 - Oct 25, 2023

Six people engaged in a movement lying on their backs on a floor with both knees bent and tilted to the left.Their arms are relatively close to their torso with palms facing up. Each person has their head turned different degrees to the left in quiet repose. Photo Courtesy of Tasha Taylor.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Sep 8, 2023 - Feb 23, 2024

Barbara Mahler dancing in a green dress. Arms outstretched, standing in front of a sign that reads Queensboro Dance Festival, and a loading ledge. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Starship Somatics – Fall 2023

Petra Kuppers

Tue, Sep 19 - Dec 12, 2023

Petra, a white queer disabled cis woman of size sits on her scooter, and reaches out her hand to a video projection of a purple moon. Below, a floor dancer reaches up and touches their own hands. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Topf Technique / Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Tue, Sep 19 - Dec 19, 2023

A photo of Jaime Ortega next to a human skeleton replica, holding up a picture of a pelvis. He is speaking and pointing towards the right side of the pelvis. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Stretch & Placement

Barbara Mahler

Thu, Sep 21 - Dec 21, 2023

Barbara Mahler teaching in Chile in 2018. A group of students are seated next to her in a semi circle, they are looking at the space in front of them, their sides of the bodies facing the camera. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

BodyMind Dancing™

Martha Eddy, Stephanie Tack

Mon, Sep 25 - Dec 18, 2023

Martha Eddy demonstrating a Yoga prone position, Frog. A bolster and a block supporting her abdomen and chest. Face, forearm, and shins touching the ground. Photo by Serge Cashman.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Oct 4, 2023 - Jan 31, 2024

Emily is seen in profile putting her hands on a student who is slightly taller than her. Her hand is placed on the student's jaw while they looks straight ahead. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Releasing Technique

Julie Mayo

Mon, Oct 9 - Dec 18, 2023

Three dancers move in the space. In the foreground a dancer in a gray sweatshirt and dark pants sits with their head thrown back and arms supporting their torso. In the background two other dancers in black move around. One extends their arm away from their body. Harry Shunyao Zhang.
Category: Class

Pilates for Movers

Kayla White

Thu, Oct 19 - Dec 21, 2023

A woman wearing a black sweatshirt and black shorts faces away from the camera holding her right arm up towards the ceiling in a gesture designed to inspire a lifting action. Six people lay on tan mats on their back with a blue ball resting underneath their hips. They hold their bent right knee firmly with both hands as their left leg is long and straight reaching towards the ceiling with a flexed foot. They are in a Pilates studio with brown wood floor and white walls. A photo by Aline Pilates.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Sarah White-Ayón

Wed, Nov 1 - Dec 20, 2023

Two white women are face down in a diagonal line on a silver rooftop with irregular black markings crawling through child’s pose. The woman closest to the camera wears a black long-sleeved sweater shirt and hot pink metallic leggings with black bikini briefs over them. The woman farthest from the camera wears a black top with irregular, vertical gold lines and black bikini briefs. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

The Feldenkrais Method® studies the works of our nervous system and our ability to recognize and create movement patterns that are both more efficient and more pleasant.

Tasha Taylor

Wed, Nov 1 - Dec 20, 2023

Six people engaged in a movement lying on their backs on a floor with both knees bent and tilted to the left.Their arms are relatively close to their torso with palms facing up. Each person has their head turned different degrees to the left in quiet repose. Photo Courtesy of Tasha Taylor.
Category: Class

Releasing

Yvonne Meier

Mon, Nov 13 - Nov 27, 2023

Abstract animal drawing in different bright colors. Drawing by Yvonne Meier.
Category: Class

Pilates

Amelia Heintzelman

Tue, Jan 9 - Apr 30, 2024

Amelia is white and has brown curly hair. She does a backbend on the ground with her feet on a stool. She has on a short unitard and dance sneakers and is in an empty space. Photo by Jenna Westra.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method ® Awareness Through Movement / Método Feldenkrais ® Consciencia a través del movimiento

Jimena Paz

Wed, Jan 10 - Jan 31, 2024

Photo of Jimena Paz lying on the floor in a fetal position with one arm extended above her head. She has dark hair and wears dark colored clothing. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Feb 2 - Jun 28, 2024

