This class explores the intelligence of our anatomical heritage; our movement ancestry. Through guided improvisation, anatomical exploration and specific movement motifs we will awaken the body’s structural intelligence, tuning into the connections held within our tissues.
We will work with specific anatomical principles each day, focusing on the spiral dynamics of the fascia, the elastic recoil of tendons, and the deep stability of the skeletal alignment to refine movement efficiency and expression. Whether you are seeking to refine technical awareness or explore embodied storytelling, this class balances deep inner sensing with expansive, dynamic content. Together, we will dance the bridge between past and present, grounding into the wisdom of the body’s evolving history.
This week of morning class forms part of the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional Investigative Practice module, this year curated by Seke Chimutengwende. This means that there are a reduced number of public places available. If this class is sold out, please join the waiting list to be notified if a place becomes available.
Access
Independent Dance is resident at Siobhan Davies Studios. To find out more about accessibility and the amenities available within the building please see here.
If you have any questions about the accessibility of our programme and would like to discuss any specific access requirements, please feel free to reach out to us via email info@independentdance.co.uk or by phone on 0207 091 9665, to speak directly to a member of the Independent Dance team. Alternatively, you may phone the main reception at Siobhan Davies Studios on 0207 091 9650.
During class, all participants are welcome to take breaks, observe, exit and enter the space as they wish. Lounge areas are available on the first and ground floors of the building. Yoga mats, blocks, cushions and ear defenders are available for use. We also welcome you being in contact if you would like to discuss the option of bringing your access support worker. Please speak to a member of the ID team if you require any assistance.
Cancellations and refunds
Prices for classes are kept very low and are subsidised by ID in order to support artists to attend. To keep admin manageable for our small team, we don’t offer refunds if you cancel or can’t attend a class, and we can’t transfer your booking to a different class/event. We hope this is understandable. If a class is cancelled or changed by ID however, we do offer refunds/transfers to everyone who has booked.
Zoë Solomons (she/her) is a dancer/mother/teacher/Osteopath and activist.
Zoë has been teaching Axis Syllabus universal motion principles since 2008, she combines this knowledge with anatomical understanding from her work as an osteopath as well as a broad eco-somatic lense in her teaching. She has taught at major dance centres and schools in the U.K. and internationally including, Earth Dance, Nomadic College, Emerging Hearts, The Place, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and many others.
She has performed for Felix Ruckert, Tino Seghal and Simonetta Alessandri among others. She is currently the carrier of an ambitious eco-somatic performance work Portal:13 Moon Dances.