dance & movement
move with me
In my experience with dance and movement I have learned that when we move with awareness, we are not just moving bones and muscles - we are influencing an entire living network inside the body. "Creating space" means giving this inner landscape more freedom, ease, and room to respond and organize itself.
We create space in the fascia - the web-like cognitive tissue that wraps around everything: muscles, bones, nerves, organs - the whole body. When fascia is hydrated and allowed to move it becomes more elastic and responsive. Creating space in the fascia means - reducing internal compression, allowing layers to glide rather than stick, improving whole-body communication, and increasing fluidity in movement.
Through spirals, gentle stretching, bouncing, and mindful expansion, we invite fascia to decompress and open, which creates a feeling of lightness and length throughout the body.
We create space in the muscles - where we often hold tension from habits, emotions, stress or overuse. Creating space in the muscles is about: lengthening without force, doing effortless movements, letting opposing muscles share the work, inviting softness before strength, and moving with the breath so the muscles can expand.
When tension releases, muscles can reorganize themselves, allowing movement to travel through the body more smoothly and efficiently.
We create space around the organs - as they are constantly moving. Breathing, pumping, squeezing, pulsing, shifting. They are surrounded by fascia, nerves and soft tissue. Movement can create space for the organs by releasing pressure and tightness in the torso. While breath allows the diaphragm to move freely - creating space for the heart, lungs, and more room in the thoracic and abdominal cavities through extension and rotation.
Dancing to create space by:
rehydrating and freeing the fascia
lengthening and rebalancing the muscles
allowing organs to move, slide, and decompress
calming the nervous system
improving circulation and breath capacity
When we do this, we do not only create space in the physical level, but also on the mental and emotional level. Body and mind are not ultimately separate, mental and physical health are closely connected. I believe that through creating new spaces in the body, we are also building strength and flexibility in our minds. When we create space in the body we allow emotions to move more easily and with more awareness.
A full body activation through dance, somatic movement, emotional release and breath work.
I invite you to explore your personal expression through movement in a safe space, where your body can relax and open to be a channel.
In my workshops, I combine different styles of dance and movement practices such as capoeira, afro-brazilian dance, contemporary, floor-work, house, gaga, somatic movement and the basics of body alignment and biomechanics. I also focus on mobility and fluidity, especially in the spine and pelvis.
Some of my main intentions as a teacher are for you to build awareness, fluency, and confidence while dancing. To bring your attention back to your body while moving with gravity through space and time. To soften your sensations, so you can be more aware of how you move and what is moving you. I hope in my workshops you can expand your movement vocabulary, develop a good sense of rhythm and coordination, and enjoy yourself.
create space
Dance is my path. It is where I found and keep finding myself. Dance, and movement in general, is where I can express what I experience. I dance so I can keep growing and expanding, in dance and in life.
I am fascinated by learning directly from my body how to move. From walking to jumping, from rolling to crawling. I am constantly studying how to work more naturally with the structure of the body and laws of movement.
I like to bring myself into a flow state where the pure movement is felt and touched. I like to be moved by life and my body. I love the feeling of silence, calm, and expansion after many hours dancing.
move naturally, dance free