A photo of Barbara Mahler guiding a student during her class. The student faces away from the camera in a soft forward fold, letting their shoulders and head fall forwards. Barbara places a hand at the student’s sacrum and behind their thigh. Barbara wears a bright multicolored top with pink, blue and yellow patterns. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Releasing

Yvonne Meier

Mon, Feb 5 - Jun 24, 2024

Abstract animal drawing in different bright colors. Drawing by Yvonne Meier.
Category: Class

Starship Somatics – Spring 2024

Petra Kuppers

Tue, Feb 6 - Jun 25, 2024

Petra, a white queer disabled cis woman of size sits on her scooter, and reaches out her hand to a video projection of a purple moon. Below, a floor dancer reaches up and touches their own hands. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Kari Ostensen

Wed, Feb 7 - Mar 27, 2024

Kari rolls on the floor in beige athletic pants and an iridescent white jacket with sheer white fabric wrapped around their head and draped onto the floor. They are mid roll and their arm is in the air with their elbow bent. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®

Tasha Taylor

Wed, Feb 7 - Apr 24, 2024

Six people engaged in a movement lying on their backs on a floor with both knees bent and tilted to the left.Their arms are relatively close to their torso with palms facing up. Each person has their head turned different degrees to the left in quiet repose. Photo Courtesy of Tasha Taylor.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Stretch & Placement

Barbara Mahler

Mon, Feb 12 - Jun 24, 2024

Barbara Mahler teaching in Chile in 2018. A group of students are seated next to her in a semi circle, they are looking at the space in front of them, their sides of the bodies facing the camera. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Tue, Feb 13 - May 28, 2024

A photo of Jaime Ortega next to a human skeleton replica, holding up a picture of a pelvis. He is speaking and pointing towards the right side of the pelvis. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Fabio Tavares

Wed, Mar 6 - Mar 13, 2024

A photo of Fabio Tavares teaching a class at the Judson Church. He stands in the middle while students lay on woven blankets. Their knees are bent falling to one side while their faces turn to look away in opposition. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®

Antonio Ramos

Wed, Mar 6 - Jun 5, 2024

Antonio Ramos offering tactile support to a student during class. The student is on yoga mat on the floor, hands behind their head, feet on the ground, knees bent and the head slightly off the ground. Antonio is holding the student's head with one hand and the other is rested just above the left knee. Antonios curly hair falls on his face. Photo by Harry Shunyao Zhang.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Apr 3 - Apr 24, 2024

Emily is seen in profile putting her hands on a student who is slightly taller than her. Her hand is placed on the student's jaw while they looks straight ahead. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Releasing

Julie Mayo

Mon, Apr 8 - May 20, 2024

Sixteen squares are seen on a video Zoom screen with people in each of them, in various places inside the square. The people inside are dancing. Julie Mayo is looking on/into the Zoom class, so her face is closer up to the screen. Photo Courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Ineffable but We Practice

Wally Cardona

Wed, Apr 17 - May 22, 2024

In the center of the image is a b&w rectangular box showing a close-up of two eyes (Cardona’s). This is superimposed over a mandala-like image consisting of one large circle of words in blue - “This dance is the last dance I will ever make” and “My last dance is the last dance I will ever make” - and multiple lines of words in red radiating out from the center. Where the words begin in the center looks like the shape of a heart. Image by Wally Cardona with photo by Peggy Kaplan.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Allie Kronick

Wed, May 1 - Jun 26, 2024

Allie is kneeling on the floor, left leg bent and extended toward the camera. Her toes are flexed off the floor and she is barefoot wearing a white top and green pants. Allie is in the background looking past her foot into the foreground of a light wood floor. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Pilates for Movers

Kayla White

Tue, May 7 - Jun 25, 2024

A woman wearing a black sweatshirt and black shorts faces away from the camera holding her right arm up towards the ceiling in a gesture designed to inspire a lifting action. Six people lay on tan mats on their back with a blue ball resting underneath their hips. They hold their bent right knee firmly with both hands as their left leg is long and straight reaching towards the ceiling with a flexed foot. They are in a Pilates studio with brown wood floor and white walls. A photo by Aline Pilates.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Jun 6 - Jun 27, 2024

