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.

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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Releasing

Yvonne Meier

Mon, Nov 13 - Nov 27, 2023

Abstract animal drawing in different bright colors. Drawing by Yvonne Meier.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Releasing

Yvonne Meier

Mon, Feb 5 - Jun 24, 2024

Abstract animal drawing in different bright colors. Drawing by Yvonne Meier.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 courtesy of the faculty.
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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
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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
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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.
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Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement

Anat Meiri

Wed, Jul 10 - Oct 30, 2024

A graphic with text over a photo. 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
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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 courtesy of the faculty.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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

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