[Virtual] No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room: The Cervical Complex (Neck Class)

Hosted by Movement Research, Dark Room Ballet is designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired adults.

Dark Room Ballet Series is offered at no cost.

No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room

Presents Anatomy in Detail:

The Cervical Complex (Neck Class)
(Friday, August 26, 2022)

This Workshop is offered online via Zoom.
To register email [email protected]

Workshop Description
The second in a series of three highly detailed workshops analyzing specific anatomical areas in detail. In this workshop, we will use movement, touch, and conversation to not only cultivate scientific knowledge related to the cervical complex (the neck!), but also initiate a higher degree of body awareness and neurological learning in this area. Evolutionary history and the marvels of human variation will also be addressed in this workshop. No prior knowledge of human anatomy, dance, or self-audio description are required to participate, but all students will come away with deep anatomical knowledge, reduced movement anxiety, and tools to start learning how to talk about movement in a visceral way. Let’s get right down to the real nitty gritty!

Material covered in this workshop will include:

1. The cervical spine, the hyoid bone, and neighboring related skeletal features

2. The layered musculature of the front, sides, and back of the neck

3. The cervical spinal cord, nerves and nerve plexuses of the neck

4. Organ systems of the neck (respiratory, digestive, endocrine)

All students will receive the complete script of the workshop two days beforehand, and the script can be reviewed either before or after the workshop. This workshop is designed for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people and does not use diagrams.

About No Diagram Anatomy Workshop Series
No Diagram Anatomy workshops are in-depth dancer's anatomy workshops that de-center sight and are designed for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people. Participants will learn about their bodies' layered anatomy from the outside-in using a combination of guided audio description, imagination, touch, and movement experimentation, and will also be given opportunities to practice talking about how the movement feels in the body (self-audio description).

For 2022, the theme for No Diagram Anatomy has been Nitty Gritty, in which a single anatomical region is demystified and explained in depth. These three workshops are:

* The Gluteus Complex (Butt Class) - June 11, 2022

* The Cervical Complex (Neck Class) - August 26, 2022

* The Lower Leg Complex (Foot Class) - October 29, 2022