A photo of Jaime Ortega next to a human skeleton replica, holding up a picture of a pelvis. He is speaking and pointing towards the right side of the pelvis. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®: Awareness Through Movement®

Marion Helfenstein

Wed, Jun 12 - Jul 3, 2024

A photo of students practicing movement during a class. They lie on their backs on blue mats. One leg extended downward and the other leg was propped up with their knee bent and the foot pressed into the floor. Photo by Eve Boltax
Category: Class

Ineffable but We Practice

Wally Cardona

Wed, Jun 26 - Jul 31, 2024

In the center of the image is a b&w rectangular box showing a close-up of two eyes (Cardona’s). This is superimposed over a mandala-like image consisting of one large circle of words in blue - “This dance is the last dance I will ever make” and “My last dance is the last dance I will ever make” - and multiple lines of words in red radiating out from the center. Where the words begin in the center looks like the shape of a heart. Image by Wally Cardona with photo by Peggy Kaplan.
Category: Class

Pilates Mat-class for Movers

Johanna S Meyer

Tue, Jul 2 - Aug 27, 2024

A white woman in a blue jumpsuit is hinging back into a lunge with one arm forward and splaying her other hand back. There is a a silver helium
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Kari Ostensen

Wed, Jul 3 - Jul 31, 2024

Kari Ostensen teaches a class. Kari faces the students demonstrating a position they attempt to replicate it. They all balance on one leg while the second leg is bent at 90 degrees in front of them. Their arms are bent at the elbows and fingertips touch their shoulders, their elbows reach to their sides. Photo by Didi Zacks.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Jul 5 - Dec 20, 2024

A photo of Barbara Mahler guiding a student during her class. The student faces away from the camera in a soft forward fold, letting their shoulders and head fall forwards. Barbara places a hand at the student’s sacrum and behind their thigh. Barbara wears a bright multicolored top with pink, blue and yellow patterns. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement

Anat Meiri

Wed, Jul 10 - Oct 30, 2024

Anat is in session with a client. She sits next to the client and places her hands at either side of the clients lower jaw and neck. Photo by Elodie Saracco
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®: Awareness Through Movement®

Marion Helfenstein

Wed, Aug 7 - Aug 28, 2024

A photo of students practicing movement during a class. They lie on their backs on blue mats. One leg extended downward and the other leg was propped up with their knee bent and the foot pressed into the floor. Photo by Eve Boltax
Category: Class

Pilates for Movers

Kayla White

Tue, Sep 3 - Dec 17, 2024

a white woman is balancing on her hips with legs pointed up towards the ceiling, her arms are pressed behind her supporting her. She is seated on a cream mat inside of a Pilates studio. There are wood floors and wallpaper with tree trunks and golden pears on the wall behind her. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Sarah White-Ayón

Wed, Sep 4 - Oct 30, 2024

Two white women are face down in a diagonal line on a silver rooftop with irregular black markings crawling through child’s pose. The woman closest to the camera wears a black long-sleeved sweater shirt and hot pink metallic leggings with black bikini briefs over them. The woman farthest from the camera wears a black top with irregular, vertical gold lines and black bikini briefs. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Sep 5 - Dec 12, 2024

A photo of Jaime Ortega Holding a Human skull model. He holds the top of the head in his hands turning it upside down and pointing to the center with his other hand. His arm is wrapped around a model of the ribs and spine. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™/Stretch & Placement

Barbara Mahler

Mon, Sep 16 - Dec 16, 2024

A photo of Barbara Mahler guiding a student during her class. The student faces away from the camera in a soft forward fold, letting their shoulders and head fall forwards. Barbara places a hand at the student’s sacrum and behind their thigh. Barbara wears a bright multicolored top with pink, blue and yellow patterns. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Starship Somatics – Fall 2024

Petra Kuppers

Tue, Sep 17 - Dec 17, 2024

Petra, a white queer disabled cis woman of size sits on her scooter, and reaches out her hand to a video projection of a purple moon. Below, a floor dancer reaches up and touches their own hands. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Ineffable but We Practice

