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SUMMARY:POP IN / POP OUT: Countertechnique® with Sophie
DESCRIPTION:This workshop offers an introduction to using Countertechnique® in the changing circumstances of daily dance practice. It will include a 2-hour Countertechnique® class followed by a 1-hour session of reflection and application of information into action. As a freelance artist herself\, Sophie will also share how Countertechnique® specifically supports her dance practice and career. This workshop is designed to benefit both movers who are new to Countertechnique® as well as those already familiar with the technique. Notebooks and long pants are suggested. \nCountertechnique® was created and developed by Dutch choreographer\, dancer and teacher Anouk van Dijk\, former artistic director of Australian dance company Chunky Move. Countertechnique® provides tools for body and mind to deal with the demanding dance practice of the 21st century and makes daily training a valuable investment in the dancer’s own development\, as well as interesting personal research. \nFor more information: www.countertechnique.com. \n\nSophie Minouche Allen (she/her) \nSophie Minouche Allen is a Chicago-based dance artist who performs\, choreographs\, teaches\, and collaborates throughout the city and beyond. In addition to her independent projects\, she’s performed with Bob Eisen\, INSÉKTA\, Helen Lee/Momentum Sensorium\, The Seldoms\, Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape\, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre and many others\, including Freedom From and Freedom To curated by Cristal Sabbagh. Her choreography has been presented by Door Kinetic Arts Festival\, Symbiosis Arts/SANCTA\, bim bom\, CPR Dance: Inhale Movement\, FACT/SF\, 3AM Theatre\, The College of DuPage\, Thodos Dance Chicago/DanceWorks Chicago (DWC)\, and Midwest RADFest among others. Sophie is on faculty at The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet\, guest teaches for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago\, and organizes her own open class series and seasonal workshops in Chicago. She’s also had the pleasure of teaching with FACT/SF for their Winter Dance Lab and Summer Dance Festival\, DanceWorks Chicago for their Dance360 summer programming\, The University of Chicago for an Autumn Quarter as well as seasonal workshops\, The Rooted Space for 3 years of weekly classes\, and Western Michigan University\, Visceral Dance Center\, Illinois High School Dance Festival\, Gibney Dance\, DISCO RIOT\, and many others for guest classes. Sophie is a certified Countertechnique® Teacher and a dual-degree graduate from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Dance and BA in Philosophy\, Politics and Economics (PPE). \nsophieminouche.com \n@sophieminouche
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/pop-in-pop-out-countertechnique-with-sophie/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
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SUMMARY:POP IN / POP OUT: PRACTICE with Zaquia Luisa
DESCRIPTION:PRACTICE is a four-hour workshop that folds together breath\, yoga asana\, guided movement improvisation\, meditation\, and rest into one continuous inquiry. Each modality informs the next as we return to a few focused questions about the balance of embodied and energetic depth and stability: What does it mean to go deeper without losing ground? How do we stay steady and responsive? Where does curiosity about sensation or intensity serve us\, and where does it pull us away from stability\, subtlety\, and rest? \nExpect an unhurried practice: grounding through breath and asana\, opening into improvisational exploration\, settling into meditation\, and ending in deep rest. \nOpen to all\, though prior yoga and dance experience is helpful. While the studio has some mats and props available\, please bring your own yoga mat and any props you may have (for yourself or to share) such as blocks\, yoga strap or scarf\, yoga blankets\, bolsters\, etc. to ensure maximum possible support! Come dressed in layers. \nSchedule \n10:00-10:15am: arrival \n10:15-11:00am: opening circle + guiding questions for practice \n11am-1:00pm: practice (breath\, movement\, mediation) \n1:00-1:15pm: bio break \n1:15pm-2pm: integrate\, reflect\, discuss\, close \n\n\nZaquia Luisa (she/her) \nZaquia Luisa (MFA\, E-RYT) is a dance artist invested in movement as an act of reclamation and world-building. Her work engages diasporic memory\, practices for collective liberation\, and interdisciplinary form\, centering collaboration and response-ability. Originally from San Diego\, Zaquia is the founder and Director Emerita of DISCO RIOT. In addition to creating and performing her own work\, she serves as a Lecturer in Dance Practice at UC Santa Barbara\, Resident Curator at ODC Theater (San Francisco) and RADFest (Kalamazoo)\, and facilitates creative projects and professional development for artists through her company\, Ephemeral Artery. Her 200-hour yoga teacher training program\, built specifically for dancers\, welcomed its inaugural class in 2026. Learn more at ZaquiaSalinas.com and EphemeralArtery.org. \n@dancin_zaq // zaquiasalinas.com \n  \nLEARN MORE & RSVP HERE
URL:https://sddancematters.org/event/pop-in-pop-out-practice-with-zaquia-luisa/
LOCATION:1100 Kettner Blvd.\, 1100 Kettner Blvd.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92011\, United States
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