
photo by Matthew Karas
Irene Dowd
Irene Dowd is on the dance faculty of the Juilliard School. Author of Taking Root to Fly, she has maintained a practice in kinesthetic anatomy and neuromuscular re-education since 1968, while being a guest teacher in academic and dance institutions throughout the US, Canada and Europe. She has choreographed for solo dancers in US and Canada, including Peggy Baker and Margie Gillis. Irene is recipient of the 2014 Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching at the American Dance Festival, 2015 Juilliard John Erskine Faculty Prize, 2016 Dance Science & Somatics Educators Lifetime Service Award, and 2018 Honorary Fellowship from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Her digital archive of choreographic training materials is viewable at: irenedowdchoreographies.com
Faculty,
MELT Faculty
Past Classes & Events
[In-person] Horizons |
Jul 11 – Jul 15, 2022 | melt |
[Virtual] SPIRALS© |
Jan 3 – Jan 7, 2022 | melt |
[Virtual] Choreographies to Energize Our Feet and Hips |
Jul 26 – Jul 30, 2021 | melt |
[Virtual] MELT – A Dance for Centering and Balancing in a Small Space |
Aug 3 – Aug 7, 2020 | melt |
MELT – Choreography for Warming-up to Dance |
Jul 15 – Jul 19, 2019 | melt |
MELT – Choreography for Warming-up to Dance |
Jan 2 – Jan 4, 2019 | melt |
MELT–Choreography for Warming-up to Dance |
Jul 16 – Jul 20, 2018 | melt |
MELT—Choreography for Warming-up to Dance |
Jan 2 – Jan 5, 2018 | melt |
MELT - Choreography for Warming-up to Dance |
Jul 31 – Aug 4, 2017 | melt |
Neuromuscular Preparation for Dance |
Tue, Oct 4 – Nov 29, 2016 | class |
MELT—Choreography for Warming Up to Dance |
Jul 11 – Jul 15, 2016 | workshop |