Wally Cardona

Wed, Sep 18 - Dec 18, 2024

In the center of the image is a b&w rectangular box showing a close-up of two eyes (Cardona’s). This is superimposed over a mandala-like image consisting of one large circle of words in blue - “This dance is the last dance I will ever make” and “My last dance is the last dance I will ever make” - and multiple lines of words in red radiating out from the center. Where the words begin in the center looks like the shape of a heart. Image by Wally Cardona with photo by Peggy Kaplan.
Category: Class

Pilates

luciana achugar

Tue, Oct 1 - Oct 29, 2024

Two light skinned dancers' upper bodies one in front of the other. Front dancer is wearing a gold sequined leotard opened on the sides and back dancer is wearing a lace navy blue bra with pants pulled down to just above the pubic area. The dancer in front (Molly Lieber) has her arms stretched upwards in a V shape and the dancer in back (luciana achugar) is looking down and has her arms down by her sides also stretched out in a quasi V shape. Photo by Scott Shaw.
Category: Class

Releasing

Julie Mayo

Mon, Oct 7 - Oct 28, 2024

Julie Mayo in nature. Green grass and trees surrounding her as she walks towards a creek. Photo by Mark Richardson.
Category: Class

Releasing

Yvonne Meier

Mon, Nov 4 - Dec 16, 2024

Abstract animal drawing in different bright colors. Drawing by Yvonne Meier.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique and Improvisation: letting the dance dance you

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Nov 6 - Dec 18, 2024

A group of dancers are on the floor in sitting and lying down positions, in the midst of moving. the photo is taken from a low angle. Photo by Lucy Sydel.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement

Marilyn Maywald Yahel

Wed, Nov 6 - Nov 20, 2024

Black contour line drawing on white background delineating the outline of a torso with both arms lying one on top of the other across the chest. Image by Kamila Baimukasheva
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®, Awareness Through Movement®

Marion Helfenstein

Wed, Dec 4, 2024 - Jan 29, 2025

A photo of students practicing movement during a class. They lie on their backs on blue mats. One leg extended downward and the other leg was propped up with their knee bent and the foot pressed into the floor. Photo by Eve Boltax
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Jan 3 - Jun 27, 2025

Graphic with text over an image. Barbara Mahler teaches a class. She sits on the floor with one arm reaching for the sky, her gaze following. Students surrounding her lie with their backs flat on the floor and knees bent. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Pilates

Amelia Heintzelman

Tue, Jan 7 - Feb 25, 2025

Amelia is white and has brown curly hair. She does a backbend on the ground with her feet on a stool. She has on a short unitard and dance sneakers and is in an empty space. Photo by Jenna Westra.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Kari Ostensen

Wed, Jan 8 - Apr 30, 2025

Kari Ostensen teaches a class. Kari faces the students demonstrating a position they attempt to replicate it. They all balance on one leg while the second leg is bent at 90 degrees in front of them. Their arms are bent at the elbows and fingertips touch their shoulders, their elbows reach to their sides. Photo by Didi Zacks.
Category: Class

Ineffable but We Practice

Wally Cardona

Wed, Jan 8 - Jun 25, 2025

In the center of the image is a b&w rectangular box showing a close-up of two eyes (Cardona’s). This is superimposed over a mandala-like image consisting of one large circle of words in blue - “This dance is the last dance I will ever make” and “My last dance is the last dance I will ever make” - and multiple lines of words in red radiating out from the center. Where the words begin in the center looks like the shape of a heart. Image by Wally Cardona with photo by Peggy Kaplan.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Jan 9 - Jun 26, 2025

A photo of Jaime Ortega Holding a Human skull model. He holds the top of the head in his hands turning it upside down and pointing to the center with his other hand. His arm is wrapped around a model of the ribs and spine. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement (ATM)

Anat Meiri

Wed, Feb 5 - May 28, 2025

Anat is in session with a client. She sits next to the client and places her hands at either side of the clients lower jaw and neck. Photo by Elodie Saracco
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Stretch & Placement

Barbara Mahler

Mon, Feb 17 - Jun 9, 2025

A photo of Barbara Mahler guiding a student during her class. The student faces away from the camera in a soft forward fold, letting their shoulders and head fall forwards. Barbara places a hand at the student’s sacrum and behind their thigh. Barbara wears a bright multicolored top with pink, blue and yellow patterns. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Releasing

Julie Mayo

Mon, Feb 17 - May 19, 2025

Julie Mayo in nature. Green grass and trees surrounding her as she walks towards a creek. Photo by Mark Richardson.
Category: Class

Starship Somatics – Spring 2025

Petra Kuppers

Tue, Feb 18 - Jun 24, 2025

Petra, a white queer disabled cis woman of size sits on her scooter, and reaches out her hand to a video projection of a purple moon. Below, a floor dancer reaches up and touches their own hands. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Releasing

Yvonne Meier

Mon, Mar 3 - Apr 28, 2025

Abstract animal drawing in different bright colors. Drawing by Yvonne Meier.
Category: Class

Pilates

Kay Ottinger

Tue, Mar 4 - May 27, 2025

Light skin female is in a plank like position with a block supporting her pubic bone for support. Her chest is extended out and up to a window. Kay Ottinger. Photo Courtesy of artist.
Category: Class

Qi Gong

Laurel Atwell

Tue, Mar 4 - Jun 10, 2025

This image is a drawing by Juan Li, who drew a lot of images for Mantak Chia. It's an image of the thrusting channels, that travel up through the center of the body to connect the body both into the earth through the soles of the feet, and to the space above through the crown point at the top of the skull. The energy outside of the body spirals in green and rainbow coloring, and courses through the body and the seven chakra system.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Mar 5 - Mar 26, 2025

A group of dancers are on the floor in sitting and lying down positions, in the midst of moving. the photo is taken from a low angle. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®

Antonio Ramos

Wed, Mar 5 - Apr 30, 2025

Antonio Ramos offering tactile support to a student during class. The student is on yoga mat on the floor, hands behind their head, feet on the ground, knees bent and the head slightly off the ground. Antonio is holding the student's head with one hand and the other is rested just above the left knee. Antonios curly hair falls on his face. Photo by Harry Shunyao Zhang.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Sarah White-Ayón

Wed, May 7 - May 28, 2025

Two white women are face down in a diagonal line on a silver rooftop with irregular black markings crawling through child’s pose. The woman closest to the camera wears a black long-sleeved sweater shirt and hot pink metallic leggings with black bikini briefs over them. The woman farthest from the camera wears a black top with irregular, vertical gold lines and black bikini briefs. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Pilates

luciana achugar

Tue, Jun 3 - Jun 24, 2025

Two light skinned dancers' upper bodies one in front of the other. Front dancer is wearing a gold sequined leotard opened on the sides and back dancer is wearing a lace navy blue bra with pants pulled down to just above the pubic area. The dancer in front (Molly Lieber) has her arms stretched upwards in a V shape and the dancer in back (luciana achugar) is looking down and has her arms down by her sides also stretched out in a quasi V shape. Photo by Scott Shaw.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Allie Kronick

Wed, Jun 4 - Jun 25, 2025

Allie is kneeling on the floor, left leg bent and extended toward the camera. Her toes are flexed off the floor and she is barefoot wearing a white top and green pants. Allie is in the background looking past her foot into the foreground of a light wood floor. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais®

Marilyn Maywald Yahel

Wed, Jun 4 - Jun 25, 2025

Black contour line drawing on white background delineating the outline of a torso with both arms lying one on top of the other across the chest. Image by Kamila Baimukasheva
Category: Class

Pilates

Kay Ottinger

Tue, Jul 1 - Aug 26, 2025

Light skin female is in a plank like position with a block supporting her pubic bone for support. Her chest is extended out and up to a window. Kay Ottinger. Photo Courtesy of artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Allie Kronick

Wed, Jul 2 - Jul 30, 2025

A group of dancers in a studio stand with one leg forward and arms raising upwards. Allie crouches on the ground adjusting a dancer's foot. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais®

Anat Meiri

Wed, Jul 2 - Jul 30, 2025

Anat monitors a client while they sit in and move their torso in a spiral position. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Jul 3 - Aug 28, 2025

A photo of Jaime Ortega next to a human skeleton replica, holding up a picture of a pelvis. He is speaking and pointing towards the right side of the pelvis. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Jul 4 - Aug 29, 2025

Barbara Mahler assists a student during a class. Barbara touches the student's back. Photo courtesy of the National Performing Arts Center - National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®

Marion Helfenstein

Wed, Aug 6 - Sep 24, 2025

A photo of students practicing movement during a class. They lie on their backs on blue mats. One leg extended downward and the other leg was propped up with their knee bent and the foot pressed into the floor. Photo by Eve Boltax
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Holly Wilder

Wed, Aug 20 - Aug 27, 2025

Holly is smiling and touching the spine a life-sized human skeleton as she faces a class full of students who are seated on the floor. Photo by Bryan Bisordi.
Category: Class

Pilates

Sofia Engelman

Tue, Sep 2 - Dec 30, 2025

Sofia, a white brunette dressed in a blue shirt and white pants, reaches forward to frame with her fingers the cervical spine of a mover leaning forward in front of her. The wall behind them is grey with a bright lamp and leafy plants. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Rachel Bernsen

Wed, Sep 3 - Sep 24, 2025

Two people standing side by side, one person physically guiding the other to raise their arms over their head with ease. Photo by Jenni Walkowiak
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Sep 4, 2025 - Feb 26, 2026

A photo of Jaime Ortega next to a human skeleton replica, holding up a picture of a pelvis. He is speaking and pointing towards the right side of the pelvis. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ Dance/Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Sep 5, 2025 - Feb 27, 2026

Barbara Mahler dancing in a green dress. Arms outstretched, standing in front of a sign that reads Queensboro Dance Festival, and a loading ledge. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™/Stretch & Placement

Barbara Mahler

Mon, Sep 15 - Dec 15, 2025

A photo of Barbara Mahler guiding a student during her class. The student faces away from the camera in a soft forward fold, letting their shoulders and head fall forwards. Barbara places a hand at the student’s sacrum and behind their thigh. Barbara wears a bright multicolored top with pink, blue and yellow patterns. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Qi Gong

Laurel Atwell

Tue, Sep 16 - Dec 16, 2025

A collage with an image of sunflowers and an image of a leaf like object being held up to a window. Text reads, Not Knowing, Learning. Image courtesy of the faculty.
Category: Class

Ineffable but We Practice

Wally Cardona

Wed, Sep 17 - Dec 17, 2025

In the center of the image is a b&w rectangular box showing a close-up of two eyes (Cardona’s). This is superimposed over a mandala-like image consisting of one large circle of words in blue - “This dance is the last dance I will ever make” and “My last dance is the last dance I will ever make” - and multiple lines of words in red radiating out from the center. Where the words begin in the center looks like the shape of a heart. Image by Wally Cardona with photo by Peggy Kaplan.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Rebecca Brooks

Wed, Oct 1 - Oct 29, 2025

A photo of the roots of a tree intertwined. Photo Courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method ® Awareness Through Movement / Método Feldenkrais ® Consciencia a través del movimiento

Jimena Paz

Wed, Oct 1 - Dec 17, 2025

A silhouette of Jimena with her arms out in a a studio, behind her are windows and buildings. Photo by Maria Baranova
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Pilates

Amelia Heintzelman

Tue, Oct 7 - Oct 28, 2025

Amelia is white and has brown curly hair. She does a backbend on the ground with her feet on a stool. She has on a short unitard and dance sneakers and is in an empty space. Photo by Jenna Westra.
Category: Class

Starship Somatics – Fall 2025

Petra Kuppers

Tue, Oct 7 - Dec 16, 2025

A number of masked dancers, one wheelchair user, some people, standing, some lying down, are moving together in front of a projection of water in pink and white. Photo by Petra Kuppers.
Category: Class

Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu

Ori Flomin

Mon, Oct 20 - Nov 17, 2025

A man sits cross-legged on a rocky cliff, meditating with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a turquoise T-shirt, gray pants, and sneakers. Behind him stretches a sweeping view of a winding river bordered by lush green hills, under a bright blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds. The sunlight reflects off the water, and a boat can be seen traveling along the river. The scene conveys a sense of peace, balance, and connection with nature. Photo by Tony Bordonaro
Category: Class

Pilates

marion spencer

Tue, Nov 4 - Nov 18, 2025

Marion dances on a deck in the woods, arms suspended in the air with her hands in fists. Photo by Anna Maynard.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Sarah White-Ayón

Wed, Nov 5 - Nov 26, 2025

Two white women are face down in a diagonal line on a silver rooftop with irregular black markings crawling through child’s pose. The woman closest to the camera wears a black long-sleeved sweater shirt and hot pink metallic leggings with black bikini briefs over them. The woman farthest from the camera wears a black top with irregular, vertical gold lines and black bikini briefs. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Releasing

Julie Mayo

Mon, Dec 1 - Dec 15, 2025

A person lays on the floor; one knee propped up and and one arm extended upward. Photo by Alex Gabrielli.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Dec 3 - Dec 17, 2025

Emily is seen in profile putting her hands on a student who is slightly taller than her. Her hand is placed on the student's jaw while they looks straight ahead. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Pilates

Amelia Heintzelman

Tue, Jan 6 - Feb 24, 2026

Amelia is white and has brown curly hair. She does a backbend on the ground with her feet on a stool. She has on a short unitard and dance sneakers and is in an empty space. Photo by Jenna Westra.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Rebecca Brooks

Wed, Jan 7 - Jan 28, 2026

The roots of a tree amongst orange colored leaves and dirt. Photo by artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®: Awareness Through Movement®

Marion Helfenstein

Wed, Jan 7 - Feb 25, 2026

A group of dancers more through the space in a dance studio. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Emily Faulkner

Wed, Feb 4 - Feb 25, 2026

A group of dancers are on the floor in sitting and lying down positions, in the midst of moving. the photo is taken from a low angle. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ / Stretch & Placement

Barbara Mahler

Mon, Feb 16 - Jun 22, 2026

A photo of Barbara Mahler guiding a student during her class. The student faces away from the camera in a soft forward fold, letting their shoulders and head fall forwards. Barbara places a hand at the student’s sacrum and behind their thigh. Barbara wears a bright multicolored top with pink, blue and yellow patterns. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Category: Class

Releasing

Julie Mayo

Mon, Feb 16 - May 18, 2026

2 bodies from the neck down standing in various positions on hardwood floor; one in all black and one in a bright orange top and blue gray pants Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Qi Gong

Laurel Atwell

Tue, Feb 17 - Jun 16, 2026

A collage with an image of sunflowers and an image of a leaf like object being held up to a window. Text reads, Not Knowing, Learning. Image courtesy of the faculty.
Category: Class

Starship Somatics – Spring 2026

Petra Kuppers

Tue, Feb 17 - Jun 23, 2026

A number of masked dancers, one wheelchair user, some people, standing, some lying down, are moving together in front of a projection of water in pink and white. Photo by Petra Kuppers.
Category: Class

Ineffable but We Practice

Wally Cardona

Wed, Feb 18 - Jun 24, 2026

In the center of the image is a b&w rectangular box showing a close-up of two eyes (Cardona’s). This is superimposed over a mandala-like image consisting of one large circle of words in blue - “This dance is the last dance I will ever make” and “My last dance is the last dance I will ever make” - and multiple lines of words in red radiating out from the center. Where the words begin in the center looks like the shape of a heart. Image by Wally Cardona with photo by Peggy Kaplan.
Category: Class

Releasing

Teresa Smith

Mon, Mar 2 - Jun 22, 2026

Water Spirit. A dancer perches on a large rock in golden-reflecting water. Their body seems to spiral as an extension of the rock, their face is turned upward towards the sunlight. A wide waterfall and bright green trees are behind them. Photo by Bea Ehrsam.
Category: Class

Pilates

marion spencer

Tue, Mar 3 - Mar 31, 2026

Marion dances on a deck in the woods, arms suspended in the air with her hands in fists. Photo by Anna Maynard.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Sarah White-Ayón

Wed, Mar 4 - Mar 25, 2026

Two white women are face down in a diagonal line on a silver rooftop with irregular black markings crawling through child’s pose. The woman closest to the camera wears a black long-sleeved sweater shirt and hot pink metallic leggings with black bikini briefs over them. The woman farthest from the camera wears a black top with irregular, vertical gold lines and black bikini briefs.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais Method®

Antonio Ramos

Wed, Mar 4 - Jun 24, 2026

Antonio Ramos offering tactile support to a student during class. The student is on yoga mat on the floor, hands behind their head, feet on the ground, knees bent and the head slightly off the ground. Antonio is holding the student's head with one hand and the other is rested just above the left knee. Antonios curly hair falls on his face. Photo by Harry Shunyao Zhang.
Category: Class

Topf Technique/Dynamic Anatomy®

Jaime Ortega

Thu, Mar 5 - Jun 25, 2026

A photo of Jaime Ortega next to a human skeleton replica, holding up a picture of a pelvis. He is speaking and pointing towards the right side of the pelvis. Photo by Tori Lawrence.
Category: Class

Yoga Asana Thursdays

Sarah Michelson

Thu, Mar 5 - Mar 26, 2026

Text reads, gently rise and gently shine, yoga asana thursdays.
Category: Class

Klein Technique™ Dance/Movement Class

Barbara Mahler

Fri, Mar 6 - Jun 26, 2026

Barbara Mahler dancing in a green dress. Arms outstretched, standing in front of a sign that reads Queensboro Dance Festival, and a loading ledge. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Rachel Bernsen

Wed, Apr 1 - Apr 29, 2026

Three dancers in different poses leaning on a wall. Photo by Kate Barber of JAM, Junction Arts & Media
Category: Class

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement®

Anat Meiri

Wed, Apr 1 - May 27, 2026

Anat monitors a client while they sit in and move their torso in a spiral position. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Pilates

Kayla White

Tue, Apr 7 - May 19, 2026

a white woman is balancing on her hips with legs pointed up towards the ceiling, her arms are pressed behind her supporting her. She is seated on a cream mat inside of a Pilates studio. There are wood floors and wallpaper with tree trunks and golden pears on the wall behind her. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Holly Wilder

Wed, May 6 - May 27, 2026

Two students lay on yoga mats on the floor. Holly kneels next to one student gently touching their shoulder and knee with her hands. Photo by Bryan Bisordi.
Category: Class

Pilates

Amelia Heintzelman

Tue, Jun 2 - Jun 30, 2026

Amelia is white and has brown curly hair. She does a backbend on the ground with her feet on a stool. She has on a short unitard and dance sneakers and is in an empty space. Photo by Jenna Westra.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Allie Kronick

Wed, Jun 3 - Jun 24, 2026

A group of dancers in a studio stand with one leg forward and arms raising upwards. Allie crouches on the ground adjusting a dancer's foot. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement®

Anat Meiri

Wed, Jul 1 - Jul 29, 2026

Anat monitors a client while they sit in and move their torso in a spiral position. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Category: Class

Alexander Technique

Allie Kronick

Wed, Jul 8 - Jul 29, 2026

A group of dancers in a studio stand with one leg forward and arms raising upwards. Allie crouches on the ground adjusting a dancer's foot. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Faculty

Rachel Bernsen

Rachel Bernsen

Rebecca Brooks

Rebecca Brooks

Sofia Engelman

Sofia Engelman

Emily Faulkner

Emily Faulkner

Amelia Heintzelman

Amelia Heintzelman

Barbara Mahler

Barbara Mahler

Marion Helfenstein

Marion Helfenstein

Allie Kronick

Allie Kronick

Marilyn Maywald Yahel

Marilyn Maywald Yahel

Anat Meiri

Anat Meiri

Chloë Nagle Çetinkaya

Chloë Nagle Çetinkaya

Jaime Ortega

Jaime Ortega

Kay Ottinger

Kay Ottinger

Jimena Paz

Jimena Paz

Antonio Ramos

Antonio Ramos

marion spencer

marion spencer

Kayla White

Kayla White

Sarah White-Ayón

Sarah White-Ayón

Holly Wilder

Holly Wilder

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